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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
Go with the lightest color allowed for your roof shingles - costs no extra but saves on A/C
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Nothing is perfect. All the sections are built at the same time or close to it. Our home is roughly 9 years old. It was built on spec so we did not choose. We do have a darker colored roof. All the roofs, here are roughy 10 years old and all have dirt and mold on them. As the dirt and mold is black, the lighter colored ones look dirtier.
It does make sense that a lighter roof will absorb less solar heat and that it will save on cooling. It will also cost more to heat in our cooler season. Cost of cleaning? Effect on roof life due to cleaning due to removing some of the grannuals that protect the tar like material that the shingles are made from? Net difference? Truth I have no idea.