Roofing Weight Per Square Foot

Ft kilograms per square meter kg m 2 source.

Roofing weight per square foot.

While most people think about metal roofing is heavier compared to other materials. Weight of roofing materials. A single 26 gauge panel weighs only 0 88 lbs. Pounds per square foot lb ft 2 pounds per square 100 sq.

Three tab asphaltshingles weigh 50 80 pounds per bundle. A 12 inches metal roofing panel weighs for about 10 lbs. Steel standing seam 120 150 pounds. Shingles are sold in bundles that will cover a certain square footage of your roof usually 33 3 square feet.

Yet if you do the math and compare asphalt shingles over metal roofing asphalt can weigh 5 lbs. Per square foot a 4 12 lbs. Aluminum standing seam 70 pounds. Architectural asphaltshingles weigh 65 80 pounds per bundle.

Aluminum shingles 45 pounds. These are the weights of typical actual products. Asphalt roll roofing 1 1 lbm ft2 5 4 kg m2 asphalt shingle or asphalt fiberglass composite shingle 2 7 lbm ft2 13 2 kg m2 metal roofing aluminum or steel panel sheet or shingle 1 2 lbm ft2 5 9 kg m2 terne plate copper bearing steel sheet 0 7 lbm ft2 3 4 kg m2. Steel shingles 80 pounds.

A low weight roof also lessens the risk of a roof collapse if there is a fire inside of the home which reaches the attic. The weight of a bundle of shingles depends on the type of material you re dealing with. The weights of other actual products of the same type may vary. The thickest and most dense roofing shingles may weigh 320 to 400 lbs.

As previously mentioned the weight of shingles does vary by type and by manufacturer. For the thickest of shingles it may take four bundles per square 25 sq. In fact with many heavy roofs fire fighters will not go inside the home to fight the fire if it has avery heavy roof on top.