Shingles are not apples to apples and neither are the warranties.
Roof shingles 30 year warranty.
The golden pledge limited warranty provides all of the same coverage available in the silver pledge limited warranty but the workmanship coverage lasts for 20 25 or 30 years depending on the type of shingles you choose to install.
That is why it is so important for homeowners to understand the product being used on their house and the warranty that comes with it.
As of january 1 2011 most of these shingles carry a limited lifetime warranty even though the shingles themselves have not changed.
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 within that term.
In our environment a typical 30 year shingle can be expected to last approximately 15 20 years.
The specific length of the tru protection period varies by type of warranty and shingle installed.
Or wait 3 years with repairs costs 2 000.
Each warranty starts with a tru protection period during the initial years where coverage includes labor cost to repair replace defective materials.
While nearly all shingles come with limited warranties the 30 and 50 year shingles have more specific guarantees that come with the product.
The 30 year shingles are covered by the manufacturer for any defects that occur before and after the shingles are laid on the roof.
Depending on point of view repair costs could be 20 towards the roof replacement.
Please refer to the warranty table for the shingle you are considering.
Laminated or architectural shingles used to be rated as 30 year 40 year 50 year or lifetime.
They may cover one hundred percent of the replacement cost of defective shingles for five or ten years.