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3-tab asphalt shingles

Its weight

The table
225 lb a squareThe sources give 195 to 250 lb.
Loose volume
0.45 cubic yards a square
How it was chosen
New 3-tab weighs 195 to 205 lb a square on the makers' sheets; Xactimate disposes of a torn-off square with its felt at 250 lb (8 squares a ton). 225 lb sits between new shingle and the tear-off with felt and nails; the volume is 225 lb at Seattle's 500 lb a cubic yard for composition shingles.

Your figure

None: estimates use the table's.

Give your own figure
For each square of roof, or each sheet of decking.
Loose, as it lands in the dumpster, for each square or each sheet.
Your scale tickets, your hauler's figures: what a reader would check it against.

7 sources

  1. Tahoma 3-tab Shingle, Technical Data Sheet

    PABCO Roofing Products (copy in the RCABC Roofing Practices Manual) · manufacturer spec sheet · read 2026-10-23

    TECHNICAL DETAIL: "Weight per Square (nominal) 205 lbs" "Weather Exposure 5 5/8""

    The document

  2. Xactimate price list item RFG ARMV

    Verisk Xactimate, as Roofometry keeps it · estimating guide · read 2026-10-23

    RFG ARMV, "Tear off, haul and dispose of comp. shingles - 3 tab." Definition: "Includes: Dump fees, hauling, disposal, and labor to remove composition shingles and felt." Dump fee component DMOFEE, direct_yield "8.000 SQ/TN".

    A copy is kept with Roofometry.

  3. How Much Do Shingles Weigh?

    Dumpsters.com · trade publication · read 2026-10-23

    Three-Tab Asphalt: "230-250 pounds" per square, "50-80 pounds" per bundle; Architectural Asphalt: "400-430 pounds" per square; Slate: "800-1,000 pounds" per square. "A 10 yard roll off dumpster can hold approximately 10 to 15 squares of asphalt shingles, or 4 to 6 squares of slate shingles." "The exact weight per bundle or square of shingles depends on the manufacturer."

    The document An archived copy

  4. Weight of Roofing Materials: Comprehensive Reference Table (Jack Gray, RRO; first published 12/09/2025, updated 12/24/2025)

    Roof Observations · trade publication · read 2026-10-23

    Row "Asphalt shingles, 3-tab/strip": 1.95 lb/ft², 195 lb/square; source named: CertainTeed.

    The document An archived copy

  5. Tech Note GE-1: Product Weights (weights of building materials for dead loads, (c) 2021)

    Boise Cascade Wood Products; rows marked (1) cite ASCE 7-16 Table C3.1-1a, sheathing rows (3) cite APA EWS TT-019 (1998) · estimating guide · read 2026-10-23

    ROOF: "Asphalt shingles (1) 2" Footnote (1): "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 7-16, Table C3.1-1a." Values are pounds per square foot.

    The document An archived copy

  6. General Measurement Standards and Reporting Guidelines: Volume and Weight Conversion Factors for Recyclables

    City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities · government · read 2026-10-23

    "Composition shingles | one cubic yard | 500 | CCG" (CCG: "Developed by Cascadia Consulting Group (CCG) for a waste composition study in San Diego, California in 2000.") Footnote 1: "Disclaimer: This table is for general guidance only. Not for contract payment."

    The document An archived copy

  7. Roofing Dumpsters

    Trash Daddy Dumpsters · trade publication · read 2026-10-23

    "Asphalt shingles (single layer): 1 square ≈ ½ cubic yard" "Cedar or tile shingles: 1 square ≈ 1 cubic yard" "Tip: If you're removing multiple layers, just multiply by the number of layers."

    The document An archived copy