Anybody here estimate age of shingles?

[Granite3]

Need to know age for my insurance co. They say 2003, I think they are about 10 years old.

 

[the_great_white]

Peel one off. There should be a stamp on it somewhere

 

[sambo77]

By the looks of it I would guess 10-15 years. As said before, if you pull a shingle off there will be a stamp along the tar strip with the plant and make date. I will say in my experience the stamp sometimes is no longer there or legible.

 

[sambo77]

How do the pipe boots look? That can be a good indicator of the age. The rubber collar breaks down and fails around 10 years.

 

[MrJim]

Insurance people suck. Been there done that.

 

[THREEJAYS]

Have been around roofing all my life. It’s hard to tell by the pictures, as mentioned though the plumbing boot seals will break down probably starting around 10 year mark. What he refered to as roll roofing appears to be a commercial grade torch grade modified bitumen and it’s a great product and will last many more years if it’s only 10. Are there a lot of granules in gutters? I would also guess 10 ish from what I see in pictures

 

[sniper22]

Looks like the architectural are in the 14-16 yr range and the others could be older but I doubt it.

 

[Dirt Ball]

Look on Google Earth & run the time slider back. You might be able to see when this roof was installed.

 

[Granite3]

Look on Google Earth & run the time slider back. You might be able to see when this roof was installed.

Damn fine idea! Now if I could figure out how to make it go back in time.....

 

[BamaFan]

Insurance company is likely going by the permit history. As far as they're concerned, even if it's newer it was installed without a permit.