3-tab is your standard tract house roof. Architectural are cut at different angles and overlaps to look a little more visually interesting. And they cost more.
That is my understanding. I don't know if there's any real difference in longevity. I think that you can get 20 or 30 year shingles in either type. Allan On Thu, Aug 5, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Speaking of roof types, what is the difference between architectural shingles > and 3 tab asphalt? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 5, 2021, at 9:08 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Quarry tile/spanish tile is pretty common in Florida. > > > > I see more metal roofs these days, and some cedar shingles (pretty rare) > > but it's still mostly asphalt in the midwest USA. > > > > > >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021, at 10:01 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > >> Is this the only continent that uses asphalt garbage on roofs? I just > >> don’t understand why a roof would be intentionally made to be temporary > >> with all other options totally unaffordable. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> On 2021-08-05 09:42, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Typically 20 or so depending on the location and climate. It’s been my > >>>> experience that insurers will depreciate a roof over 20 years. > >>> > >>> So if your perfectly good 22 year old shingles get damaged by hail, do > >>> they just say 'it was time anyway, have fun paying for it yourself'? > >>> > >>> Mitch > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
