Need to Find Roofing Shingles to Match

asphaltgambler · 06-27-2022, 02:12 PM

So, we had a pretty rough storm blow through here last week, and a part of 1 shingle was lifted and torn-off. I looked in the gutters and around = gone. Question is where can I find matching, or at least close to in color? I'm sure I'll have to buy a square............

herr_oberst · 06-27-2022, 02:16 PM

Whatever you do, don't walk into the roofing store without a sample in your hand for a color match. To do otherwise is just too much of an asphalt shingle gamble.

island911 · 06-27-2022, 02:20 PM

LOL

Point herr_oberst

Steve Carlton · 06-27-2022, 02:24 PM

I can refer you to someone I found on the internet.

asphaltgambler · 06-27-2022, 02:25 PM

I see what you did there.............

KFC911 · 06-27-2022, 02:26 PM

No matter how close you get some to match.... your wife will ALWAYS see the difference!

Hope this helps

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stevej37 · 02:31 PM

^^^ SC
Ha! Roof girl!

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Bill Douglas · 06-27-2022, 02:40 PM

NO phoning her for a quote.

Unless your intentions are honourable. Meaning you want some roof tiles. Doesn't matter how good looking she is.

Steve Carlton · 06-27-2022, 02:51 PM

Just call Sally Shingle after the install is done. She appreciates a responsible homeowner.

David · David's Garage

Let the cratch slapping jokes begin.

I think they pretty easy to match… with a sample

Bill Douglas · 06-27-2022, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

Let the cratch slapping jokes begin.

I think they pretty easy to match… with a sample

Even a rough match looks fine. With the angle of a roof you can't see the detail too much.

rockfan4 · 06-27-2022, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Whatever you do, don't walk into the roofing store without a sample in your hand for a color match. To do otherwise is just too much of an asphalt shingle gamble.

I made this mistake. When we bought the house, I noticed some damaged shingles on the roof of the garage. The seller wouldn't fix them, but I asked them the brand and name so I could match them myself, since I knew they had replaced some while they owned it. They got the name totally wrong, I opened the pack, not even close. But it's the back side of the house, can't see it from the street, so I replaced them anyway. I should do another spot where the satellite dish was, but I need to bring a taller ladder.

I talked to a roofer, and he says there's a guy he works with who can identify the brand and color from just a single torn shingle. A shingle savant.

fintstone · fintstone's Garage

Yep. Like with most things, experience seems to work quite well.

I had a lot of shingles get torn off my second home by a storm/falling tree on my attached garage when I was away at my primary home.

Ambulance chaser roofers showed up and contacted me. They showed up when the insurance guy came too. They wanted to replace all the shingles on the garage for the total insurance amt (which covered a damaged fence, tree removal, etc.). The roof was almost new and was replaced just before I bought the home...so I didn't need an entire roof. I only wanted them to fix the damaged area...and at first, they agreed. But, when I tried to schedule the work, they refused to do a smaller job.

It took me a long time to cut up the fallen trees and remove them myself. Then I called an older local guy that I found mentioned on the internet (no website) who came and gave me an estimate and did the work. I was not there but heard them talking on my video camera. He identified the shingles just by looking and apparently had the materials (shingles, ridge cap, and fascia board) left over from other jobs. He came with a small crew and knocked it out in a couple hours. It came out perfect (can't tell it ever happened) and cost $1100 vice the $7500 the other guys wanted. Win/win for both of us.