How Composite Roofs Hold Up Year After Year

By Kathy Ziprik, DaVinci Roofscapes.

See how composite roofs stand up over time based on customer feedback.

Finding out how a specific kind of roof truly holds up is important. Especially when you’re thinking about investing in that type of roof. That’s why the team at DaVinci Roofscapes did something a bit unusual. They went back to long-time customers and asked for their feedback on their composite roofs. And they’re sharing those insights with you now.

Hail, no!

Back in early 2015 Al Ruggirello decided to install DaVinci composite slate roofing on his home in Traverse City, Michigan. It didn’t take him long to be happy with his decision. Just several months later a freak storm with four-inch diameter hail damaged many roofs in his neighborhood. But not his roof. His impact-resistant roof showed no damage. Since then he still reports no issues with his DaVinci roof.

“We’ve had some very strong storms since the installation,” says Ruggirello. “This roof has held up beautifully. It’s comforting to know our DaVinci roof not only adds to the beauty of our home, it also provides a strong weather barrier during some severe weather situations that are common in northern Michigan.”

Composite shake a sensible roofing choice

That same year Jim Steinlage also got a new DaVinci roof, but for a different reason. His real cedar shake roofing had faded and worn out. It was time for a new roof with less maintenance headaches. After convincing his HOA to approve the polymer roofing product, he and his wife had a long-lasting DaVinci Shake composite roof installed on their home.

“The DaVinci roof has held up exceptionally well over the last seven years,” says Steinlage. “It still looks like it did when it was installed. We continue to recommend this product to our family and friends. This was a smart investment for our home.”

Standing up to Mother Nature

It’s been more than a dozen years since “tennis balls of ice” destroyed the roof on Dean Imel’s Oklahoma home. When he surveyed his neighborhood, he discovered the only homes that survived had DaVinci roofs. That’s when he decided to invest in a DaVinci multi-width slate roof.

Just a few months after his composite slate roof was installed, another intense hail storm struck. Imel was home at the time. “I watched hail that was at least one-inch in diameter repeatedly bounce off our roof,” says Imel. “It didn’t leave a mark. I was impressed!

“Whenever I’m asked, I wholeheartedly recommend the DaVinci product. As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing that provides the protection and value in the marketplace better than DaVinci. And, it looks great, too!”

Imel points out a sensible fact. Investing in a DaVinci composite roof keeps homeowners from having to deal with re-roofing your home every 10 to 15 years. “With current insurance deductibles on roofs at around one percent of the value of the home, just one or two replacements will not only pay for the price of the product, but will save you on re-roofing costs,” says Imel. “That makes this roof, which performs like a champ, a really great investment!”

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