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How many bundles of shingles in a square

Roofing is sold by the bundle and estimated by the square — 100 square feet of roof. How many bundles make a square depends on the shingle: the heavier the shingle, the fewer go in each bundle, so a bundle stays light enough to carry up a ladder.

How many bundles of shingles in a square? 3 bundles of 3-tab or architectural shingles, 4–5 of designer shingles. A bundle of architectural shingles weighs about 70 lb, so a square weighs about 210 lb.

How many bundles of shingles in a square, by type

Divide the roof area in square feet by 100 for squares, multiply by the bundles per square for the shingle, then add waste — 10% on a simple gable, 15% or more with hips and valleys.

Shingle	Bundles per square	Shingles per bundle	Shingles per square	One bundle covers
3-tab	3	26	78	33.3 sq ft · 3.1 m²
Architectural (laminated)	3	21	63	33.3 sq ft · 3.1 m²
Designer (luxury)	4–5	14	70	20.0 sq ft · 1.9 m²

How much does a bundle of shingles weigh?

Weight matters twice: once for carrying bundles up, and once for the dumpster when the old roof comes off — a tear-off weighs roughly what went on, more if there are two layers or wet felt underneath. Designer lines vary most: 300–425 lb per square depending on the product.

Shingle	Bundle	Square	1,000 sq ft of roof
3-tab	60 lb · 27 kg	180 lb · 82 kg	1,800 lb · 0.9 tons
Architectural (laminated)	70 lb · 32 kg	210 lb · 95 kg	2,100 lb · 1.1 tons
Designer (luxury)	75 lb · 34 kg	375 lb · 170 kg	3,750 lb · 1.9 tons

How many bundles of shingles on a pallet

Shingle	Bundles per pallet	Squares per pallet	Pallet weight	Note
3-tab	48	16.0	2,880 lb · 1,306 kg	GAF Royal Sovereign ships 48 bundles (16 squares) per pallet
Architectural (laminated)	42	14.0	2,940 lb · 1,334 kg	33–42 bundles depending on brand and plant (Owens Corning Duration 33–39, GAF Timberline about 42)
Designer (luxury)	30	6.0	2,250 lb · 1,021 kg	varies by line; ask the yard

How many roofing nails per square, plus ridge cap and underlayment

Nails go per shingle, so the count per square follows the shingle count: 252 nails per square of architectural shingles at 4 per shingle (378 at 6 in high-wind zones), 312 for 3-tab (468 high-wind) — about 1.2 to 1.5 lb of 1¼ in roofing nails per square at 210 to the pound. Hip-and-ridge cap covers 25–33 linear feet per bundle depending on brand (GAF Seal-A-Ridge 25 lin ft, Owens Corning ProEdge 33 lin ft).

Underlayment	One roll, gross	Square meters	Squares per roll, after laps
15 lb asphalt felt	432 sq ft	40 m²	4
30 lb asphalt felt	216 sq ft	20 m²	2
Synthetic	1,000 sq ft	93 m²	10

The roofing calculator measures the roof from the footprint and pitch and turns it into bundles, nails and rolls.

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Figures: Bundle coverage, count and weight: GAF Timberline HDZ product listing and data sheet (33.3 sq ft per bundle, 21 shingles, 64 per square, 3 bundles per square, about 70 lb per bundle; 256 nails per square at four per shingle, 384 at six); GAF Royal Sovereign 3-tab listing (26 shingles per bundle, 3 bundles per square, about 62 lb per bundle, 48 bundles per pallet at Lowe's); GAF, How many bundles of shingles are in a square (specialty and designer shingles four to five bundles per square); GAF Grand Sequoia and Camelot II and CertainTeed Grand Manor data sheets (designer lines 14 shingles per bundle, about 75 lb, 300–425 lb per square); Owens Corning Duration listings (21 per bundle, 33–39 bundles per pallet). Nails per pound: PRO-FIT and Grip-Rite 1¼ in electro-galvanized roofing nail listings (about 200–218 per lb). Ridge cap: GAF Seal-A-Ridge (25 lin ft) and Owens Corning ProEdge (33 lin ft) listings. Underlayment: roll labels for 15 lb felt (432 sq ft, 4 squares net), 30 lb felt (216 sq ft, 2 squares) and GAF FeltBuster synthetic (1,000 sq ft, 10 squares). Waste allowances: GAF and Owens Corning estimating guides. Accessed 2026-10-14. Bundle weights vary by product line; check the data sheet for the exact shingle before ordering a dumpster.

Shingle bundle questions

How many shingles in a bundle?

26 3-tab shingles, about 21 architectural, 14 designer — fewer as the shingle gets heavier.

How many bundles of shingles for 1,000 square feet?

30 bundles of architectural shingles before waste, about 33 with 10% waste.

How many squares on a pallet of shingles?

11–16 squares depending on the shingle: a 3-tab pallet of 48 bundles is 16 squares; architectural pallets run 33–42 bundles, 11–14 squares.

How much does a square of shingles weigh?

180 lb for 3-tab, 210 lb for architectural, 300–425 lb for designer shingles.

How many bundles of shingles for a 2,000 sq ft house?

Roof area is bigger than the floor: multiply the footprint by a pitch factor (about 1.12 for a 6/12 roof, 1.25 for 9/12) and add 10–15% waste. A 2,000 sq ft single-storey house with a 6/12 gable roof is about 2,240 sq ft of roof — 22.4 squares, about 74 bundles of architectural shingles with waste. The roofing calculator does this from the footprint and pitch.

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