How to match old weathered roof shingles
Matching weathered shingles from roughly a decade ago is notoriously difficult because even standard color matches like Duration Brownwood do not quite align with aged materials, leaving repair professionals unable to achieve a seamless blend. Suppliers and lab reports often point to specific brands due to features like the SureNail, but the slight color discrepancy caused by aging makes exact replacements nearly impossible to find.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Removing a shingle to inspect it
- 2Comparing against different manufacturers' color charts for shadow lines and hues
- 3Comparing shingles against physical samples
- 4Consulting with suppliers or third-party reporting services like ITEL
- 5Considering alternative color lines
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“What type of shingles are these? Thanks”source ↗
“We get a lot of repairs for this shingle and ITEL and suppliers all point us towards Duration Brownwood. It has to be Duration because of the SureNail, but Brownwood doesn't quite match, even given wear.”source ↗
Where this came up
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