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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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Roof shingles with impressive tensile strength

Another argument to choose for Victorian PLUS is its impressive tensile strengthA short example of the test can be found in our film “How do they do it?”. This movie shows the different stages of the production process and also gives a small look at a few important quality checks we do to make sure our IKO shingles deliver the high quality customers expect. One of these tests measures the tensile strength.

The average values we’ve registered for the Victorian PLUS are:

1000 N/50 mm for the tensile length (EN 12311-1) and

700 N/50 mm for the tensile width (EN 12311-1).

For the EN 544 standards the following minimum values are required: 600 N/50 mm for the tensile length (EN 12311-1) and 400 N/50 mm for the tensile width.

Looks like Victorian PLUS exceeds these standards by more than 65 % without any effort!

Lab test IKO - impressive tensile strength

The advantages mentioned above also count for Armourglass PLUS (rectangular shaped) and Diamant PLUS (triangular shaped), 2 IKO roof shingles that offer the same quality as the rounded Victorian PLUS. The biggest advantages of these 3 types of IKO PLUS shingles are UV protection; flexibility at low temperature and APP modified bitumen. 

Your advantage with Victorian PLUS roof shingle:

  • APP modified bitumen (TÜM certified)
  • Superior quality high grade bitumen fibreglass shingle
  • Exceeds the most stringent worldwide standards
  • Additional UV protection thanks to APP Bitumen
  • Higher flexibility with low(er) temperatures

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
How to cut hips and rigdes from a hexgonal shingle