Malarkey vs Owens Corning asphalt roofing shingles: a summary and comparison

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Malarkey and Owens Corning are leading providers of asphalt roofing shingles. If you compare Malarkey and Owens Corning, it will give you a better understanding of the options you have for selecting a new roof, or repairing/replacing an existing roof.

A couple of quick definitions:

Wind resistant: Shingles are lost on a roof when the wind is able to get up under one of them and tear it off. Generally, as soon as one goes, many others will follow. The key to success with wind resistance is to have the shingle adhere to each other. This is done by putting one or two lines of a sticky substance, usually an asphalt glue, on the top of the shingle. This glue will adhere to the bottom of the shingle above it. These lines are already on the shingles when you buy them.

Algae resistant: Nature is amazing and plants will grow anywhere they can set down long enough. Algae and moss will grow on the east and north sides of a house where the sun doesn’t usually bake the roof. Algae resistant shingles have copper granules that prevent growth or they have a new  modern coating that prevents the plants from taking root. Again, this is built right into the shingles.

Malarkey overview

Since 1956, Malarkey has been producing reliable roofing products from its Portland, OR headquarters. Always an innovator, the company has also taken a lead in offering sustainable roofing products. Malarkey’s line of asphalt roofing shingles includes:

Malarkey Legacy® asphalt roofing shingles

• 50-year limited warranty
• 110 mph limited wind warranty
• 20-year algae resistance warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 275 lbs per square feet

Malarkey NorthwestXL™ asphalt roofing shingles

• 40-year limited warranty
• 80 mph limited wind warranty
• 20-year algae resistance warranty
• 260 lbs per square feet

Malarkey Highlander-CS™ asphalt roofing shingles

• 30-year limited warranty
• 70 mph limited wind warranty
• 20-year algae resistance warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 242 lbs per square feet

Malarkey Alaskan asphalt roofing shingles

• 35-year limited warranty
• 100 mph limited wind warranty
• 20-year algae resistance warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 235 lbs per square feet
• 3-tab construction

Malarkey Dura-Seal™ 25 asphalt roofing shingles

• 25-year limited warranty
• 60 mph limited wind warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 235 lbs per square feet
• 3-tab construction

Malarkey Dura-Seal™ 20 asphalt roofing shingles

• 20-year limited warranty
• 60 mph limited wind warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 200 lbs per square feet
• 3-tab construction

Malarkey ECOASISPremium™ asphalt roofing shingles

• 50 year limited warranty
• 110 mph limited wind warranty (a 130 mph-enhanced wind warranty is available)
• 20-year algae warranty
• Class ‘A’ fire rating
• 20% solar reflectance

To view all of Malarkey's roofing products, click here.

 

Owens Corning overview

Owens Corning was founded in 1938. Since that time, the company has established itself as a leader in a wide array of building materials. They offer several lines of asphalt roofing shingles including:

Owens Corning TruDefinition® asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 130 mph
• Algae-resistant for 10 years

Owens Corning Berkshire® asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 110 mph
• Algae-resistant for 10 years

Owens Corning Woodmoor® asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 110 mph
• Algae-resistant for 10 years

Owens Corning Woodcrest® asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 110 mph

Owens Corning Duration® premium cool asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 130 mph
• Algae-resistant for 10 years
• Solar-reflected

Owens Corning Duration® premium asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 130 mph
• Algae-resistant for 10 years

Owens Corning Oakridge® asphalt roofing shingles

• Limited lifetime warranty (though a 10-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 110 mph

Owens Corning Supreme metric asphalt roofing shingles

• 25-year limited warranty (though a 5-year total replacement warranty option is available)
• Wind resistant to 60 mph

To view all of Owens Corning's roofing products, click here.

 

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