Laminated shingle with spacer bands for level stacking

A bundle of roofing shingles for at least partially covering a surface, the bundle comprising a plurality of shingles including at least a first shingle and at least a second shingle, wherein each shingle comprises:

• a shingle overlay sheet having an upper edge and a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface, the overlay sheet having a height defined by the distance between the upper edge and the lower edge;
• a shingle underlay sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface;
• and
• at least one shingle spacer sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface;
• the shingle underlay sheet being secured to the rear surface of the shingle overlay sheet, and the at least one shingle spacer sheet being secured to the rear surface of the shingle overlay sheet,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of roofing shingles is stacked upon another of the plurality of roofing shingles in the bundle.

A method of reducing humping of a bundle of roofing shingles when one or more roofing shingles are stacked with others of the roofing shingles, the roofing shingles being suitable for at least partially covering a roof deck surface, the bundle comprising a plurality of shingles including at least a first shingle and at least a second shingle, wherein the shingles comprise:

• a shingle overlay sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface;
• a shingle underlay sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface;
• and
• at least one shingle spacer sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, and a rear surface;
• whereby the method comprises:
• providing the shingle overlay sheet and the shingle underlay sheet;
• aligning the shingle underlay sheet with the shingle overlay sheet;
• and
• aligning the at least one spacer sheet with the shingle overlay sheet, thereby forming the roofing shingle;
• wherein the at least one shingle spacer sheet is secured to the rear surface of the shingle overlay sheet.

At least three roofing shingles comprising:

• a first, second and third shingle overlay sheet, each overlay sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, a rear surface and an overlay height defined by the distance between the upper edge and lower edge thereof;
• a first, second and third shingle underlay sheet, each underlay sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, a top surface, a rear surface and an underlay height defined by the distance between the upper edge and lower edge thereof, each underlay height being greater than half the overlay height;
• each shingle underlay sheet being secured to the respective rear surface of a respective one of the shingle overlay sheets adjacent the lower edge of the overlay sheet;
• thereafter placing the roofing shingles in a bundle and forming a vertical gap between at least two of said shingles;
• and
• providing at least one spacer sheet for bridging the gap between said at least two shingles.