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Class 3 Shingles

The Honest Baseline.

Impact-rated. Cost-effective. The right call for some roofs — and the wrong call for others. We’ll tell you which one is yours.
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WHAT CLASS 3 MEANS

UL 2218 is the impact-resistance test for asphalt shingles. A 1.75-inch steel ball gets fired at the shingle at terminal velocity. Class 3 shingles survive that test.

Class 4 shingles survive a 2-inch ball. Class 3 is a real upgrade over uncategorized shingles. It’s just not the top of the chart.

More on the full Class 1–4 system here.

WHEN CLASS 3 IS THE RIGHT CALL

Lower hail-risk geography

some zip codes outside the storm belt have a meaningfully lower hail probability per year, and the Class 4 upcharge math doesn’t pencil out

Tighter budget

Class 3 + our New Warranty is still a much better roof than “cheapest bid” Class 3 with no warranty

Older home with planned sale

if you’re selling in <5 years and the carrier discount doesn’t matter to you, Class 3 may be the smart play

We’ll run the math with you honestly.

WHEN MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS UPGRADETO CLASS 4 INSTEAD

  • They live in OK, KS, MO, or AR — hail country
  • Their carrier offers a 10–30% premium discount for Class 4 (which compounds annually)
  • They’ve already paid one deductible in the last 5 years
  • They plan to be in the house long enough that the math compounds in their favor
Read the full Class 4 case here.

OUR HONEST POSITION

If you ask three other roofers in this region and one of them says “Class 4 doesn’t matter, save your money,” they’re either uninformed or they don’t have a Class 4 installer crew. Either way, that’s a signal. Read more about choosing a roofer.

We install Class 3. We just rarely recommend it in this region.

Get the right shingle for your roof, your zip code, and your carrier.

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