New SBS Shingle Starter With Advanced Flexibility

By Cass Jacoby. 

Starter SBS can roll out flat due to flexibility, making installing shingles fast and easy 

MBTechnology’s SBS Shingle Starter (Starter SBS) is a premium starter strip that is coated with SBS rubberized asphalt compound and surfaced with black ceramic granules, giving your starter shingle roll enhanced flexibility and weathering. 

Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) is a type of synthetic rubber derived from styrene and butadiene. The elastic compounds of SBS are flexible and durable, improving the weak points of asphalt as a material. Starter shingles are an integral part of an asphalt shingle roof system, acting as a barrier for the roof to protect eaves and rake edges. As the essential first layer of a weather-tight roof, these shingles help the roof shed water rather than letting it slip under the shingles. MBTechnology’s SBS Shingle Starter is non-porous and inherently a watertight membrane.  

Starter shingles also greatly improve wind resistance by sealing the finished shingles to the roof. Starter shingles help to prevent shingles from blowing off in harsh weather conditions and generally lend themselves to the performance of the roof. With a nail-down starter material that is fiberglass reinforced, you can be sure that when you use SBS starter you are delivering a high-performing roof. 

Using starters makes the installation faster and easier, these starter shingles eliminate the need to cut shingle tabs, reducing the ultimate application time versus using shingle tabs. Plus, starter shingles give a clean, sharp, uniform edge that gives your roof a more attractive and finished look. 

Learn more about MBTechnology in their RoofersCoffeeShop® Directory or visit mbtechnology.com. 

About MBTechnology 

MBTechnology was founded in 1983 and specializes in manufacturing SBS Modified Bitumen Roofing & Underlayment systems. These include a variety of systems, which can be applied through the use of cold adhesives, heat welding, or hot asphalt. The company specializes in manufacturing SBS-modified asphalt (bitumen) roofing membranes for residential and commercial application. The basic technology was developed in Europe and is one of the fastest-growing segments of both the commercial and residential roofing markets. 

About Cass  

Cass works as a reporter/writer for RoofersCoffeeShop, AskARoofer and MetalCoffeeShop. When she isn’t writing about roofs, she is putting her Master degree to work writing about movies and dancing with her plants.