Roofing Manufacturer Certifications Explained
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Read Roofing Manufacturer Certifications Explained →Certification programs at a glance
Shingle manufacturers certify roofing contractors through tiered programs. The top tiers matter to homeowners mainly because enhanced system warranties are usually available only through certified installers.
- GAF runs Certified and Master Elite contractor tiers.
- Owens Corning runs Preferred and Platinum Preferred contractor tiers.
- CertainTeed awards ShingleMaster and SELECT ShingleMaster credentials.
- A certification describes the installer. Always ask which warranty a quote actually includes.
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Five shingle manufacturers run contractor programmes, each with its own ladder of levels and its own badge. A roofer deciding which to pursue and a homeowner reading a badge off the side of a van are asking the same first question, which is what the thing actually is — and the honest answer is narrower than most of the internet suggests.
This page gives the programme name and the tier names each manufacturer currently publishes, the page we read them off, and the date we read it. It also names four widely-repeated programme names that are out of date, and shows less badge artwork than we hold, for reasons worth reading.
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