Roofing Shingles How Many In A Bundle

But be careful not all shingle brands are packaged three bundles to a square.

Roofing shingles how many in a bundle.

There are 29 shingles in a standard bundle of three tab roofing. The hardest part is how you determine the number of bundles it requires you to order to cover all your roof areas. Each shingle is 12 inches by 36 inches. Typically it takes three bundles of standard sized standard weight shingles to cover 100 square feet of roof surface.

It takes three bundles to make a square which in roofing is 100 square feet. Each square will need three bundles of shingles to cover it. Heavier shingles often come packaged as four bundles per square. One bundle of shingles covers approximately 33 square feet of roof depending on the size and weight of the shingles.

How many bundles are in a square with composition shingles of lighter weight three bundles will do a square one hundred square feet. Asphalt shingles are typically packaged with this in mind but if a package of shingles covered an entire 100 square foot square it would be too heavy to handle. Find the total square footage of your roof by multiplying the width by the length and then divide that number by 100 and you will get the number of squares you need to cover. To find the amount of shingles you will need multiply the number of squares by three.

Asphalt shingles range in price from about 25 per bundle for a standard 3 tab style to around 50 75 or more for an upgraded architectural style.