The Shingles for a Roof calculator computes the number of shingle bundles (33.33 ft² each) is needed to cover the area of a roof (both sides of a gabled roof) based on the length and width of the area covered and the pitch.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Shingle Bundles (B): The calculator returns the number of bundles of shingles needed to cover the roofs surface.
The Shingles for a Roof calculator:
The Roofing Shingles Cost Survey list the observed price of a bundle of shingles. A bundle is equal to roughly (`33 1/3 ft^2`) or one third of a roofing square (100 ft2). The survey includes a date, the name of the store, the five price points for shingles: economy, low, median, high and premium.
One should use the pricing for roofing materials that can be bought locally. However, the following prices are for different quality grades of shingles in the United States:
All prices are for one bundle of shingles which cover 33.33 ft2.