Are you about to install a new roof on your home or small business? The odds are you’ll be giving serious consideration to asphalt shingles. This building material has dominated the U.S. residential roofing market for just about 100 years. Go back farther in time and other, more durable materials were the standard. Tin, slate, fiber cement and tile could be found on even the most humble of houses.
European builders and roofers have reached out to me over the years. They’re shocked that we Americans even consider asphalt shingles. Some have told me they wouldn’t install asphalt shingles on the roofs of their dog houses.
