I live in FL and we are thinking about going ahead and getting a new roof this year. I've been trying to educate myself about what is out there - and a friend who lives in Miami is getting a new roof. She said she was using "three dimensional" because it had stayed on houses during the 2005 hurricanes. It's more expensive than the three- tab kind which I read was what most people used. How much more expensive? Does anyone know? Is GAF and Owens Corning about the same quality? One of my neighbors is getting a new roof now and they are going to use something to water-proof the surface under the shingles in case they blow off and re-nail it with longer nails that meets the new code. So with the waterproofing is getting the more expensive shingles overkill? Thanks.
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16 years ago