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Architectural Shingles: What We Install Most, and Why

Thicker, layered tabs that shed water better, hold up longer in Florida sun, and give the roof depth instead of a flat printed look.

Finished architectural shingle roof with chimney and new skylights on a Fernandina Beach home

The default recommendation, and we mean it

If you asked us to roof our own house in Jacksonville, this is what we would put on it. The cost premium over 3-tab is modest, the life extension is real, the wind rating is better, and the house simply looks finished rather than cheap.

Colors on an Owens Corning Duration roof

The colors in our visualizer are the TruDefinition Duration line. Darker colors like Onyx Black and Estate Gray hide staining better under oaks; lighter colors like Shasta White and Sand Dune run cooler in summer. Both are defensible — it is genuinely a preference.

What’s covered

Ten years on our labor, and a 50-year limited — lifetime for the original homeowner — warranty on the shingle itself, backed by Owens Corning.

Full limited-warranty documentation is provided with every contract and governs in all cases.

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