In the U.S., asphalt shingles and metal roofing are the two most popular roofing systems. When I worked as a roofer, primarily with asphalt, one of the most common questions homeowners asked was ...

CR’s testing focuses strictly on asphalt roofing shingles because they’re the most common choice for roofs by far. They’re easy to install, last 10 to 50 years depending on the type ...

Asphalt shingles are made up of granules that tend to disintegrate over time. Granules found in a house’s gutters may be a sign that the shingles are breaking down and need to be replaced.

Shingles typically come in sheets, stacks or rolls and are mostly uniform in design and composition—ceramic granular upper surface and smooth asphalt layering over a fiberglass base. Shingles ...

Asphalt shingles have been a reliable, affordable roofing option in the US for more than a century and the wide variety of colors and styles offered to consumers continues to make them the leading ...

The state’s most popular roofing material — asphalt shingles — are taking a beating with potential consequences for millions of homeowners. Ten-year-old asphalt shingle roofs can’t ...

My 30-year warranted asphalt shingles looked like they were 50 years old. They were curled, large patches of felt paper with no granules were showing, and each time it rained my deck and sidewalk ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material for homeowners and the most affordable. "If it's time to reroof and money is a big object to you, it's going ...