Shingles are sold in bundles that will cover a certain square footage of your roof usually 33 3 square feet.
Weight of roofing per square.
Among seven shingles certainteed s landmark owens corning s duration tamko s heritage cambridge true atlas pinnacle pristine malarkey s vista and pabco premier on the market the manufacturers have weight claims that vary with the actual weight per square.
Generally three bundles of shingles are enough to cover 1 square of roof 100 square feet which can weigh anywhere from 180 to 240 pounds.
The weight of a bundle of shingles depends on the type of material you re dealing with.
These are the weights of typical actual products.
The weights of other actual products of the same type may vary.
Asphalt shingles 3 tab or strip 1 95 lbs.
On average one square of shingles typically weighs 150 to 240 lbs.
Three tab asphalt shingles weigh 50 80 pounds per bundle.
Slate roof shingles.
For the thickest of shingles it may take four bundles per square 25 sq.
The thickest and most dense roofing shingles may weigh 320 to 400 lbs.
Weight of roofing materials.
None asphalt roll roofing 1 1 lb m ft 2 5 4 kg m 2 asphalt shingle or asphalt fiberglass composite shingle 2 7 lb m ft 2 13 2 kg m 2.
As previously mentioned the weight of shingles does vary by type and by manufacturer.
Ft kilograms per square meter kg m 2 source.
Architectural asphalt shingles weigh 65 80 pounds per bundle.
Pounds per square foot lb ft 2 pounds per square 100 sq.