Can Laminate Shingles Be Use For A Roof Cap

Tim carter by tim carter.

Can laminate shingles be use for a roof cap.

Roofing shingles and underlayment work together to provide your home with protection from the elements including rain snow and wind. Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why. I was inspecting my asphalt shingle roof the other day. Some roofers will cut shingles into pieces and use these pieces for the hip and ridge cap regardless of which shingle is being used on the roof.

Overall architectural shingles would work well as ridge caps since they are extremely resistant to almost every element of weather and can blend well with the other shingles of your roof. By virtue of their heavier construction laminated shingles are able to last longer than 3 tab shingles. When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab. I used architectural shingles on this roof.

Even if a tree or branches fall on the roof the shingles will not break. The cap shingles can blow off in a storm if you use short nails like my neighbor s cap shingles did last year. That wasn t ideal for making my own ridge shingles in the recommended way. The shingles at the peak of a roof are called cap shingles.

January 16 2018 at 7 30 am est. With 3 tab 4 tab hex and diamant shingle this is the correct process. But these roofing products can only do their jobs when properly installed. Laminated shingles also known as architectural or three dimensional shingles are double layered fiberglass and use combinations of thickness and spacing to create a more distinct look.

Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles. Cost composition roofing is the most inexpensive type of roof usually costing around 50 per 100 square feet. Ridge caps are one of the most important parts of the roof since it is one of the first parts of the roof that people will see. You can see my explanation in the diy ridge cap shingles video above.

Ninety eight percent of all roofers a close guesstimate take a shortcut and use 1 and 1 4 inch nails. Most shingles can endure wind speeds of up to 110 mph. The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle. That means the lower visible part of the shingle has 2 layers.

Laminated shingles do a much better job of holding up to inclement weather conditions like strong winds and continued sunlight. With more protective asphalt granules and fiberglass per square foot laminated shingles can resist sun heat impact and water damage more effectively and for a longer time than 3 tab shingles can.