Hard ish figures so now that we understand that the coverage area of a bundle can fluctuate we can give a general range of how much a bundle of shingles weighs.
How much does a pack of roof shingles weigh.
The weight of a bundle of shingles depends on the type of material you re dealing with.
Shingles are usually measured by the square which in roofing terminology is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 square feet.
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Installed weight when wet.
A bundle of asphalt roofing shingles typically weighs between 60 and 80 pounds and a bundle of cedar shingles typically weighs between 40 and 80 pounds.
With this information we can do a very simple calculation.
Three tab asphalt shingles weigh 50 80 pounds per bundle.
A single square can weigh between 150 240 pounds with a single bundle being between 50 80 pounds.
A single square can weigh between 150 240 pounds with a single bundle being between 50 80 pounds.
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So now that we understand that the coverage area of a bundle can fluctuate we can give a general range of how much a bundle of shingles weighs.
Slate roof shingles weigh much more sometimes over 300 pounds per bundle.
Bundle weight x bundles x number of layers our weight estimate.
As a general rule of thumb roof shingles weigh 50 to 80 pounds per bundle.
Architectural asphalt shingles weigh 65 80 pounds per bundle.