History Roof Shingles

Shingle is a corruption of german schindle schindel meaning a roofing slate.

History roof shingles.

The history of asphalt roofing shingles. Gaf offers three warranty choices on their timberline shingles. Timberline is a brand of residential shingles owned by gaf. Shingles or herpes zoster is caused by the varicella zoster virus.

Asphalt shingles were first used in 1901 in the united states. By 1911 people started to use them on a general scale and by 1939 approximately 11 million were being produced. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Gaf materials corporation was founded in 1886.

Historically wooden shingles were usually thin 3 8 to 3 4 in or 10 to 19 mm relatively narrow 3 to 8 in or 76 to 203 mm of varying length 14 to 36 in or 360 to 910 mm and almost always planed or knifed smooth the traditional method for making wooden shingles before the 19th century was to rive hand split them from straight grained knot free sections of. They were first used in 1903 in general use in parts of america by 1911 and by 1939 11 million squares of shingles were being produced. Shingles can develop only after initial infection with chickenpox or more uncommonly after vaccination for chickenpox. Shingles historically were called tiles and shingle was a term applied to wood shingles as is still mostly the case outside the us.

They are now among the largest commercial and residential roofing product manufacturers in north america. Cause and symptoms. The first course is the starter course and the last being a ridge course or ridge slates.