I get all kinds of questions as an experienced Shawnee Mission roofer and I’m happy to answer them here. It’s all in a day’s work, really. Ten years ago, no one would have asked, “What color shingle should I choose from my roof?” Back then, you would simply choose the color that matched your house — brown or grey, typically. Modern architectural shingles come in all sorts of aesthetics nowadays, so understandably, it can be difficult to select the best color.

Here are a few areas I tell local homeowners to consider …

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When you’re looking for a high quality Prairie Village roofing company, one of the things you’ll need to consider is what materials are being used on your new roof. Some homeowners look at several roofing contractor bids and decide that price should be the deciding factor. That is fine, so long as all the contractors are offering the same quality of materials. You cannot, for example, compare a 3-tab shingle job to an architectural shingle job and expect them to be the same price. It used to be that everyone on the block had 3-tab shingles. However, these flat-looking and relatively unappealing shingles are only guaranteed for 15 years tops. By comparison, attractive 3-D architectural shingles are guaranteed for up to 40 years and are more wind and fire resistant. Architectural versus 3-Tab is just one of many considerations for your next roofing job.

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