Shingle Gauge(Hagg)

Not from hail belt area. First I ever heard of this tool today. How accurate or useful is it really????

Well Vickie who in the heck is putting on 20 yr 3 tab fiberglass? Do they even make them anymore besides O/C Classics?

Here in NW Indiana, where the Perkins Family actually invented roofing, they were putting organics on until about 10 yrs. ago. Not the majority, but a few were left.

They died a lot harder than Bruce Willis..... :)

Knowing what you are looking at and proving what you are looking at- that's the issue. Insurance carriers want proof and documentation on everything to do with a claim.

Who still makes organic shingles? I thought everything was fiberglass for the last 25 years. So if it's 25 years old and organic it's life should be over anyway.

IDK how this would work when "Hail Claims" are actually organic shingle failures. Organic shingles will be much thicker than F Glass.

Comes down to actually knowing what you're looking at. (No that it is not sarcasm) With the Virtual Reality world that has become fact, fiction rules BABY! :laugh:

Are the shingle manufacturers consistent enough for this to be a viable tool?

It's to determine the warranty of the shingles- Many insurance carriers and insurance claim service companies require a photo of them. They want to verify what they are replacing. (or avoid paying for a 25yr shingle when it is actually a 20yr shingle. 40yr vs a 30yr, etc.

You lightly slide the gauge into the shingle it will stop at the thickness of the shingle- all the way in, like shown, above indicates a 20 yr shingle.

After taking the risk shots this is the next image that usually goes on the report. Everything has to be documented. Just part of the insurance process.

Just part of the insurance claim game......

I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but whatever would you use that for? Roofing is not like checking tire tread. Are you trying to verify that your shingles have enough weight in them? I don't get it.

Oh brother - ya gotta be kidd'n me? :silly:

It's used to measure the thickness of the shingles. I use it to verify the shingle warranty- 20yr verses 25yr, we have to verify and substantiate every claim or report.

HAAG Engineering 4/09 Shingle Gauge still works on shingles installed before 2011. The gauge doesn't work with The Class 4 impact resistant shingles.

Here, where we put our shingles on straight and true, I've seen those things. Not sure of the point of them. If you don't know what the shingle is, why are you up on a roof clarifying Hail Damage?

I think they use chaulk lines in the hail belt area..... :)