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Reroofing can also be done when you simply want or need a change. If you are completely renovating your home and your roof needs to match the new style, adding a different design or color to your roof can completely mix up the look and feel of your home. Installing a new shingle layer will give your roof depth and even a three-dimensional appearance, as it is slightly raised due to the existing layer of shingles beneath. The best IKO shingles for this are the Cambridge Xtreme 9,5° or Cambridge Xpress.

When it comes to the financial aspect of reroofing, it is undoubtedly less expensive than a complete roof replacement. The main reason for that is that there is no need for a tear off of the existing shingles and the underlying structures. This means that there is significantly less time and labor needed and therefore the costs are lower. Your roofer can immediately start with the installation of the new roof shingles, without spending time on shingle removal and disposal. Without a tear above all you don’t impact on the environment, as this must become a significant concern for all of us!

When using IKO bitumen roof shingles in combination with the best techniques, the renovations of a worn out shingle roof becomes a mostly simple and inexpensive job. Before starting off any project, first check out whether the existing roof shingle layer could remain in place or has to be removed. Depending on local building codes at least three layers of roof shingles can be applied before stripping off the roof shingles is necessary. 

A second advantage is using natural light in your rooms and lowering the bills for electricity. Installing a vented skylight solves the problem of insufficient ventilation and lets the air move more freely and naturally, creating a fresher home aroma.  The ideal place to install a skylight is a kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. This ventilation advantage also means saving electricity, as there is no need for you to use a kitchen or a bathroom fan.

Privacy can be another advantage as well. Often houses are located side by side and opening a window opposite to another window is not always convenient. Roof windows can bring natural light to your bathroom or bedroom, without sacrificing your privacy. 

Types of skylights and roof windows

There are three basic types of skylights: fixed skylights, venting skylights, and tubular skylights (light tubes). A fourth variety, roof windows, is a type of venting skylight used where circumstances make it practical. Roof windows are bigger with the same orientation as the surrounding roof. They are typically used on roofs where the roof slope is more vertical.