Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from the bottom edge of the roof up, with each successive course overlapping the joints below. Shingles are made of various materials such as wood, slate, flagstone, metal, plastic, and composite materials such as fibre cement and asphalt shingles. Ceramic roof tiles, which still dominate in Europe and some parts of Asia, are still usually called tiles. Roof shingles may deteriorate faster and need to repel more water than wall shingles. They are a very common roofing material in the United States.

NEW ROOF OR REPAIR?

Most people do not know if their roof needs to be replaced or repaired.

Depending on the installation and materials, a professional roofing job should last 25-30 years. Many roofs age prematurely or leak due to improper nailing, flashing not done properly or insufficient ventilation

Most roofs can be repaired saving you thousands of dollars!

Anchor Roofing, can help you with your roofing repair. In some cases nails will “pop” through the shingles due to pneumatic nail guns not sinking the nails to proper depth. Some cases roofing companies are not educated with flashing properly, so they will re use the old flashing. That will certainly fail in time. (We always change all flashing with a new roof installation). In this case if your chimney, pipe boots, valleys or wall junctions are leaking. Bell Roofing’s experienced professional roofers can most likely repair your roof without replacing it

If your roof is 25 years or older, you probably do need to replace it.

Call Anchor Roofing today for a free roof analysis. Our name is our greatest asset so we will never try to sell you something you really don’t need. Call us today!

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Metal Roofing Systems is an alternative to traditional roofing is using a metal roofing system. Although the initial investment is higher compared to a traditional roofing system, metal systems have been shown to last 2-3 times as long compared to those traditional systems which typically last anywhere from 10 to 20 years. Another benefit to metal roofing systems is the flexibility on colors and designs. Metal roofing systems can come in the form of standing seam, flat seam or can be made to look like asphalt shingles, tiles or cedar shakes. Although metal roofing systems can come in the form of copper and stainless steel, the most popular choices are aluminum and steel.