In doing shingle roofing--- one pack cover what amount of area?

Question

One pack containg 25 shingles how much area in feet can this one pack cover?

Answer 1

Usually singles are bought in SQUARES.

One SQUARE = 100 square feet

Sometimes shingles are pkg in sqares and sometime 1/3 of squares, so it depends on who you ordered from.

Mena
Architectural Building Technologist

(it's a specialized degree in estimating, drafting, buiding materials, and construction in both comm & residential)

Answer 2

"Roof shingles are sold by both the bundle and by the square. A square of shingles is the quantity needed to cover 100 sq. ft. of roof. Shingles are packaged in paper- or plastic-wrapped bundles designed to be light enough for a person to carry, so heavier shingles require more bundles per square. Three bundles to a square is most common, which applies to most three-tab strip shingles and some lightweight laminated shingles. Heavier three-tabbed shingles and laminated shingles require four, or sometimes five, bundles to cover a square. When shingles come three bundles to the square, there are 29 standard-sized shingles (12 in. by 36 in.) in each bundle."

Answer 3

Industry standard is/was a bundle of shingles will cover 1/3 of a square yard so your answer is 3 square feet if laid properly. Check with the manufacturer to insure that they have not changed this.

Answer 4

3 packs or "bundles" equals a square.

Usually, some shingles will very, depending on what your putting on. But most of them are 3 bundles to a square.

So a ten square house will take 30 bundles. Also you usually like to add 10 % for waste, depending on how you shingle and if there are valleys and hips to your roof.
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Guy above says mena said 1 bundle equals 1 square. She said 1 square equals 100 square feet!! So your wrong, cause 3 bundles equals a square!! Don't try and confuse the asker.

Answer 5

Mena is right on with her answer.

**wonders what an Architectural Building Technologist is?**

Interesting field. I am sure we do much of the same kind of work. :)

I am thinking that the answer to your question is 33-1/3 square feet. You can actually measure the width of the building on the gable end, divide that in half, add the length of the overhang and multiply that by the roof pitch multiplier.

Answer 6

33.3 sq feet can be covered in one pack(bundle). As a rule of thumb 3 packs(Bundles) can cover an area 10 feet x 10' feet(100 sq.feet)

Answer 7

Its printed on the front and back side of the wrapping paper it came in...

Women are right, men dont read the instructions, and ya just proved them right again.

One bundle = one square.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 8

agreed mena is right