Roof Shingle Thickness Gauge

It s important for you as a homeowner to know about the gauge thickness of a metal roof so you can select the best one for yourself.

Roof shingle thickness gauge.

To test shingles with a lifetime limited warranty or after january 2011 click here to see the 1 12 shingle gauge. Knowing a warranty level can be important in determining what a comparable replacement shingle might be. In early 2011 most asphalt shingle manufacturers introduced lifetime limited warranties for their products. Because of this change this version of the shingle gauge was created for 3 tab shingles.

A shingle gauge is a tool used to measure the thickness of a roof s asphalt composition shingles. Manufacturers in the united states use gauge to express the thickness of metal roof panels. That measurement is used to estimate the level of warranty for the shingles. Amazon s choice for shingle gauge roof measures the thickness of shingle and based on analyses correlates that thickness to warranty level designed with the strictest analytical tolerances possible scales for both 3 tab organic and laminated shingle varieties.

The roof shingle thickness gauge is a one of a kind product created through years of research and testing by haag engineering. 22 gauge is the thickest while 29 gauge is the thinnest. Due to warranty changes this gauge is made for shingles manufactured january 2011 or before.