Letters
To the Editor:
Fiberglass Shingles Not
for North
As a manufacturer of both organic
and fiberglass shingles, it is our
opinion that the introduction of
fiberglass shingle came about, not due
to the lack of availability and quality
of the organic felt that is used to make
traditional asphalt shingles, but rather
due to the fact that escalating oil
prices in the late 1970s and early
1980s necessitated the use of fiberglass
as an alternative to organic felt in
roofing. Fiberglass shingles contain
much less asphalt than organic
shingles, thus are substantially
cheaper to produce.
I would like to respond to Henry
Spies' request for information on
problems with fiberglass shingles [NEB
10/87].
In addition, when fiberglass was first
introduced, many of the