IKO vs Owens Corning Shingles

[Donald]

In my area, we see a bit of everything in terms of shingles. I’m not a roofer, but I can tell you what kind of companies in my area use which.

The bottom of the barrel roofers use only IKO and Tamko. The middle of the row guys use OC and GAF. The only guys I would trust to do my roof and do a dang good job use CertainTeed with a few opting for Malarkey or Atlas.

When hail storms came through, a lot of people had GAF shingles put back on or OC from the middle of the row guys who weren’t as booked out. I can tell for certain now which houses had GAF shingles put on compared to OC or CertainTeed. The roofs just look off, almost like the shingles are thin and don’t lay quite perfectly. Every CertainTeed roof I’ve seen looks great.

All my contractor friends and people I know in construction opt for a CertainTeed roof.

To be fair you would have to compare shingle grades from each company not just the company.

 

[Lubener]

The issue is the price, almost double with their high end shingle costs and distributors stocking it.

Double??? Last year I had a tear off with new Certainteed class four shingles installed. Before deciding on the shingle, I checked with my insurance agent on potential savings on my premuim. In three years, the savings on my insurance premium will pay for the additional material cost for the class four shingles.

 

[Donald]

Double??? Last year I had a tear off with new Certainteed class four shingles installed. Before deciding on the shingle, I checked with my insurance agent on potential savings on my premuim. In three years, the savings on my insurance premium will pay for the additional material cost for the class four shingles.

I checked also. No discount if not in a hail prone areas

 

[CarbonToast]

I had ours replaced this year with GAF Timberline through a GAF certified contractor. They used 3 GAF products which means you get the system plus warranty and unlimited wind warranty. Which made me feel better.

The builder grade roof lasted 15 years. Which is a good run. I wouldnt stress to much about which brand you use if the cheap stuff lasts.

I did not pay extra for class 4 impact resistant. The base shingles are class 2 and still a discount. The upgrade price just didnt seem worth it considering the original builder grade roof lasted 15 years through plenty of normal hail storms.