Certainteed versus Tamko Shingles

Got a new roof a few years back. Researched the hell out of shingles. Went with Atlas as they were significantly higher rated than others. Certainteed distant second but recovered well since the defect issues. Tamko had quite a few negative reviews.

ETA: LOL. Autocorrected to hell.

ETA again: just looked at my paperwork. Wasn't GAF. Was Atlas Pinnacle Pristine - WW.

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Tampons had quite a few negative reviews.

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I can imagine

Tamko is a builder grade shingle and Certainteed is better shingle in my opinion.

I think the best two options right now are the Owens Corning Duration and Atlas Pinnacle Pristine. I went with OC Duration due to the Kevlar nailing strip. The shingles also hold up well and fungal growth doesn’t develop on the surface like the cheaper shingles.

I would definitely look into getting a fortified roof if replacing now. I don’t know the price difference but you may find it worthwhile with insurance savings.

BTW, not many small roofing companies carry or stock shingles themselves. They purchase from a supply house per job. They are incentivized selling a particular brand by the shingle manufacturer/sales rep. They may get a few benefits by pushing a certain brand.

Keep in mind, if insurance is paying for your roof, the roofer usually has about a 33% profit built into that price and some shitty roofers will push a cheaper shingle to make more money.

You’re the boss, don’t let the roofer steer you in the wrong direction. Quotes from roofers are usually always free. Even if you have a contract with a particular roofer, I would still shop around to get some other opinions.

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I got a new roof a few months back and ended up with GAF Timberline shingles

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I have the same. It supposedly won’t get those black streaks that you see on roofs but there is a guarantee they will clean the black streaks at no charge if they do appear.

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I got a new roof a few months back and ended up with GAF Timberline shingles.

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Same. They look great. Some folks will say “oh it’s builder grade” etc. but IMO as an architectural shingle it’s already far superior to the old 3-tab shingles we all survived just fine with before architectural was a thing.

The first sign of trouble from your contractor is not being honest or not giving you an apples to apples comparison. The two manufacturers are roughly the same price. He might prefer Tamko to GAF.

Most of the people commenting on this board have no experience with shingles. They do research which is all over the place. Shingles are market based preference and marketing. What is popular in Shreveport may not be popular in Baton Rouge. Certainteed and Atlas sell like crazy in BR, but GAF is more popular in NO.

It’s a lot like trucks. Some people swear by Ford trucks, others say Chevy is the best. Depends on experience. Problem 8s the general public does not have many experiences with shingles.

Bottom line is they are very similar.

Sometime insurance companies are making some people replace roofs that are 10 years or older in order to write a homeowner’s policy.

Before you do a Fortified roof, make sure your insurance company gives a discount….most do not.