Homeowners with wood shake roofs should expect them to last about 30 years, while fiber cement shingles last about 25 years and asphalt shingle/composition roofs last about 20 years, the NAHB found.

Looking back, she said, “A close family member actually had shingles in their 50s, so I knew that it was a risk for people 50 years and older. But I kept thinking, I’m young. I’m healthy.

Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky expanded on the topic of asphalt shingle roofs that he first raised late last year when he said that they don’t last for 30 years in the state as some ...

A mere decade after installation, asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose their ability to protect homes against hurricane-force winds, Florida officials told a legislative committee on Tuesday.