Roof shingle
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Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements.
Shingles have been made of various materials such as wood (wood shingle), bitumen-soaked paper covered with aggregate (asphalt shingle) or ceramic. Due to increased fire hazard, wood shingles have become less common than asphalt or ceramic shingles.
Shingles are laid from the bottom edge of the roof up, each row overlapping the previous one by about half its length. At the roof ridge, there is a cap.
Roofing slate is applied in a similar pattern, and is sometimes called 'slate shingle'.
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