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5. Nailing zone and angle cut

The Cambridge nailing lane is a clearly marked area of 35 and/or 45 mm for “Xpress” application and is the widest zone for accurate nailing. The straight cut of the “dragon tooth” part is in our professional view better for the shingle alignment compared to angle cut. When the products in the competitors test offer a smaller nailing zone, they do not combine it with a straight cut. We believe, yet another advantage of IKO’s laminated shingles.

Nailing zone and straight cut IKO laminated shingles competitors test
Nailing zone and straight cut IKO laminated shingles
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 1 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 1
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 2 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 2
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 3 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 3
Nailing zone and straight cut IKO laminated shingles competitors test
Nailing zone and straight cut IKO laminated shingles
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 1 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 1
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 2 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 2
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 3 competitors test
Nailing zone and angle cut tested product 3

A little summary. It is our professional view, that the following points prove that if you want a secure roof above your head, IKO has the highest quality you can find on the market:

  • IKO Cambridge shingle is bigger > 1038 x 349 mm vs. the tested products
  • Widest shim & nailing zone > 45 mm & 35 mm vs. the tested products
  • Most developed gluing system > 5 strips vs. the tested products
  • We believe, that a straight cut of dragon teeth gives a better alignment vs. the tested products

 

Keep these tests in mind when deciding which shingles you should buy.

Feel free to contact us, if you want to verify which products were included in the test.

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You don’t like the way your hips and ridges look when you use the classic method for hexagonal shingles? Don’t worry, we have another look and feel for you. Check out our following tips!

Hexagonal shingles used as hips and ridges