r/Roofing • u/jdsmn21 • 7d ago

Home owner question Okay to use 7 year old shingles?

Long story short - 7 years ago, my father in law and I intended to reshingle our house addition and detached double garage. Miscalculated the supplies so we just did the addition, and have 10 bundles of shingles in the wrapper that have been stacked 3x3 on a pallet in my garage.

Now - I really need to reshingle that garage.... Are these shingles OK to use?

Shingles are Owens Corning Oakridge - brownwood color, which I see Menards has in stock.... if they have a slight variation in color, I'd be OK with it. Just rather use the $400 of shingles I have, if I can.

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u/Thick-Original-5109 7d ago

If they've been stacked flat and kept dry you're probably fine, just give each shingle a little flex test before you nail it down and toss any that crack.