In doing shingle roofing--- one pack cover what amount of area?
Answers:
Usually singles are bought in SQUARES.
One SQUARE = 100 square feet
Sometimes shingles are pkg in sqares and sometime 1/3 of squares, so it depends on who you ordered from.
Mena
Architectural Building Technologist
(it's a specialized degree in estimating, drafting, buiding materials, and construction in both comm & residential)
Other answers:
Industry standard is/was a bundle of shingles will cover 1/3 of a square yard so your answer is 3 square feet if laid properly. Check with the manufacturer to insure that they have not changed this.
Industry standard is/was a bundle of shingles will cover 1/3 of a square yard so your answer is 3 square feet if laid properly. Check with the manufacturer to insure that they have not changed this.
Mena is right on with her answer.
**wonders what an Architectural Building Technologist is?**
Interesting field. I am sure we do much of the same kind of work. :)
I am thinking that the answer to your question is 33-1/3 square feet. You can actually measure the width of the building on the gable end, divide that in half, add the length of the overhang and multiply that by the roof pitch multiplier.
agreed mena is right
Its printed on the front and back side of the wrapping paper it came in...
Women are right, men dont read the instructions, and ya just proved them right again.
One bundle = one square.
I wish you well..
Jesse
3 packs or "bundles" equals a square.
Usually, some shingles will very, depending on what your putting on. But most of them are 3 bundles to a square.
So a ten square house will take 30 bundles. Also you usually like to add 10 % for waste, depending on how you shingle and if there are valleys and hips to your roof.
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Guy above says mena said 1 bundle equals 1 square. She said 1 square equals 100 square feet!! So your wrong, cause 3 bundles equals a square!! Don't try and confuse the asker.
33.3 sq feet can be covered in one pack(bundle). As a rule of thumb 3 packs(Bundles) can cover an area 10 feet x 10' feet(100 sq.feet)