Posts Tagged ‘Shingles’
Roofing History Timeline and Other Landmark Events
3,000 BCE Glazed clay roofing tiles were used in in China while flat earthenware roof tiles were used in Greece and Babylon. 356 BCE Alexander III of Macedon was born and later conducted a lengthy military campaign through Western Asia, Central Asia and parts of South Asia and Egypt. 27 BCE Romans used copper as…
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Most roofing systems in the western world are a two-part roofing system. The two main components that make of a roof are the product itself and the underlayment. The three functions of underlayment are to protect the roof during installation, protect the home if the main material blows off and to protect the roof from…
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