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Shingle Calculator

The bundle count is the easy part. This also works out the starter strip, ridge cap and fasteners that turn a shingle order into a complete one.

Your numbers

Result

Shingle bundles
66
bundles
Squares
22squares
Starter strip rolls~100 ft each
1rolls
Ridge cap bundles~20 ft each
3bundles
Underlayment rolls4 squares each
6rolls
Valley membrane
1rolls
Nails4 per shingle
7,040nails
Nails by weight
50.3lb

How this is calculated

  • Squares = area × (1 + waste) ÷ 100.
  • Bundles = squares × bundles per square. Most shingles are 3 to the square; heavy architectural can be 4 or 5.
  • Nails ≈ 320 per square at 4 per shingle; high-wind areas require 6, which is 480.

Before you order

  • High-wind and coastal zones require six nails per shingle instead of four, and specific starter and ridge details. Getting this wrong voids the manufacturer warranty.
  • Ice-and-water membrane is required at eaves in cold climates, usually to a point 24 in inside the exterior wall line. That is separate from the field underlayment counted here.
  • Never use a bundle count from a satellite measurement without applying the pitch multiplier first.

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