A wood shingle roof can last up to 30 years but requires annual upkeep.
Roofing apprenice life.
Most shingle roofing manufactures offer a range of products in different weights and different life expectancies.
The program offered by the united union of roofers waterproofers and allied workers lasts three years.
Trainees begin with tasks such as carrying equipment and material and erecting scaffolds and hoists.
Cedar is the preferred choice for wood shingles also called shakes because it s rot and insect resistant.
Most apprenticeship programs last from two to five years.
Within 2 or 3 months they are taught to measure cut and fit roofing materials.
Fiberglass shingles are more.
Apprenticeship programs sponsored jointly by labor and management on the local union level supply employers with the highly skilled workers who apply the quality roofing and waterproofing systems that keep america s buildings dry.
Roofs for life inc offers a wide variety of roofing systems.
Some shingle roofs may even last as long as 50 years.
We from full roof replacements and repairs such as shingles metal tile and flat roof systems.