History Roof Shingles

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History roof shingles.

By 1911 people started to use them on a general scale and by 1939 approximately 11 million were being produced. Historically wooden shingles were usually thin 3 8 to 3 4 in or 10 to 19 mm relatively narrow 3 to 8 in or 76 to 203 mm of varying length 14 to 36 in or 360 to 910 mm and almost always planed or knifed smooth the traditional method for making wooden shingles before the 19th century was to rive hand split them from straight grained knot free sections of. They are now among the largest commercial and residential roofing product manufacturers in north america. Timberline is a brand of residential shingles owned by gaf.

Shingles are laid in courses usually with each shingle offset from its neighbors. Shingle is a corruption of german schindle schindel meaning a roofing slate. Shingles can develop only after initial infection with chickenpox or more uncommonly after vaccination for chickenpox. Gaf materials corporation was founded in 1886.

Asphalt shingles were first used in 1901 in the united states. 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. The first course is the starter course and the last being a ridge course or ridge slates. Shingles or herpes zoster is caused by the varicella zoster virus.

Asphalt shingles are an american invention by henry reynolds of grand rapids michigan. The history of asphalt roofing shingles. Gaf offers three warranty choices on their timberline shingles.