Degradation from the sun will weaken the shingles, which are petroleum based, after a decade, state officials said at a ...

Metal and shingle roofs are common options for residential buildings. Metal roofs are typically made of large sheets of steel ...

A mere decade after installation, asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose their ability to protect homes against hurricane-force ...

Nationwide, an estimated 80% of roofs are covered by asphalt shingles while in Florida, the director of technical services for the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association says a more ...

The state’s most popular roofing material — asphalt shingles — are taking a beating with potential consequences for millions of homeowners. Ten-year-old asphalt shingle roofs can’t ...

Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday. After they hit 10 years, degradation ...

"To me, what it looked like is that he was concerned a lot of roofing companies sell what is called 30-year shingle roofs," Melissa Burt DeVriese, president of Security First Insurance, said.