Log Home Shingles

As you might have read in my last post, there is a shortage of shingles in the USA and Canada.

Since we’re short on time we needed to choose a shingle that is readily available (not backordered for the next month) and located close to home. Thankfully our Bancroft Rona team came to our aid.

We ended up choosing a BP shingle from the Everest collection. Here’s what BP has to say about Everest shingles:

The new Everest shingle, like its namesake, is oversized and at the peak of perfection. This double-layer laminate shingle features a large nailing zone for easier installations and larger tabs for a bolder appearance.

With a choice of eleven stunning colors plus a 40-year warranty and added wind warranty up to 160 km/h (as per special application instructions), Everest takes home beautification and protection to serious new heights.

Sounds great to me! Oversized shingles mean it will go up faster and these dimensional shingles from the Architectural line of BP look stunning on any of the roofs I’ve seen so far.

They are reminiscent of weathered and stained cedar shakes – in some of the color selections.

Finding Roof Shingles in Our Area

For a few days, as our Rona Sales Rep made calls and hunted down various other stores and his supplier it looked like we had two options in color. Autumn Brown or Driftwood.

I personally loved the Autumn Brown and crossed my fingers for them.

Eric preferred the Driftwood.

Veronica said, “Um, hello? It’s a roof. Who cares what color it is?”

This is the least passionate and opinionated statement we’ve heard from Veronica since we started building! I’m not sure if she’s sick of making decisions or if she is just smart enough to know that we spend far more time indoors enjoying our home than standing outdoors revelling in the roof color!

Either way, here are the color samples…

Autumn Brown, Everest, Architectural Roof Shingle

Driftwood, Everest, Architectural Roof Shingle

Turns out, Eric gets his way. The only shingle we can get enough of, nearby and quickly, is Driftwood. Looking at them both now, I think this might have been the best match after all. The house is showy enough, and the roof if already busy with all it’s dormers, slopes and angles – a more tone-on-tone such as the Driftwood will probably look much nicer!