Roofing Shingles Reviews 2015

Best shingle according to consumer reports.

Roofing shingles reviews 2015. Poor product and worse customer service i reviewed with bbb so i will not go into as much detail here we purchased and had 30 year tamko heritage shingles put on new construction in 2007 had a leak in march 2020 13 years old and while looking found a bigger problem than we knew the granules were coming off and the fiberglass base sheet exposed all over the roof. Iko asphalt shingles enjoy moderate sales volume across the us and have been one of canada s top brands. Most roofs about four out of five homes in north america have them. That makes them popular.

Check our latest roofing ratings for detailed results for 16 different lines of asphalt roofing shingles. In canada lowe s and other retailers sell iko shingles to the public. Dimensional roofing shingles are preferred by today s discerning homeowners. We built a new house in 2012 purchase 40 year duration shingles and after only 8 days a few blew off.

In a series of consumer reports tests designed to ascertain the best asphalt roof shingles they discovered that the leading shingles outperformed the others by more than 50 in efficacy. I have lived in my home for over 15 years since i built and have never had a leak or a problem with my roof. Average iko consumer ratings are poor dragged down by widespread failure. Below cr members with digital access can read ratings and reviews of three top performing shingles from our tests.

Compared with other shingle materials asphalt is inexpensive. A note on shingle pricing. Most iko shingles are sold directly to roofing contractors through distributors. Three tab asphalt shingles are a linear traditional style that is rapidly declining in popularity and gradually disappearing altogether.

Consumer reports determined the best roof shingles. This is a new contender in the realistic looking shake style category with seemingly random cut tabs and triple layer technology similar in some aspects to certainteed s presidential and landmark tl. But they re not as durable as other types of shingles. Cedar shingles and cedar shakes are among the most expensive roofing materials you can choose.

For information on roofing materials and installation see our roofing buying guide. They never sealed down to the roof and within a year large. Asphalt roofing shingles are available in two primary forms.