Brown shingle roof on a brick and siding two-story home

Three grades, one decision

Shingle Grades for an Aubrey Roof

Roof shingle options on an Aubrey house come down to one difference that matters: a hailstone that bruises a three-tab will often bounce off an impact-rated one of the same color.

Call (940) 290-6428

Get your estimateA local roofer measures the roof before quoting anything, and prices the grades side by side.

What is already up there

The grade already on most Aubrey roofs

A builder ordering for a whole street orders one grade, and Aubrey was built a street at a time. Which means the question of what is on your roof usually has an answer before anybody climbs it, and the answer is usually architectural asphalt: the layered, dimensional shingle that became the builder default in that stretch.

It is a good shingle. It is also the grade that hail finds first, and knowing that is the whole reason this page exists.

Call (940) 290-6428 Find out what is on yours

Layered gray asphalt shingle tabs in a sunlit close-up

Each grade, and what it asks of you

Price rises with each step, and so does what the shingle survives. The two do not rise at the same rate.

Three-Tab Asphalt

ProfileFlat, single layer

WindLowest of the three

Best forShort ownership horizons

Architectural Asphalt

ProfileLayered, dimensional

WindHigher rating

Best forMost homes here

Impact-Rated Asphalt

ProfileAs architectural

HailClass-rated for impact

DiscountAsk your insurer

* Exact warranty and insurance figures depend on the product and the carrier, and everything is confirmed in writing before the work starts. Manufacturer coverage follows the installed system.

What impact-rated buys in Denton County

What it buys, and what it does not. An impact-rated shingle costs more up front and resists a stone that would bruise the grade beside it. It is no armor and it will not make a roof hail-proof.

It resists impact only, and does nothing for wind, age or a bad installation
Many carriers discount for a Class-rated roof, and the discount is the carrier's to set
The rating describes the shingle in a lab and says nothing about your slope on a particular afternoon
A cheaper grade installed properly outlasts a better grade installed badly, every time
In a county logging 33 hail days, the upgrade has more to do here than it would somewhere calm

Whether the premium pays back is math, and the numbers are yours: what the upgrade costs, what your carrier gives back for it, and the horizon you are planning against.

Questions

Matching a grade to how long you are staying

Q1How do I find out which grade is on my roof now?

Three things usually settle it: the builder's paperwork if the house is still on its original roof, a permit record if it has been replaced, and a close look at the shingle itself. Layered shingles read dimensional from the ground; three-tab reads flat and uniform.

Q2Is impact-rated worth the extra cost in Aubrey?

Worth turns on your horizon. Over fifteen years in a county that logs hail most springs, the upgrade plus an insurance discount often pays for itself. Over three years before a move, it usually buys the next owner something rather than you.

Q3Will an impact-rated roof stop a hail claim happening?

No. It reduces how much damage a given storm does; it does not exempt the roof from damage or from the claims process. Anyone promising otherwise is selling.

Q4Does a heavier shingle need a stronger roof?

On a normal residential frame, no. What matters more is the condition of the decking underneath, which only becomes visible once the old covering is off.

Q5Can I put a better grade on just the slope that faces the weather?

Mixing grades across one roof is possible and rarely a good idea. It complicates the warranty, it looks like what it is from the street, and the saving is smaller than people expect.

Before the order goes in

Price your Aubrey roof shingle options

Send the address and a local roofer measures the roof and prices the grades separately, so the upgrade is a line you can see rather than a number folded into a total. Take it away and think it over; nothing is scheduled from a price.

Call (940) 290-6428The measurement and the grade prices arrive together.

A roofer looks at the deck tooThe measurement firstYour call at the end

Get your estimateFree, and the report comes from standing on the roof.