Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday.
After they hit 10 years, degradation from the sun will weaken the shingles, which are petroleum based, to the point where they offer less and less protection, the officials said at a hearing of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.
Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky expanded on the topic of asphalt shingle roofs that he first raised late last year when he said that they don’t last for 30 years in the state as some manufacturers claim…