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Posted by Al Bundy on May 22, 2007, 10:01 pm
@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
> I live in FL and we are thinking about going ahead and getting a new
> roof this year. I've been trying to educate myself about what is out
> there - and a friend who lives in Miami is getting a new roof.
> She said she was using "three dimensional"
They are probably "architectural", aka laminated, shingles.
> because it had stayed on
> houses during the 2005 hurricanes.
The nailing area of each shingle (Owens Corning anyway) is double layer.
See: http://www.owenscorning.com/around/roofing/pdfs/Done_Oak_Install.pdf
> It's more expensive than the three-
> tab kind which I read was what most people used.
> How much more expensive? Does anyone know?
18.75 Owens Corning Oakridge PROŽ Series Laminate Shingles 30yr
Northeast-building supply company
14.38 Owens Corning Supreme 3-tab shingles 25yr
> Is GAF and Owens Corning
> about the same quality?
Both GAF & Owens Corning will say no :-)
> One of my neighbors is getting a new roof
> now and they are going to use something to water-proof the surface
> under the shingles
Maybe they are going to use Ice Dam. Super sticky back that adheres
directly to the plywood. Felt & shingles go over it. Typically used on
eaves and valleys.
See: http://www.graceathome.com/pages/roofing.htm
> in case they blow off and re-nail it with longer
> nails that meets the new code.
Not sure how much good that does. Typical is 1.25" where I am. Puts the
nail through shingles and sheathing.
> So with the waterproofing is getting
> the more expensive shingles overkill?
> Thanks.
>
Al...
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