What Brand Shingles do you recommend

[Mark P]

My home owners insurance is paying for a new roof due to hail damage - which I'm very happy about since the roof is almost 20 years old anyway - yea me! The contractor doing the work says he typically uses GAF brand shingles, but would install whatever brand I want. I don't know if there is any significant difference between brands these days, but figured somone here would have an opinion.

[Tom Raymond]

GAF is decent but, if I had a choice I'd pick Certainteed.

[Gadwall]

I agree. GAF is a pretty good shingle, but I like Certainteed a little better.

[kurt]

Either is fine. imho, what goes in under the shingles is more important than the covering. I've even seen POS Iko's work just fine with the right substrates.

[Chad Fabry]

I like the four-bundles- to- a- square GAF. The Certainteed don't feel as 7heavy.

[SNations]

When clients ask me something like this I tell them that the person doing the installation is a lot more important than the brand. That's almost always true.

[Jim Katen]

My home owners insurance is paying for a new roof due to hail damage - which I'm very happy about since the roof is almost 20 years old anyway - yea me! The contractor doing the work says he typically uses GAF brand shingles, but would install whatever brand I want. I don't know if there is any significant difference between brands these days, but figured somone here would have an opinion.

I wouldn't be as concerned with the brand as with the quality point within the brand. Several manufacturers are offering SBS modified shingles in their upper lines. I'd push for one of those.

[hausdok]

My home owners insurance is paying for a new roof due to hail damage - which I'm very happy about since the roof is almost 20 years old anyway - yea me! The contractor doing the work says he typically uses GAF brand shingles, but would install whatever brand I want. I don't know if there is any significant difference between brands these days, but figured somone here would have an opinion.

I wouldn't be as concerned with the brand as with the quality point within the brand. Several manufacturers are offering SBS modified shingles in their upper lines. I'd push for one of those.

Yeah,

I was going to suggest the Malarkey Alaskan Shingles but I figured enough folks had already chimed in.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike