Asphalt Shingle Siding History

A shift from roll roofing to hand cut asphalt shingles began in 1903.

Asphalt shingle siding history. Asphalt shingles might come at a cheaper price but that does not mean it slacks in the color variety. They are of stock sizes and various materials including wood asphalt and slate. Reynolds company of grand rapids mich claimed in the early 20th century to have invented the asphalt roof shingle. Sherman house wood shingle siding on the sherman house newport r i designed by henry hobson richardson 1874 75.

Shingles are widely used as roof covering on residential buildings and sometimes for siding. The popularity of asphalt roofing grew in the 1920s. Patent 1 674 630 issued june 26 1928. With new composite roofing material shingles and using black caulk to repair the tar paper backing.

Research on the history of asphalt siding products arkansas historic preservation program asphalt roofing materials published by the arkansas historic preservation. They are attached in overlapping courses or rows. As with many now ubiquitous products this is difficult to prove. Assignee beckman dawson roofing.

Reynolds began marketing asphalt shingles he cut from sheets of roll roofing. Through previous experiments with asphalt as a roofing material the long rolls previously used were cut into strips. You will always be able to find a shade that fit the style of your home. Reynolds shingle co 1910.

Asphalt building siding became a popular building renovation alternative to painting weathered or rotted wood clapboard or wood shingle siding as early as the 1930 s becoming popular in the 1940 s and the 1950 s in north america where it was used both for low cost housing and for covering the deteriorated exterior walls of older homes. Not sure if the old asphalt siding has asbestos. They were first used in 1903 in general use in parts of america by 1911 and by 1939 11 million squares of shingles were being produced. Reynolds of grand rapids michigan.

This method of cutting created the modern one tab and multi tab shingles we know today. Beisa s legacy loves to use certainteed landmark shingles which comes in 33 different shades. In 1903 henry m. Roll roofing consisting of long strips of asphalt coated felt with a finishing layer of finely crushed stone has been manufactured in the united states since 1893.

Seems to work ok. Beckman bernard c composite siding u s. First used in 1901 asphalt shingles were invented by henry m. The asphalt roofing industry grew during world war i because asphalt shingles were easy to transport and were made from materials that weren t in short supply during the war.