Putting on shingles was how I got the idea to go to college. Roofing in Utah under the August sun, then hammering roofing nails in February, with a 20 MPH wind chill. College seemed like a good idea for sure. I put a 30 year fiberglass architectural type roof shingles on in the early 1990's. It needs to be replaced now. The sun kills shingles. The roof is properly vented so that is not the issue. Across the street from me is a 50 year old aluminum shingled roof. The color is gone. The roof looks great. It unloads snow in the first hour after the sun hits it. It has had no maintenance, no leaks and no help in the entire time it has been in place. If I ever do another roof it will not be shingles.
