Roofing Shingles With Copper In Them

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Roofing shingles with copper in them.

It shows installing the copper strip on an existing roof not a new one. And that works well for a while. If the roof is ever taken off the copper may be recycled again. Another method is to incorporate copper containing granules on the surface of the shingle.

Watch roof algae and moss video below. Your roof can represent up to 40 of your home s curb appeal. Asphalt shingles are a very common building material in many new homes built in the midwest. In fact traditional algae prevention shingles include granules that contain a layer of algae fighting copper.

Read the roofing ripoff book to get the full story. That s why you ll sometimes see copper or zinc strips installed at the roof ridge on older homes. They further benefit the environment because they do not need to be replaced every twenty or so years. When a copper shingle roof is placed it will often times outlast the building.

A copper strip on each side of the roof will extend the life of asphalt shingles 40 or 50 years. Click here to get tim s free funny newsletter. Each zappone copper shingle is individually produced and inspected guaranteeing the exact standards for which zappone has become known. Installing copper strips on a shingle roof revised 2019.

Seventy five percent of copper used in making copper shingles is recycled. The zappone copper shingle is the only true individual four way interlocking solid 99 96 copper shingle manufactured today. Improve the resale value with timberline hd shingles from gaf.