New Roof- Malarkey or CertainTeed?

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I'm getting a new roof due to wind & hail damage. It's an insurance claim.

We are debating between Malarkey Vista AR which is a class IV and whatever CertainTeed's Class IV is. I can't find a definitive answer on that one.

Which would you choose and why?

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I'm a GC, the main thing we do is roofing. Malarkey is definitely my favorite shingle and imo, a far superior shingle. As far as Certainteed goes, it, along with Tamco, is probably the only shingle I wouldn't under any circumstances put on my roof.

People will say that all shingles are made equal, but it's just not true. Malarkey and Atlas put a lot of R&D into their shingles and have some good technology going into them and have some nice perks other shingles don't have. I couldn't count the number of roofs I've walked on over the years, and you can actually feel the difference walking on a Malarkey roof compared to a CT. I've seen storms come through and drill neighborhoods with hail and you get on a roof with a Malarkey or Atlas shingle and there be little to no damage. not sure I've ever gone into a neighborhood that was hit hard and got on a CT roof and it didn't look like it got smoked with hail.

The only complaint I'd have with Malarkey is their limited shingle colors. They have some really pretty colors, but just not as many. Their manufacturers warranty is very good too. We've only ever had two manufactured defective roofs from them in 7 years but in both instances they took care of the issue asap and without debate.

Edit: There are few things I get worked up about with work other than workers comp insurance and taxes. Two of the other things are how bad Allstate homeowners insurance is to their homeowners and how bad Certainteed shingles are. Both of those have threads on page one