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Here is some basic compositon roofing warranty information that you can use as a guideline. Let’s start first with the roofing material itself – the Certainteed, Pabco, GAF or Owens Corning manufactured roof products. These roofing products, depending on the quality of the roofing shingles you select, will normally last from 15 years for the inexpensive roofing product all the way up to 35-40 years for a quality composition shingle.

Here is some basic compositon roofing warranty information that you can use as a guideline. Let’s start first with the roofing material itself – the Certainteed, Pabco, GAF or Owens Corning manufactured roof products. These roofing products, depending on the quality of the roofing shingles you select, will normally last from 15 years for the inexpensive roofing product all the way up to 35-40 years for a quality composition shingle.

But what about all those lifetime warranties offered by the roofing shingle manufactures? They don’t exist in real life – only on paper. So if you forget about poorly created roof warranties and look at your own needs and choose a roofing shingles that meets your requirements you won’t be disappointed when your lifetime composition shingle begins to leak in 20 years. 

So before we end this part of the warranty discussion, let’s review:

Compositon Shingles last 15-40 yrs depending on the quality of the roofing selected and the area you live in along with the type of ventilation your home’s attic provides. The above picture shows one way a 40 year roof lasts only 20 years: Poor venting may lead to rotted decking and excessive heat build-up.

Next time, let talk more about how to select a shingle manufacture and the associated warranty options.