Asphalt shingles are typically packaged with this in mind but if a package of shingles covered an entire 100 square foot square it would be too heavy to handle.
How much is a square of roofing cover.
The average roof is 3 000 square feet or around 30 squares.
Shingles are installed in an overlapping fashion to provide complete protection for the plywood vapor barrier and other materials beneath.
A square is the number of shingles it would take to cover 100 square feet of roof area with each row of shingles covering the tabs of the layer below it.
Up till now we were discussing how to measure roofing shingles for re roofing.
But be careful not all shingle brands are packaged three bundles to a square.
Get the square footage of roof and divide it by 100 and it will give the number of squares you need and for every decimal number over 3 buy a bundle to achieve the amount of material.
Each square will need three bundles of shingles to cover it.
However some roofing companies may charge upwards of 1 000 a square for an asphalt shingle roof.
So most popular shingles are sold such that three bundles are needed to cover one square of roof area.
Asphalt shingles range in price from about 25 per bundle for a standard 3 tab style to around 50 75 or more for an upgraded architectural style.
One bundle of shingles covers approximately 33 square feet of roof depending on the size and weight of the shingles.
The cost of a new asphalt shingle roof is on average nationwide 260 to 280 per roofing square with new roofs using architectural shingles ranging from 275 to 300 per square.
In total an asphalt shingle roof could cost 25 000.
Find the total square footage of your roof by multiplying the width by the length and then divide that number by 100 and you will get the number of squares you need to cover.
To find the amount of shingles you.
For a single square of roofing 100 square feet the average price is 170 to 400.
A shingle is a piece of a roof cover.
Packaging shingles are packaged in bundles that include a number of strips of roofing.
Many homes have an asphalt shingle roof but some have wood metal tile and slate which can be more expensive.
The square footage of a roof is normally measured in squares of 100 feet.
Roofing material is estimated by the square which is equal to 100 square feet.
The average bundle of shingles covers 33 3 ft 2 so three bundles of shingles are needed per square.
When talking about a new roof the same amount of square footage is required for the underlayment.
1square of roofing covers 100 square feet of roof a bundle is 1 3 of a square.