It's just shingles, really. Laminated asphalt that's water-repellent. I'm sure the technicians at Owens-Corning could ooh and aah about the properties of roofing shingles ad nauseum, but it's just not my thing.That said -- it was another decision that my husband and I agonized over. Initially, I wanted a real slate roof (of course!) but when I realized it would cost me almost as much as the entire addition itself...well, I got over that one fast.
I love the look of the faux-slate rooves (sp?), but I just didn't think it would look right with the slope of our roof. And we really need to go with a brown tone, since we're sticking with Tudor Brown trim and that beigeish-yellowish exterior color found on so many cookie-cutter Tudor Colonial houses. Gray or green, which looks great in the faux slate, just wasn't gonna cut it with our color choices.
So we went with the shingled look, to make it look a bit more Tudor-ish. Thatchy, if you will. I'll post a photo when the roof goes on over the weekend.
If anyone is interested, we chose Owens-Corning Oakridge Pro 40 Series -- in Brownwood. Geek that I am, I actually looked up roofing at consumerreports.com and this brand got a thumbs-up from the good folks at CR. I don't even buy toilet paper anymore without checking with CR. Maybe there's something wrong with that.
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