Different brands of shingles, which is best?
 

I am getting a new roof and the contractor said the brand of shingle will be determined after we pick the color. He showed us GAF (timberline), Tamco, and I had a ELK brochure from another roofer. We picked colors of each. I live in Michigan and were going to use a 30 algae resistant architectural shingle. Any advice on the brands? Should I look at another brand, if so what?

Tampco heritage 30 ar color aged wood or weather wood. Depending on the color of your house. Gaf timberline 40 i like color weatherwood. But like i said this depends on color of house. House needs to be in the tan family of colors for this to look sharp. Both are excellent shingle.

would weatherwood go well with red cedar ciding?

weatherd wood goes with anything thats why its the most popular color. GAF is the best warranty in the industry.

RooferJim
www.jbennetteroofing.com

Don't have any experience with roofing durability in the cold extremes where you are, but we use quite a bit of GAF on jobs here around New Orleans and they hold up well in our brutal summers.

Two pices of advice:
1) Go with CertainTeed , Elk , or Tamko products only.
2) Hire a contractor who KNOWES HIS BUSINESS, not the cheapest jack of all trades you can find.

Stick to that and you're guaranteed to get your moneys worth, otherwise.....see you in a couple of years.