What is a Shake Roof?

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Used around the world for a variety of residential and commercial roofing and siding applications, shake is a wood shingle that is made from split logs. One of the highest-quality roof shake material options available to home and business owners is cedar wood. To learn more about the different types of cedar shake roof options and the benefits they provide, continue reading this article.

Style Options:

Cedar Shingles
Great on traditional and contemporary residential buildings alike, cedar shingles have a distinct appearance and provide the homes they cover with effective insulation.

Handsplit and Resawn Shakes
These cedar shakes are durable and fire resistant, split by hand and resawn to fit the structures to which they are affixed.

Fire-Retardant Cedar Shakes and Shingles
Offering superior permanent fire protection, fire-retardant cedar shake and shingle systems present an attractive, low-maintenance, and practical option for Phoenix homeowners and business owners.

Benefits:

Durability
Naturally hard and treated to weather the intense Arizona sunshine, cedar shake is a roofing material that can last for decades. If you want to maximize the life of your cedar shake roof, it is important to have it regularly inspected by a roofing contractor and arrange for any necessary repairs as soon as problems are detected.

Insulation
Cedar shake is a great complement to energy-efficient windows, siding, and any attic insulation that may already be present in your home, designed to keep hot air out of your home in the summer and cool air from infiltrating your home in the winter. This can keep your energy consumption low and your comfort level high.

Aesthetic Appeal
Another way in which homeowners benefit from installing cedar shake roofing on their homes is through its timeless appearance. Visitors to your home and passersby will admire the natural cedar look of your shake roof, and your home’s curb appeal may even receive a boost after you have it installed.

Would you like to hire an experienced and reputable roofing contractor to install a cedar shake roof on your home or business? To speak with a roofing company representative about the options available to you, call Lyons Roofing of Phoenix at (602) 276-5515!