When selecting roofing material, consider resale value as well. Both standard asphalt shingles and architectural asphalt shingles are very popular on today’s homes. Basic asphalt shingles cost ...

Choosing strong roofing shingles is a crucial step toward making sure that you, your home, and your belongings are well protected. (Another key step: hiring a good roofing contractor.) Consumer ...

As far as the roof, he opts for black metal or black or dark shingles. “People think a black roof will make the house very hot, but most houses already have dark shingles,” Flynn says.

They tested three-tab shingles, which are the kind most people go with. Also included in the tests were architectural shingles, which offer a little bit more layering and more material at a ...

Any part of your home’s exterior can get assaulted by wind, rain, hail, bitter cold, intense heat, strong sunlight, and other weather insults. But your roof typically gets the worst of it.

The color and quality will look different depending on whether you choose architectural or three-tab shingles. Architectural asphalt shingles are individual tiles that are thicker than three-tab ...

The Matte Black shingle color will be manufactured in all IKO's shingle plants and will be available across the U.S. and Canada. This sleek color is a valuable addition to IKO's existing array of ...

Black-painted larch shingles cover the exterior of this ... by Archer + Braun's co-founder Sarah Braun's exposure to the architectural vernacular of rural villages in the Alps," said the practice.

He said go-overs were more common when three-tab shingles were used. Today’s architectural shingles wouldn’t allow a go-over to lay flat, leaving them susceptible to being blown off in a storm ...

It was built just 14 years ago, not by me. It had a heavy-duty architectural shingle on it that was supposed to last 40 years, but it started to fail two years ago. Now that I’m taking off the ...