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Wood shakes or shingles (as found)

Its weight

The table
300 lb a squareThe sources give 199 to 600 lb.
Loose volume
0.7 cubic yards a square
How it was chosen
Xactimate disposes of a torn-off square of wood shakes or shingles at 300 lb (6.67 squares a ton); the BC Shake & Shingle Association's dry weights run from 199 lb (16" shingles) to 600 lb (24" heavy shakes). Volume at Seattle's 435 lb a cubic yard for wood roofing; a hauler plans a full yard a square.

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.

5 sources

  1. Xactimate price list item RFG WSRMV

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

    RFG WSRMV, "Tear off, haul and dispose of wood shakes/shingles." Definition: "Includes: Dump fees, hauling, disposal, and labor to remove wood shakes/shingles and felt." Dump fee component DMOFEE, direct_yield "6.670 SQ/TN".

    A copy is kept with Roofometry.

  2. 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

    Rows: "Cedar shingles, 16", dry" 199 lb/square; "Cedar shakes, 18" medium, dry" 400 lb/square; "Cedar shakes, 24" heavy, dry" 600 lb/square; source named: BC Shake & Shingle Association.

    The document An archived copy

  3. 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: "Wood shingles (1) 3" 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

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

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

    "Roofing shakes, shingles (wood) | one cubic yard | 435 | Tellus" Footnote 1: "Disclaimer: This table is for general guidance only. Not for contract payment."

    The document An archived copy

  5. 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