From: "Travis Jordan" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair alt.building.construction misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Did I Get Screwed By an Incompetent Roofer? Get spares for repairs.
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:06:50 GMT

"EXT"  wrote in message:

> I  would contact the roofers and at least ask for a half bundle of 
> shingles to store somewhere, this way if you move your dish or have the 
> cooler replaced you will have matching shingles to patch the roof. It is 
> always a good practice to have some extras of tiles, shingles or anything 
> that could be hard to find in the future, to have around for repairs or 
> damage replacements.

And store the replacement shingles outside, out of the package so they will 
bleach at the same rate as the shingles installed on your roof.