History Roof Shingles

They are now among the largest commercial and residential roofing product manufacturers in north america.

History roof shingles.

They were first used in 1903 in general use in parts of america by 1911 and by 1939 11 million squares of shingles were being produced. The first course is the starter course and the last being a ridge course or ridge slates. Timberline is a brand of residential shingles owned by gaf. Cause and symptoms.

Shingles are laid in courses usually with each shingle offset from its neighbors. Shingles historically were called tiles and shingle was a term applied to wood shingles as is still mostly the case outside the us. By 1911 people started to use them on a general scale and by 1939 approximately 11 million were being produced. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox.

Asphalt shingles were first used in 1901 in the united states. Gaf materials corporation was founded in 1886. Gaf offers three warranty choices on their timberline shingles. Asphalt shingles are an american invention by henry reynolds of grand rapids michigan.

The history of asphalt roofing shingles. National board of fire underwriters campaign to eliminate the use of wood shingles on roofs was a contributing factor in the growth in popularity of. Shingle is a corruption of german schindle schindel meaning a roofing slate.