Kidder Roofing - Redmond, WA- Kidder Roofing

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Understanding Roof Types
~ Composition ~ Tile ~ Metal ~ Flat ~

Roof Types

Composition Overview:

Composition shingles are commonly referred to as asphalt shingles, dimensional shingles, architectural shingles, roof dealies, thing'a'majigs and the list goes on depending on which Seattleite you are talking to. Technically, composition shingles are all materials that are made from taking a fiberglass mat, saturating it with asphalt and then covering it with granules or little rocks (for discussion purposes). These mats can be layered on top of each other to form one shingle through a process of lamination (laminate shingles) and they can be cut into different shapes, sizes and colored different ways. Furthermore, different amounts of asphalts and thicker fiberglass mats can be used to create different grades of composition shingles. The combination of all of these characteristics is what you are juggling when you are choosing between one composite shingle or another.

Differences in cut out shape make these two shingles different. These are actually two of the most popular shingle types. The Presidential Shingle (on the left) is noted for having a distinct look that is most similar to natural shake. For this reason the Presidential shingle has been inducted into many Homeowner's associations that previously did not allow composition. The shingle on the right is a cut out of a traditional architectural shingle.

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Presidential Cut Out

Architectural Cut Out

Presidential TL w/Mountain Ridge

Landmark TL

Presidential TL

Landmark Plus

Presidential TL

Landmark TL

Comparison by Characteristics

Charicteristic	Presidential	Architectual
Quality type available in	50yr, Lifetime	30yr, 40yr, 50yr, Lifetime
Wind Rating	110mph	70-110mph
Homeowners Association Acceptance	Almost Always	Sometimes/Rarely
Weight per 100 square feet	355-480lbs	245-340lbs
Manufactuers Produced	All major manufactuers	All major manufactuers
Overall Rating	Premium roof type only	ranges from entry level to begining level of premium roof types

"This is the ultimate in shingle construction. The Presidential Tri-Laminant also known as Presidential Triple-Layer or TL is the highest of its class. Seattle Residence who are looking at replacing their shake roof should seriously take some time to look at this shingle.

There are many other shake look-alikes on the market but none have the performance record of this shingle. I urge you to do your research on this one to find out what I am talking about. Unfortunately there have been many other shake look-alikes on the market who make claims that they fail to back up beyond paper.

The technology used to make this shingle is the most tried and true of the industry and don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
President: Matthew Kidder

We Install

Standing Seam Metal Roofs are superior in Design to any other metal roof on the market. We are willing to install any type of metal roof system that you want but we cannot stress the design superiority of this system enough.

Combine good design with a 9 part treated heavy gauge metal and you will have a roof that will stand the tests of time above and beyone anything else.

When you choose to have Kidder Roofing install a Champion Metal Roof then you have probably made your last roof selection of your lifetime.

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