Asphalt shingles 3 tab or strip 1 95 lbs.
Roofing weight per square foot.
Pounds per square foot lb ft 2 pounds per square 100 sq.
For the thickest of shingles it may take four bundles per square 25 sq.
The weight of a bundle of shingles depends on the type of material you re dealing with.
Here is a list of sample roofing material weights per 100 square feet.
Weight of roofing materials.
Steel shingles 80 pounds.
On average one square of shingles typically weighs 150 to 240 lbs.
These are the weights of typical actual products.
A low weight roof also lessens the risk of a roof collapse if there is a fire inside of the home which reaches the attic.
Aluminum standing seam 70 pounds.
Shingles are sold in bundles that will cover a certain square footage of your roof usually 33 3 square feet.
The weights of other actual products of the same type may vary.
Architectural asphaltshingles weigh 65 80 pounds per bundle.
While most people think about metal roofing is heavier compared to other materials.
A 12 inches metal roofing panel weighs for about 10 lbs.
Aluminum shingles 45 pounds.
Asphalt roll roofing 1 1 lbm ft2 5 4 kg m2 asphalt shingle or asphalt fiberglass composite shingle 2 7 lbm ft2 13 2 kg m2 metal roofing aluminum or steel panel sheet or shingle 1 2 lbm ft2 5 9 kg m2 terne plate copper bearing steel sheet 0 7 lbm ft2 3 4 kg m2.
The thickest and most dense roofing shingles may weigh 320 to 400 lbs.
In fact with many heavy roofs fire fighters will not go inside the home to fight the fire if it has avery heavy roof on top.
Three tab asphaltshingles weigh 50 80 pounds per bundle.
Ft kilograms per square meter kg m 2 source.
Steel standing seam 120 150 pounds.
Per square foot a 4 12 lbs.