Ask the Expert – Royce Kuntz
Royce Kuntz, Regional Sales Manager with DaVinci Roofscapes has been with the company for 6+ years now, and much of his time is spent on the road meeting with customers. We want to share some of Royce’s unique insights with you about his conversations with roofers, project managers and homeowners.
Q: You’re meeting with a lot of roofers across the east. What do they identify as one of the best aspects of using DaVinci polymer roof tiles?
A: Roofers really care about the pre-collated bundles DaVinci supplies. This saves them time and labor on the construction site because they don’t have to hand sort different colors and widths. This pre-planned distribution produces the right aesthetic effect every time on the roof — which also matters to homeowners.
Q: What about consumers? What are homeowners asking about?
A: Along with getting the exact look on the roof they want, which is where the pre-collated bundles come in, homeowners are keenly interested in color fade concerns, warranty and the integrity of the composite roofing tiles.
Q: Let’s tackle these individually. How do you respond to the color fade concerns?
A: At DaVinci, our proprietary engineered polymer incorporates state-of-the-art color and ultraviolet stabilizers in order to provide the best possible color performance. Although all outdoor products tend to fade a bit over time, the DaVinci Slate and Shake synthetic roofing material has proven itself in internal accelerated weathering, third party testing and outside exposure. And, since our color extends completely through each tile, this also brings greater confidence to the reduction of color fade issues.
Q: Next, the warranty.
A: DaVinci offers a Limited Lifetime Material Warranty. This provides exceptional value for a homeowner along with peace-of-mind. I also remind consumers to check with their homeowner insurance company since many agencies will offer a discount with our Class A Fire Rated product.
Q: Finally, the integrity of composite roofing tiles. What do you share with homeowners to eliminate concerns?
A: This is easy. The combination of the rib structure of the DaVinci tiles with the thickness of the synthetic roofing material — especially when compared to competitive composite roofing products — prevents the DaVinci tiles from curling and warping. The thicker simulated shake roofing and imitation slate tiles we manufacture also provide better shadow lines and makes for a more realistic looking slate or cedar shake roof.
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