re: What Shingles Should I Get For a New Roof?

Shingles are like trucks. Everyone thinks they have the best but most of the big manufacturers make quality shingles with solid warranties - GAF, Owens, Tamko, Certaineed.

Some guys say tundras are better, some dudes think F150s are the best, some guys love Chevy, a few idiots like GM. But they all pretty much get the job done.

But make no mistake- Mother Nature is undefeated and she'll rip all of them off of your roof at a moments notice snd not give a frick about brand name.

To me the smartest thing you can do is get a fortified certification on your roof. Typically this involves seam tape on the osb, an extra layer of under layment and a third party inspector. There are grants in the state for this, this will lower your insurance rate and Frankly if a hammer of s storm comes through/ everyone is gonna lose their shingles. Everyone.

But that Seam tape can keep your house dry which so so so important