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MATERIALS
An asphalt shingle is a roofing tile made from a fiberglass or organic mat coated in asphalt and embedded with ceramic-coated granules. Asphalt shingles cover most residential roofs in NC because they are affordable, widely available, and rated for the climate.
HOW IT SHOWS UP IN NC ROOFING
Three-tab asphalt shingles were the residential standard for decades — thinner, flatter, and rated for about a 20-year useful life. Most NC homes built before about 2005 still wear three-tab. Architectural (also called dimensional or laminated) shingles took over the new-construction market around then — thicker, layered, and rated for 25 to 30 years.
In NC the practical issue with asphalt shingles is hail bruising and granule loss. A hail strike on an aging asphalt shingle does not always crack the mat — sometimes it just knocks granules loose, exposing the asphalt to UV. That asphalt then degrades fast, and what looked fine after the storm is leaking by the next summer. Document granule loss carefully on every storm inspection.
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