Still, it’s a good temporary roofing option for residences or serviceable roofing for functional structures like outbuildings.
Dimensions
Rolled roofing comes in rolls of 100 square feet.
One MSR roofing roll is usually about 36 feet long by 36 inches wide.
Doralin Tunas / Getty Images
A roofing roll is about the size of one composite shingle square.
Square is a roofing term that refers to one roofing unit of 100 square feet.
Rolled MSR roofing is thin, making it less durable than composite shingles.
peuceta / Getty Images
Several types of rolled roofing are used as supplements to otherroofing materials.
One example is saturated felt, which is builders-grade felt impregnated with asphalt and used mainly as an underlayment.
Installation
Rolled roofing material is often used on low-sloped roofs.
Doralin Tunas / Getty Images
Rolled roofing should not be used onflat roofsas this could lead to leaks.
Compare this to a lifespan of about 20 years or even more for composite shingles.
One benefit of roofing shingles is that they can move and shift as the house moves and shifts.
Rolled roofing’s larger sections do not move as readily as the home expands and contracts.
Rolled roofing comes in relatively light 75-pound units.
Lifts are not required to raise them to the roof.
Highly adaptable, this product can be cut into strips of any size to cover roofing hips and ridges.
Do-it-yourselfers who might avoid installing a shingle roof can easily install a rolled roof.
Cons
Rolled roofing comes in only a few colors and styles.
The most common colors for MSR are black, white, tan, gray, and green.
Rolled roofing isless durable than shingles.
By contrast, rolled roofing is like having one big shingle.
This shingle cannot respond to changes in the building structure without tearing.
Rolled roofing is generally considered a less attractive roofing material than shingles or other types of roofing systems.
Residences that use this pop in of material will have extremely poor resale value.
Few home buyers would consider rolled roofing to be anything more than a temporary roofing solution.
Installation Tips
Rolled roofing can be installed directly on top of plywood or wood sheathing.
To protect against leakage, a primer or sealer can be applied to the wood first.
Rooled roofing is good as a functional roofing material for sheds, outbuildings, and carports.
It’s not usually considered to be a good roofing material for occupied residences, though.
