Asphalt shingles offer consumers the broadest array of colors, shapes, and textures available. With an expansive range of styles, asphalt shingles can match most types of architectural designs and achieve virtually any desired aesthetic effect affordably.

In the United States today, approximately four out of every five homes are roofed with asphalt shingles. Major benefits of asphalt roofing products include:

• Product Performance. Asphalt shingles are good performers in extreme temperatures, and in areas where wind, water and ice are of particular concern.
• Affordability. Efficient, high-volume production and the relatively low application cost of asphalt shingles provide consumers with an overall value that is difficult for competing roofing materials to match, especially in terms of comparable life expectancy.
• Low Maintenance. Asphalt shingle roofs, when properly chosen and applied, require little or no regular upkeep, and are easily repaired if damaged.
• Ease of Application. Asphalt shingles are considered to be the easiest of all standard roofing materials to apply. In addition, the flexibility and strength of asphalt shingles supports their application on a wide variety of roofdesigns.
• Fire & Wind Resistance. Asphalt shingles are manufactured to resist external fire and flammability standards, and carry Class A, B or C fire ratings, with Class A providing the highest fire resistance. These class fire ratings are defined by nationally recognized standards and tested by independent testing agencies. In addition, many asphalt shingles carrying a Wind Resistance label indicated they have been manufactured and tested to demonstrate acceptable resistance in high-wind locations.