Roofing Shingles Manufacturing Process

See how roof shingles are made.

Roofing shingles manufacturing process.

As professional contractors who do a lot of roofing work we want our readers and customers to know the very basics of how shingles are made. Our panel of experts here at american standard roofing decided to talk about the manufacturing process roofing shingle goes through. Due to the materials used in their construction most asphalt shingle roof assemblies have a class a fire resistance rating. The same machine can be used to make.

An underappreciated process this will be eye opening for contractors distributors and consumers alike. A short video explaining the basics of how certainteed asphalt shingles are made. The deep lines and authentic grooves of a classic metal shingle roof are created when specially coated aluminum coil goes through a series of dies in a large bed high tonnage stamping press similar to what was used to make the body of the vehicle you. Fire resistance is based on two test standards.

The beauty and environmental friendliness of a classic metal roof is the result of our highly specialized and proprietary manufacturing process. Here they make. There are three levels of fire resistance. The manufacturing process asphalt shingles are produced by passing the base material through a machine that successively adds the other components.

As mentioned the manufacturing process uses a continuous web or sheet which provides the foundation upon which the asphalt and other materials are applied. Asphalt roofing shingles are reinforced with a thin fiberglass mat made from glass fibers of specific length and diameter bound together with the help of stable resins and binders. You ll come away with valuable insights on the durability and value of certainteed s roofing. Once installed on a roof the shingles are heated by the sun and this adhesive is activated to bond overlapping shingles together for increased wind resistance.

For anyone interested in roofing materials or simply how things are made this short video offers a snapshot of certainteed s world class asphalt shingle manufacturing operations.