On Oct 9, 6:41 am, wrote:
My friend says I can use flat shingles to cover the apex of my roof.
But I see there are special "Hip & Ridge" shingles for this purpose.

Why are they better?

Why are they folded like that?

TIA

Yes, you can and I would estimate that a very high percentage of roof
jobs do just that.

The special, pre-made ones, cost more and may look better but save you
the labor of cutting regular shingles in thirds, not that it is much
of a job.

Harry K