Asphalt Shingle Basics. Asphalt shingles come in two varieties: fiberglass and organic. Fiberglass shingles are made of a woven fiberglass base mat, covered with a waterproof asphalt coating, ...

Is it time to phase out asphalt shingle roofs in Florida? Florida’s insurance commissioner hinted at the recent Florida Chamber Insurance Summit that he’d like to see their days come to an end.

In the past year, my asphalt shingle roof seems like it has really started to go bad. I see large areas of my shingles that have no granules. You can see the fiberglass fibers in the mat.

Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday. After they hit 10 years, degradation ...

Asphalt shingle recycling is the process of gathering torn-off asphalt shingles from roofing projects and collecting them for recycling. This recycling process ensures the shingles are reused or ...

DEAR TIM: In the past year my asphalt shingle roof seems like it has really started to go bad. I see large areas of my shingles that have no granules. You can see the fiberglass fibers in the mat.

Thousands of tons of asphalt roofing shingle waste once destined for landfills will be reborn as asphalt pavement thanks to a new recycling facility in Salem. Bend-based Hooker Creek Companies has ...

In 2010, IDOT decided to allow recycled roof shingles into the asphalt mix. That same year, Vondra formed Southwind RAS. The shingle recycling firm joined his array of construction-related ...

How Asphalt Shingle Recycling Works. Steps in the asphalt shingle recycling process include: Torn-off shingles are driven to a recycling drop-off point designated by the center.