Your Questions About Shingles

Start of shingles? or a bite?

Ok so last nite I started scratching at my chest cus it was itchy.. It turned into like a red raised up blister like spot! Its been bugging me all day today its so itchy but its just this one spot! Theres no sign of any others..

Today I showed my friend sarah it n she said it looks like shingles! Shes had the shingles a few times n said its either that or a bite, but surely if it was shingles it would have started with a few spots? Iv herd its caused by stress and I have been highly stressed.. But I thought only older people got shingles? Im only just turned 18!!

The other possiblity is its a bite.. And in sayin that, I was at my boyfriends monday nite n he has pet snakes n lizards.. He went to fed the lizards live crickets he has in a wee tub, but he dropped it n there were crickets jumpin about the bedroom everywhere! I was just standing on the bed screamin while he was runnin about tryin to catch or squash them all.. So none of them got near me. But a few hrs later we were in bed n noticed one jumping about the floor..duno where that one had been hiding, was thinkin it could have been under the covers n bite me.. But it didnt start to itch til at least 24hrs after the crickets inncident! And I went home that nite n kyle slept in that room with all the other crickets he missed n hes fine lol

So anyone any suggestions on what this could be? And how I can ease the itch??
Thanks <3

Insurer for composite shingles over wooden shingles in OK?

Does anyone know of an insurance company that will insure a home with composite asphalt shingles over wooden shingles in Oklahoma? Also, what might the consequences be if when the insurance company does the initial inspection of the roof they just did a drive by and didn’t realize that there are wooden shingles underneath the composite? Initially we didn’t realize this was the case when we signed a contract on the house so therefore didn’t disclose that to our insurance company. I just wouldn’t want our company to come back and say they wont pay to replace the roof if something happened later on down the road.
The inspector told us it would be hard to find a company willing to insure a roof like that and so far the 2 insurance companies i have checked with said they would not insure a roof like that.

Plastic strips on top of tar strip on top of 3 tab shingles. Nailed through plastic. Installed correctly?

My roof was installed with the long plastic strips left on top of the tar strip on each shingle. This tar strip is on the top side of the shingle directly above the 3 tabs. The shingles were nailed through this plastic strip. They did not disintegrate and seem to have been a barrier preventing the tar strip from sealing when it heated up. Was this installed correctly? I have wind damage due to a dozen or so tabs lifting up, bending over and breaking off. The back side of the broken tabs shows no sign of tar/glue and pieces of the plastic strips are still evident on the shingle tops that are now exposed. The plastic strip says do not remove on it. Why, and should it have been removed?

could i have shingles?

this may sound like more of a case of paranoia but i looked online to find out if i could see whats causing my problem and a few people have noted they had shingles, its probably nothing but i thought id ask for some opinions.
i feel like my skin on my thighs and the back of my thighs are badly sunburned but ive not been in the sun, the skin feels tender and sore even with loose clothes on, if my clothes brush against my skin it feels sore, kinda like im bruised.my skin looks normal and i have no sign of a rash right now my legs feel achy, and i feel a bit dizzy, i have been suffering with stress and i know this is one of the causes of shingles, can anyone give me some advice?
thanks so much x

asbestos shingles…..?

My husband and I are considering buying a new home. The sides and back of the home are asbestos shingles and we want to know if anyone had an idea of what the cost of removal is? It’s a very small 2 bedroom ranch and would like to eventually add on to it, which would mean it would have to come off. I’ve already looked on here and I know its EXPENSIVE, so please answer only if you know numbers. We live out on Long Island, NY..I know that makes a difference. (We only just thought of this and are suppose to sign contract within a few days, so please serious answers only.) Thanks so much for the help!!