The type of roofing material that most Americans are familiar with is shingles. While shingles encompass a variety of materials, it is generally used to describe overlapping rectangular material. Shingles can be made from wood (shakes), slate, asphalt (bitumen), ceramics, or composite. With the development of new materials throughout history, wood and paper-based asphalt shingles are used much less due to their risk of flammability. America's most common type of residential roofing material is the fiberglass-based asphalt shingle.

Another common type of roofing material is tile. Tile is made from a ceramic and is very brittle and easily broken, therefore should not be used in areas where large debris can fall and damage it.


There are a variety of metals used in roofing including (but not limited to):

Aluminum
Stone-coated Steel
Copper
Galvanized Steel
Iron
Stainless Steel



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