Putting on a new layer of shingles could be considered a repair rather than an improvement.The basic idea of improvements is that it adds to the life of the building.

It's a standard asphalt shingle roof on a 1.5 story SFR.  

Is it interlocking shingles?

HI Bp,I lost about 60 shingles on my duplex during Hurricane Irma.

In that post I told how on January 1, 2016 I borrowed a friend's brand new trailer and went and bought 50 squares of shingles that were on sale. 

That is a gable roof with a three tab composition shingle which is the cheapest shingle on the market.

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When I say hodge podge, the shingles on the roof don't line up correctly...or match!

Simply put, you drive around neighborhoods looking for distressed properties (Boarded windows, uncut grass, missing roof shingles, etc.) and write the addresses down. 

If your short one piece of drywall or one bundle of shingles .