Last October a freak hail storm severely damaged many asphalt roofs in this area
of Albuquerque. The insurance companies are picking up the tab for
total re-roofing.
My first choice was a "white" shingle to cut down on summer cooling
costs, but I was out-voted by the lady folk, whom prefer something closer to a reddish brown
to match the sort of reddish orange brick.
My concession required that a thermostat-controlled attic vent fan be installed
for the summer heat problem which would allow for
some solar heat augmentation to offset the $1.00 per Therm (100,000 Btu)
natural gas cost in the winter. Note that the $1.00 per Therm is getting close to the
price/therm for gasoline and diesel/fuel-oil.
I studied over this LBL research info, which suggests that shingle color
doesn't mean all that much anyhow.
Thoughts, before the roofers get here?
Frederick
