whats the beef with IKO shingles?

McnicholsRoofing

funny everyone rags on iko when they have 1 class action lawsuit. now on the other hand if you google gaf they have over 20class action lawsuits going on. we will always use iko! now google every shingle and see how many class action lawsuits they got ahhahaah

Grumpy

edit: removed. Not worth arguing with some guy with one post.

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jimsonburg

I've installed thousands of squares of IKO,without a problem.They are not my choice of shingle,but I think they did flood the market at one point with defective shingles,causing an uproar and dislike for the company in the roofing industry.

RemStar

At least gaf stands behind thier warranty...

Slyfox

I just googled 'IKO shingles lawsuits' and there are four different cases listed on the first page.

BTW, I do not rag IKO, I have installed hundreds of squares of them and never had an issue with them yet.

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Interloc

I hate them, different sizes,teeth dont line up,loses lots of granules,scuff fairly easy and that stupid armour zone just bites..

tawassailor

Thank you for your inquiry into the IKO shingles class action lawsuits. All class actions involving IKO organic shingles nationwide against IKO are currently proceeding in the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois. There are two cases proceeding separately in Canada. These class actions involve IKO shingles made with organic materials; please see the end of this e-mail for a list of known IKO organic shingle types. Please note that this list may be subject to change. An updated list of the shingles we believe to be organic will always be posted at our website, www.ikoshingleslawsuit.com.

tawassailor

large scale early roof failures in Northern Michigan due to IKO shingles. From the web, multiple sites discussing the issues.

worked with roofs from a teenager, never saw the brittle failure like I have with IKO.

I don't like GAF either. Only use Certainteed 30 year or longer. Never 3 tab, only heavy shingles. I walk away houses that use cheap shingles.

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charlotteroofers

I'm a Certainteed guy myself and have noticed IKO shingles aren't of the same quality as Certainteed, GAF or TAMKO but they're decent. Atlas also had a bad Rap in the past which they say was due to a packaging problem but have since remedied the issue and I use them on alot of my Investment properties and have had great results. I like to Stick with companies that not only stand behind their Warranty but also have area Reps that answer the phone and assist you with potential problems.

dougger222

Thomas, your are correct with IKO being a leak only warranty. My local CT rep gave me a brochure the other day that lists all the manufacturers and specs according to each shingle ine. GAF/ELK and CT are both performance based warranties.

The reason whey IKO denied all the organic claims was because as there warranty stated unless the defect causes a leak there's no grounds for a warranty claim.

Certainteed on the other with respect to organic shingles has always made right on there warranty claims. As a matter of fact it was easier to file before the class action settlement than after.

A lot of people think the settlement forced CT to pay organic claims, this is not true at all.