Over Exposed Shingles

[Jon mackay]

Are these shingles installed too far apart or is it just an odd shingle pattern?

[Wayne Carlisle]

Looks like over exposed to me. Were you able to lift a shingle up and see if there was any sealant under the tab?

[Jon mackay]

No, they were all stuck down pretty good. The roof was around 10 years old.

[H.G. Watson, Sr.]

I see an interrupted thick faux shadow line. Architectual shingle. No scale what was the exposure, did you measure it?

[Jim Luttrall]

Looks normal to me. I agree, like an intentional faux shadow line.

[Jon mackay]

I did not measure it.
The applique layer seemed to align ok, but it was just an odd look.

Are shadow lines common? Does anyone have an example from a manufacturer?

[Brandon Whitmore]

Another vote for: looks normal to me, and is a shadow line.

[Jim Luttrall]

See if this is similar
Crosby Roofing Company - Selecting Shingles (http://www.crosbyroofing.com/shinglecolors/shingle.html)

[H.G. Watson, Sr.]

Here's an example of a similar (if not same) architectual shingle on the right, and a standard 3-tab on the left.

(click on photo to enlarge).

HTH

[Jon Errickson]

Owens Corning has a bunch of those "shadowed" architectural shingles:

Owens Corning Roofing: Browse Owens Corning Shingles (http://roofing.owenscorning.com/homeowner/shingles/)

(scroll down a little bit)

[H.G. Watson, Sr.]

I did not measure it.

Are shadow lines common?

Yes.

You'll find loads of examples. Type "Architectual Shingle" at your favorite web search engine (Yahoo, Google, MSN, etc.), I'm sure you'll find example links to manufacturer names you recognize.

[Jon mackay]

Ok, thanks for the info.
That makes sense..

[Wayne Carlisle]

Never seen this type of shingle. Guess you can always learn something.....