A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area.
Roofing shingles bundle square feet.
A typical bundle of shingles weighs about 75 pounds while some premium products can weigh over 100 pounds per bundle so consider delivery of materials.
Typically it takes three bundles of standard sized standard weight shingles to cover 100 square feet of roof surface.
A square is equal to 100 square feet and will cost anywhere between 100 and 1 800.
A bundle is around 1 3 of a square and costs an average of 30 to 600.
So most popular shingles are sold such that three bundles are needed to cover one square of roof area.
Shingles are sold by the bundle and by the square.
Asphalt shingles are typically packaged with this in mind but if a package of shingles covered an entire 100 square foot square it would be too heavy to handle.
The average bundle of shingles covers 33 3 ft 2 so three bundles of shingles are needed per square.
Royal sovereign charcoal algae resistant 3 tab roofing shingles 33 33 sq.
How many bundles are in a square with composition shingles of lighter weight three bundles will do a square one hundred square feet.
However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.
On the low end asphalt averages 100 and 150 per square while slate averages about 1 200.
Shingle coverage for 20 25 and 30 year shingles is 3 bundles per square.
Since transportation is a major cost factor expect prices to vary by location.
Asphalt shingles range in price from about 25 per bundle for a standard 3 tab style to around 50 75 or more for an upgraded architectural style.
To find the amount of shingles you will need multiply the number of squares by three.
Each square will need three bundles of shingles to cover it.
Find the total square footage of your roof by multiplying the width by the length and then divide that number by 100 and you will get the number of squares you need to cover.
The square footage of a roof is normally measured in squares of 100 feet.
40 and 50 year shingles are 4 bundles per square.
Packaging shingles are packaged in bundles that include a number of strips of roofing.
Given that you roof is 36 squares.
A square is the number of shingles it would take to cover 100 square feet of roof area with each row of shingles covering the tabs of the layer below it.
As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles.
Each bundle covers 33.
But be careful not all shingle brands are packaged three bundles to a square.
This means that if you are going to be using heavier shingles you will need to have more bundles to cover each square foot.
A square of shingles will be the amount needed to cover an area of 100 square feet.
The shingle bundles will be plastic or paper wrapped bundles that are made to be light enough for a single person to carry.
There are also 29 standard sized shingles measuring 12 inches by 36 inches in each one of these.