Roof Shingles in Melissa, TX
You'll know which shingle grade fits your roof, and what it's built to survive, before you pick one. Tell Melissa Roofing Co what the roof has been through, and you'll hear it if it has years left.
The shingle grade that holds up over Melissa
The grade worth paying for on a Melissa roof is the one built to take an impact. Everything else on the sample board is your call, and Melissa Roofing Co won't lean on you to make it.
Hail is what a roof here has to live through, and impact-rated shingles are built for that one job. Put the question to Melissa Roofing Co and you'll get the same answer whether the roof went on a few years back or is coming up on ten.
Shingle options, from three-tab up to impact-rated
Grade is the one part of a roof you get to pick, and it moves the roofing cost as much as anything else on the estimate. The four below are the shingle grades that go back on roofs around here, thinnest first, and what sits under them is covered with the other roofing materials.
Three-tab asphalt
A single flat layer, with no shadow line across it.
Architectural asphalt
Two layers bonded together, and that is where the dimensional look comes from.
Impact-rated (Class 4)
Rated for impact, and it wears the same dimensional look.
Designer asphalt
Heavier profiles, cut in shapes that imitate slate or wood shake.
* Warranty and insurance terms vary with the product and the carrier and are put in writing before any work. What the manufacturer warrants depends on the system installed.
When Melissa shingles stop doing their job
Shingles rarely quit all at once. They go in pieces, and most of the pieces show up from the ground, in the gutter, or on the ceiling inside.
- Granules in the gutter: That colored grit is the shingle's armor against sun and hail, and the mat under it ages fast once the grit is gone.
- Soft dents from hail: A hailstone can bruise a shingle without breaking it, and the bruise opens up later.
- Curling edges: Corners lift off the deck, and the next wind gets under them.
- Cracks across the tabs: Splits let water down to the nail line, where it does the most damage.
- Bare patches on ridges and hips: Those lines take the most wind, so they usually wear through first.
- Water stains inside: By the time a ceiling marks, water has been working past the shingles for a while, and a roof repair is the usual next step.
Collin County sees hail year after year, which is why most shingle trouble in Melissa starts as hail damage and shows up later as a leak.
Shingle questions on a newer Melissa roof
Q1Are impact-rated shingles worth it here?
Q2Can one damaged slope be replaced on its own?
Q3Does a heavier shingle mean a better roof?
Ask which shingle suits a Melissa roof
Send Melissa Roofing Co the roof's age and what you're seeing up there, so a roofer can put a grade and a number to it. The grade is yours to keep whichever way you go.