Once you’ve chosen Marroquin Exteriors as your licensed, certified and insured local roofing company, you’ll need to decide on the profile and color of your roofing shingles that best matches your design taste and your home’s style. But there’s another thing to consider when you have a new roof installed: your warranty.
While roofing warranties can seem complicated and confusing, understanding your options for coverage will ensure you make an informed decision about the material you choose for your roof as well as the company who installs it.
Roofing Warranty Basics
You may not have known that there are 3 main types of warranties that are offered on roofing:
- A Standard Manufacturer’s Warranty, which is one that covers the products used for your new roof.
- A Workmanship Warranty which comes from your contractor to cover the installation.
- An Extended Manufacturer’s Warranty that gives you expanded coverage for the products uses as well as covers contractor workmanship.
Standard Manufacturer’s Warranties
In the roofing industry, most asphalt shingles come with the industry standard which is a basic limited lifetime warranty. Usually, a lifetime warranty covers for as long as you own your home. The varying factor is based on the definition of “limited” and can change based on the manufacturer.
Different coverages include:
- Typically, manufacturer warranties will only cover the cost of materials that are defective, which leaves you on the hook for covering the cost of removing and discarding the product like failed shingles and the labor costs to replace them.
- Generally, manufacturers prorate their coverage as time goes on. You’ll receive more or full coverage in the beginning few years and it will become just a portion of the coverage in later years. So, if a shingle is defective at install, the product would be covered, but 4 years from now, you may only receive a portion of the cost of that same shingle if it is found be defective then.
- These manufacturers’ warranties only cover factory defects. If the issue results from improper installation or other components that were used and then failed, the shingles would not be covered.
Contractor Workmanship Warranties
These warranties are one of the many reasons it is important to choose a reputable, skilled roofing craftsman like those who work for Marroquin Exteriors. We stand behind our installation jobs with a workmanship warranty. Coverage length can vary, and while longer coverage is better, a good warranty protects you against failure due to workers’ errors during installation.
Typically, the contractor workmanship warranty covers labor and material costs needed to make repairs and be sure the job is done correctly. It may also cover damages to the inside of your home if there is a catastrophic failure of the roofing materials.
Contractor warranties don’t usually include any issue that does not pertain to their installation efforts or techniques like storm or high wind damage, water damage due to ice dams, alterations to the roof after installation, foot traffic or leaks caused by trees or debris.
Just remember not to fall for promises a roofing company can’t keep. Choose a reputable, experienced and skilled company who will do the work correctly the first time.
Extended Manufacturer Warranties
So that you as a homeowner can receive the utmost performance out of the products you choose for your home’s roof, you can opt for an extended warranty offered by the roofing product’s manufacturer. Companies like our partners at Owens Corning offer these on new roofs installed by authorized contractors who are certified to install the roofing system properly, like Marroquin Exteriors.
You may be required to use a full roofing system with coordinating components like:
- Ice and water barriers
- Underlayment
- Hip and ridge cap shingles
- Soffit and ridge vents
- Starter and field shingles
Comprehensive extended warranties may offer benefits like:
- Coverage for all roof system components with some exclusions
- Coverage for defective materials for up to 50 years
- Coverage against workmanship errors
Once you have chosen your warranties, be sure to check the requirements for registering your warranty. This saves you trouble down the road if you do end up having to file a warranty claim.
If you want to learn more about Owens Corning Roofing Warranties or warranties we offer, Contact Marroquin Exteriors today. We’ll be happy to go over everything with you in detail. Call us at 717-462-6341 or fill out our online form.