Preferred listings showcase . If your email browser does not support hyperlinks, or if you would prefer to read an html version of this newsletter, click on the Our Newsletter bar on the left hand side of The Old House Web homepage. When CertainTeed introduced laminated shingles in the 1960s, we ushered in the concept of roofing as a design element versus protection only. Add a dimensional look to your roof through the use of layering, shadow lines or intricate blends of colors. Or, achieve the look of natural slate or wood shakes.
Shingles are extremely durable and hardy roofing materials.
They seldom fail prematurely. CertainTeed shingles are considered by many to be the premier shingles in the industry. In fact, less than one percent of all CertainTeed shingles are found to have manufacturing defects. Now penniless AND hopeless, I started looking for a house. In another installment of her story, Nancy Platteborze shares her desperate search for an old house to love and restore.