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Show HOME MAINTENANCE TIPS TO HELP YOU The Shingle Life Replacing the roof over your head doesn't have to put you over your head in debt, if you know how to go about it. For many, the first and perhaps most important thing to consider is the life of the shingles you' want to buy. Most are guaranteed to last 15 or 25 years and are usually priced accordingly. Your roof is an investment that can add significantly to the resale value of your home. If you gauge it so the roof has a good half-life ahead of it when you decide to sell, your home becomes more attractive attrac-tive to a buyer. After deciding on roof life, Jim Mayer of Owens-Coming Fiberglas, a leading shingles manufacturer suggests you evaluate different shingle types. The two most popular are glass fiber-based asphalt shingles and organic-based asphalt as-phalt shingles. Most glass fiber shingles, which offer the highest attainable at-tainable fire-resistant rating, are available in a variety of attractive colors. The inorganic inor-ganic materials give them resistance re-sistance to rotting, buckling and shrinkage. Organic shingles shin-gles can give roofs a richly textured, three-dimensional appearance. For more information about roof shingles, write J. G. Meeks, Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corporation, Fiberglas Tower, Toledo, Ohio 43659. |