“For a 10-year-old asphalt shingle roof at 60 mph winds, we can expect a one-in-12 chance of damage,” said Michael Newman, ...

Degradation from the sun will weaken the shingles, which are petroleum based, after a decade, state officials said at a ...

A mere decade after installation, asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose their ability to protect homes against hurricane-force ...

In the Southwest, clay roofs have been popular because they perform best in the region’s hot, dry climate and have a long ...

The state’s top insurance regulator’s recent suggestion that Florida’s most popular roofing might go the way of copper piping may have you wondering what to do if your insurance company insists you ...

On average, a roof will last between 25 to 50 years, though this depends on a variety of factors, including the roof material ...

Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection ... Yaworsky said that composite tile roofing materials are entering the market as another option that holds promise. Extensive testing of ...

Asphalt, which is estimated to cover roughly ... It was finished in June and a section of it evaluates the performance of roofing materials against wind speeds as a roof ages.

There is a high chance that if you own a home, then you will have faced pressure from your insurance company to pay for a new roof.

For years, asphalt has been the most widely used residential roofing material in the U.S. and Canada. Homeowners often turned to asphalt roofing as a cheaper, readily available commodity product that ...