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6/13/2025, 9:02:29 AM
>>2923788
As an owner, if you intended the spend the money for 50 year shingles just get a metal roof instead. As a builder they make no financial sense. That is why no one wants them.
>>2923847
As with all things in American construction it is entirely down to cost. It is cheap, fast to install, and can be nailed down by any semi-skilled modestly high functioning alcoholic with a third grade education. The developer saves on price, time, and labor. The faster and cheaper they can knock out a house, the faster they can sell it. This reduces their exposure and reduces the number of loan payments they need to make before they can pay off the loan.
As an owner, if you intended the spend the money for 50 year shingles just get a metal roof instead. As a builder they make no financial sense. That is why no one wants them.
>>2923847
As with all things in American construction it is entirely down to cost. It is cheap, fast to install, and can be nailed down by any semi-skilled modestly high functioning alcoholic with a third grade education. The developer saves on price, time, and labor. The faster and cheaper they can knock out a house, the faster they can sell it. This reduces their exposure and reduces the number of loan payments they need to make before they can pay off the loan.
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