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Default What color should shingled roof be?


Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"mm" wrote in message
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She has a one story house with a
pitched shingled roof.

IIUC, black is bad in both the summer and winter. In the summer
because it absorbs heat and makes the AC work harder.
In winter because it radiates heat, and makes the furnace work
harder.
Even if the attic is insulated from the first floor
Is this all true?


I bought what I though looked good, a pewter colored shingle. I don't think
the color really means all that much, but agree that some white ones tend to
look dirty faster.


Greetings,

They should be a colour that you can easily match 12 years from now
when a section is damaged in a storm. I always suggest black but if
someone showed me some real energy numbers I might be willing to change
my mind.

Hope this helps,
William