Shingles for a 1,400 sq ft roof

47 bundles of shingles

for 1,400 sq ft of roof (14 squares) with 10% waste, at 3 bundles per square.

Materials for a 1,400 sq ft roof

Squares14
Bundles, gable roof (10% waste)47
Bundles, hip roof or valleys (15% waste)49
Synthetic underlayment (1,000 sq ft rolls)2
#15 felt (400 sq ft rolls)4
Roofing nailsabout 36 lb

If 1,400 sq ft is the footprint, not the roof

Measured flat from above, a footprint of 1,400 sq ft makes a bigger roof once you account for the slope:

PitchRoof areaSquaresBundles
4/121,476 sq ft14.849
6/121,565 sq ft15.752
8/121,683 sq ft16.856
10/121,822 sq ft18.261
12/121,980 sq ft19.866

Start from your house footprint instead

Shingles needed

47 bundles

1,400 sq ft of roof (14 squares) at 6/12, plus 10% waste.

Roof area1,400 sq ft
Squares14 (order 15.4)
Bundles (3 per square)47 (about $1,880)
Synthetic underlayment2 rolls of 1,000 sq ft
#15 felt4 rolls of 400 sq ft
Roofing nailsabout 36 lb

Other roof sizes

Questions

How many bundles of shingles for a 1,400 sq ft roof?
47 bundles: 14 squares plus 10% waste, at 3 bundles per square. Allow 49 for a hip roof or one with valleys.
How many squares is a 1,400 sq ft roof?
14 squares (a square is 100 sq ft of roof).
How much does it cost to shingle a 1,400 sq ft roof?
Shingles alone run about $1,880 at $40 a bundle. A full asphalt shingle replacement typically costs $4 to $8 per sq ft installed: $5,600 to $11,200.
My house is 1,400 sq ft. How big is the roof?
Bigger than the house. For a one-story 1,400 sq ft house with a 6/12 roof and 1 ft overhangs, the roof is roughly 1,750 sq ft. Two-story homes have about half the roof area for the same floor space.

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