Impact Resistant Roof Tiles

The physical properties of the product used in hip and ridge applications are of like kind and quality to that of the installed approved product.

Impact resistant roof tiles.

The malarkey know your roof blog is an educational resource for homeowners and roofing industry professionals. These shingles may be made of copper aluminum resin and plastic. The impact resistant roof covering was installed over the entire roofing surface of the primary dwelling including the main areas of the roof and the hips and ridges including the ridge vent systems. With class 4 shingles there are no splits or tears.

Concrete tiles also do not attract or absorb heat the way asphalt shingles do. The test roof is struck twice in the same spot for each size steel ball. The first thing to know about your roofing project. The test uses steel balls ranging from 1 25 inches to 2 0 inches in diameter.

Everything can be done at a distance. And your family can remain in the home during the installation or repair. Many features of class 4 impact resistant composite roofing products make them a good investment choice for today s homeowners. The rubberizing effect of our uniquely blended sbs modified asphalt makes the shingles pliable and gives them greater flexibility than standard shingles.

Concrete roof tiles however are class a fire resistant can sustain high winds of up to 180mph pass the grade 1 freeze thaw requirements and are seismic resistance tested. Excludes color bonded slurry tiles. Lighter than asphalt shingles. Shingles with the class 4 rating have an impact resistance rating of ul 2218.

In a class 4 ul 2218 impact resistance test a 2 inch steel ball is dropped from 20 feet to see if the shingles will fracture. Shingles that are impact resistant are considered a class 4 product and are designed to withstand high winds and hail damage. With a regular shingle most of our competitors impact resistant shingles are only class 3 cracks and ruptures will appear from that kind of impact. Duration flex is our class 4 impact resistant sbs polymer modified asphalt shingle.

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Our roof tiles are made from recycled plastic. Thanks to digital technology all of your decisions and interactions from selecting the right roofer to choosing a shingle to paying the contractor can be done at a distance.