So most popular shingles are sold such that three bundles are needed to cover one square of roof area.
Sq ft bundle roofing shingles.
To find the amount of shingles you.
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.
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.
As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles.
Packaging shingles are packaged in bundles that include a number of strips of roofing.
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The average bundle of shingles covers 33 3 ft 2 so three bundles of shingles are needed per square.
But be careful not all shingle brands are packaged three bundles to a square.
The square footage of a roof is normally measured in squares of 100 feet.
Gaf marquis weathermax autumn brown 3 tab roofing shingles 33 3 sq.
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However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.
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.