Asphalt shingles are a very common building material in many new homes built in the midwest.
Roofing shingles with copper in them.
Watch this short video first.
A copper strip on each side of the roof will extend the life of asphalt shingles 40 or 50 years.
Copper shingles are an environmentally friendly choice for roofing.
Another method is to incorporate copper containing granules on the surface of the shingle.
Each zappone copper shingle is individually produced and inspected guaranteeing the exact standards for which zappone has become known.
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In fact traditional algae prevention shingles include granules that contain a layer of algae fighting copper.
If the roof is ever taken off the copper may be recycled again.
That s why you ll sometimes see copper or zinc strips installed at the roof ridge on older homes.
They further benefit the environment because they do not need to be replaced every twenty or so years.
Installing copper strips on a shingle roof revised 2019.
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Seventy five percent of copper used in making copper shingles is recycled.
Watch roof algae and moss video below.
It shows installing the copper strip on an existing roof not a new one.
The zappone copper shingle is the only true individual four way interlocking solid 99 96 copper shingle manufactured today.
And that works well for a while.
When a copper shingle roof is placed it will often times outlast the building.