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... Super-Thick Shake-Look Luxury Style

There is no equal to the Landmark TL. As the thickest laminated shingle in the industry, weighing in at 340 lbs per roofing square (100 sq ft), this product is a triple thick laminated shingle that is incomparable.

This is the ideal choice for executive class neighborhoods, particularly when re-roofing from cedar shakes and converting to an asphalt shingle system. These super thick shingles deliver the architectural appeal suitable for design controlled subdivisions and developments.

Landmark "TL" is a tri-laminate shingle, with three layers of heavy duty fiberglass shingles laminated together to create great texture and appeal from an asphalt shingle.

When installed this product is as thick as real cedar shingles, and as thick as some real slates.

Real shadows and depth are created with this shingle, not just a faked look such as a 30 year laminated shingle, with their faked shadow effects from granule additions. Why have a painted on shadow effect when real executive class wood-like texture is available with the Landmark "TL" Ultimate ?! 

This product provides real texture, real depth, and a real cedar shingle or shake appearance. It isn't faking it with shadow lines...it really is thick.

The Landmark "TL" Ultimate should be called Landmark "Super-Thick Shakes" as we have never seen a more realistic alternative to the real thing. This product costs substantially less than the real thing, is less fragile than the real thing, is installed cheaper than the real thing, and weighs far less than the real thing. But it looks better than the real thing in most cases, and it comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty from Certainteed as well as a Class A Fire Rating.

This product automatically comes with a copper granule added to its surface granules, which is warranted to prevent algae staining for 10 years. The copper oxide that washes out from these granules is a worthwhile extra feature in our rainforest climate for inhibiting algae growth.

As the shingle is extra thick, and is therefore tougher to cut, expect your roofer to charge incrementally a little bit more for the application and installation than he would for typical 30 or 40 year laminates. But considering that a properly installed Landmark "TL" Ultimate may be the last roof your home needs, seeing the roofer around for a day extra shouldn't pose too much of an inconvenience.

Keep in mind that when some roofers or salesmen inform you that "30 years" ..."is good enough" for warranty, they are only thinking of selling you the cheapest available products on the market. That's all "fine and dandy" if you only want a water-resistant cover over your home, and the look of your home is unimportant to you. But you could also buy a tarp in many designer colours as well, for even less cost, if that is how you look at your home...not a real estate investment with potential for increasing value, but rather just a shelter to stay out of the rain.

The roofing material appearance and texture is an extremely noticeable part of the architecture of your home. You can greatly cheapen your home's appeal and real estate value if you aren't careful what you choose for the roofing material selection. If you have cedar on your home now, a "30 year or 40 year" warranted shingle used as a replacement for this old cedar will detract from the current appeal of your home. Cedar shingles and cedar shakes have long been considered an executive class choice in home design and have affected the appeal of your home and your neighborhood.

 Therefore if you do not want to lessen the curb appeal and intrinsic value of your home and neighborhood, we suggest that you convert your wood roof to no less than Landmark "TL" for its realistic appeal. Alternative styles include Presidential Shakes (365 lbs per square), Presidential "TL" Ultimate Shakes (485 lbs per square), or for moderately less texture and cost, the Landmark Premium (330lbs per square) Fiberglass Laminated Shingles.

 Compromise if you must, but remember it probably will effect the real value of your home to cheap out and install thinner shingles. Also many costs do not change on a roof. Plywood is a fixed cost. The underlayments, flashings, metals, rooftop delivery, nails, disposal bins, and ridge caps are all fixed costs. And the tear-off, disposal costs, and plywood installation labour are all fixed costs while the shingle application labour doesn't vary significantly regardless of what thickness shingle is installed ( as a function of overall cost).

Therefore we suggest that you come on down to our showroom and let our experienced roofing consultants on staff assist you in deciding what should be the smartest choice for your project or home in your particular neighborhood or region.

And as this product is expected to last over 50 years, please ensure that you install adequate ventilation for both warranty purposes, and the health of your home. The flashings should also be heavier than the minimum code products as we need 50 years plus of metal flashing life expectancy. Lets install better than average shingle underlayments to make this luxurious roof survive the distance. Remember...the roof is only as good as its weakest link.

For final finishing details, a super thick shingle such as the Landmark TL Ultimate should include on the peaks, hips, and ridges no less decorative "detailing" when selecting the ridge capping.

We recommend a minimum of Mountain Ridge10", or Ridgeglass 10" Shake Look Ridge caps, be used on these thick shingles. Plain old 3-tab capping would detract from the look and appeal of this roof and probably ruin the effect these shingles were meant to deliver.

The ultimate capping solution is to use the above mentioned shake-look ridge caps installed directly over Ridge Vent units such as TrimLine Rigid Vent to create a truly realistic shake look appeal and texture. Ensure this is done on both the ridges and the hips for truly exceptional architectural style !

 Remember...the first thing you often notice on a wood shake roof is the jagged rustic appearance of the taper-sawn ridge caps. We can replicate this look, while providing good venting on the ridges, using this Trim-Line Rigid Vent / Ridgeglass capping assembly. See our page dedicated to ridge cap options or visit us in our showroom.

On the ridges, ridge vents provide lots of exhaust venting for the home's attic to get rid of excess heat and moisture (with good intake vents in the soffit). Therefore the roofer may not need as many static vents (plastic roof vents) or Whirlybirds, etc while completing the roof, and these ridge vents are not actually a whole lot of extra cost. Remember...all shingle manufacturers require an appropriate amount of vents installed or you may not have a valid warranty. And ridge vents are part of the solution.

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