American shingles
Home Design September 24th, 2008
As an alternative roofing material to tiles and colourbond, consider American shingles, a commonly used roofing material in the United States and Canada. They are made from a base of asphalt and each shingle is recyclable at the end of it’s life. Shingles are lightweight in comparison to tiles and have a high level of wind resistance as well as being hail proof. Shingles are laid on a plywood base and come in a range of profiles and colours. For more information go to the local American Shingles web site.
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:31 AM
In the light of the recent bushfires in Victoria, I was wondering about the fire retardant properties of bitumen shingles. And also whether or not it’s advisable to catch the storm water runoff from a bitumen-shingled roof.
Any comments?
April 9th, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Hi Richard,
That’s an interesting point. I have recently been in discussion with the company American Shingles.
Bitumen tiles are a composite product (a combination of bitumen and other products) and currently the CSIRIO testing standards only test singular products such a terracotta, steel etc, so produtcs such as bitumen shingles can not even be tested to see if they meet certification levels. Yes it sounds like madness. I was also told a few months back that the CSIRO has no plans of changing this. Again madness. All you can do is talk with the supplier and get them to demonstraight to the satisfaction of the certifiying authority that the product is deemed to be non-combustible. The product will then be certified by the manufacturer or the certifing authority.
BTW the water collected off a bitumen roof is of the same quailty as a ‘colorbond’ roof.
Chat later
Angela.