How long a roof really lasts up here

A thirty-year architectural shingle is rated in a laboratory. On a south-facing mountain slope with a hundred freeze-thaw cycles a winter, the real number is lower.

Ventilation sets the ceiling

A properly vented roof gets close to its rating. A badly vented one loses a third of its life, reliably.

Pitch and aspect matter

Steep north-facing slopes outlast shallow south-facing ones every time, on the same house with the same shingle.

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