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Fibreglas shingles making dramatic impact on market

FIBREGLAS ROOFING shingles have been a part of the roofing market for de- cades, but in the last five years their impact on the cedar shake and = shingle market has been dramatic.

Cedar roofing has declined from a 20% market share in the United States five years ago to an all-time low of 3% in this last year,

Concrete roof tiles, metal tiles and other high-grade materials have made their own dent in cedar sales but the evoluiion of Fibreglas shingles with that shake look have created an affordable alternative to the cedar roof.

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neered in the U.S. market and some of the very best shingles are still American-made. These shingles typically use a Fibreglas mat, as opposed to the organic mat used in standard asphalt manufacture,

{n addition, ceramic granules are used in the process for both esthetic and technical reasons. The large granules enhance the earth tone colors and provide depth to the shingle, while allowing for the class ‘A’ fire rating which is standard with Fibreglas shingles.

Fibreglas gives resistance to blistering, rolling, curling, and moisture absorption.

The qualities of Fibreglas shingies allow for the manufac- turers to provide up to 35 years of warranty. This compares to a total

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As a roofing material, shakes and shingles are starting to lose the faith of the public, say many, largely because roofs made of these materials are not lasting as long as‘they used to.

Western Red Cedar shakes should last for ‘‘many decades,’’ but many owners of cedar roofs applied in the last 10 years are finding that they are replacing their roofs prematurely.

When it comes to roofing there are two factors. The first is quali- ty of materials and the second is the auality of application.

No matter what grade of shakes or shingles you buy, a certain per- centage is permitted to be off- grade without breaching the grading rules. Nonetheless, this ‘off-grade material does not con- form to the building code, and shouid not be installed.

With pricing of cedar roofing being very tight, roofers try to maximize the use of materials. They consider themselves to be roofers and not graders. Therefore, the inexperienced roofer will often allow inferior materials to be applied.

There are alternative cedar pro- ducts, but Fibreglas shingles have a technical edge. Pressure-treated shakes or shingles will ensure no tot but will not guarantee the in- stallation process and are as good as the shingies which are chosen to be treated.

Fibreglas shingles on the other by hand are capable of reproducing the look of hand-split shakes or sawn shingles while retaining the advantages cf a man-made pro- duct.

These shingles employ tech- niques such as random overlay tabs and a sculptured wood grain surface to emulate the sawn shingle.

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