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Topic Title: ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle
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Created On: 02/15/2016 07:35 PM
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 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - paddleout - 02/15/2016 07:35 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - WG - 02/15/2016 08:18 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Burry - 02/16/2016 03:15 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - ww - 02/16/2016 05:36 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - 3rdworldlover - 02/16/2016 09:08 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - paddleout - 02/16/2016 06:13 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - scombrid - 02/17/2016 06:25 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Bamboo - 02/17/2016 07:19 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - 3rdworldlover - 02/17/2016 08:38 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Zeus - 02/17/2016 10:00 AM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - ww - 02/17/2016 02:27 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Fred32176 - 02/18/2016 04:40 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - SurferMic - 02/22/2016 01:04 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - paddleout - 02/22/2016 08:16 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Sector9surf - 02/23/2016 05:26 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - tingo - 02/24/2016 01:57 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - paddleout - 02/24/2016 05:13 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - paddleout - 02/24/2016 05:15 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Burry - 02/24/2016 06:23 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - palerider - 02/25/2016 05:13 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - ofdphildo - 02/26/2016 06:23 PM  
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 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - Sparky - 03/12/2018 04:26 PM  
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 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - SurferMic - 03/14/2018 12:52 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - ofdphildo - 03/14/2018 02:08 PM  
 ROOFING QUESTION: Metal vs shingle   - ponch - 03/14/2018 03:24 PM  
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scombrid

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Good topic. I have a 13 year old roof with spinny vents. I need to reconfigure my vents and figure out what material to use for re-roof.

 



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Bamboo

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As for ridge vents, I've had good luck with the GAF Cobra 3 type shingle over vents.  There are several manufacturers making a similar product, so you can shop around.  The ones I used were not the GAF brand, but I can't remember what the brand was offhand.  

On one roof I have the expanded plastice that looks like a giant scotchbrite pad (original Cobra), and they are great at keeping bugs and rain out...but suck at allowing air flow.    I intend to replace those sometime before summer. 



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