Roof Shingle Guarantee

Certainteed shingle settlement information.

Roof shingle guarantee.

Your manufacturer s shingle warranty is intended to provide coverage against product or manufacturing defects for a certain length of time usually 20 to 50 years ensuring that the manufacturer will make the necessary repairs or replacements to defective parts. The roofing material warranty is important to include with a new roof but it s not necessarily enough to fill the gaps on coverage of all roofing materials. Also for additional information view our frequently asked questions. Most roof shingle warranties come with some sort of prorated terms.

This warranty is offered in the ballpark timespan of 25 years and sometimes more. For instance many warranties will feature a labor and materials replacement cost for the first year or some short term up to 5 and sometimes 10 years. Each warranty starts with a tru protection period during the initial years where coverage includes labor cost to repair replace defective materials. Complete an online form.

A warranty that covers replacement shingles but not labor may be worth only a few hundred dollars of the thousands needed to repair or replace your roof. Please select the product group from the list below and follow the instructions. Maximum wind speed coverage depends on the type of shingles or ridge cap shingles installed on your roof as well as the installation method. Track your roofing claim.

Speedbumps in the warranty process. File a warranty claim. Although your shingles may be covered by a 30 or 40 year warranty most of these long term warranties are prorated after the first few years. There is no wind warranty coverage for any other gaf accessory products.

A roofing material only warranty usually has a lower cost than a full system warranty but only covers manufacturing defects and premature deterioration for the length of the warranty. The specific length of the tru protection period varies by type of warranty and shingle installed. To determine whether you are having an issue with your shingles or whether your shingles are simply experiencing the natural aging process please review the life cycle of your roof brochure. Please refer to the warranty table for the shingle you are considering.

However this type of warranty only protects you against defects in the roofing materials themselves causing them to break down or fail before they should. Wind warranty coverage on gaf shingles and ridge cap shingles lasts for 15 years. With a shingle roofing material warranty it offers protection in the event that the shingles are defective. The terms vary but often cover the price of new shingles and a fixed labor rate per 100 square feet of shingles.