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Composite Slate & Shake ◆ DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, CertainTeed Symphony Slate — 855 ROOF-001

Composite Roofing — Slate & Shake Aesthetics, Class 4 Hail, 50-Year Life

Synthetic composite tiles — polymer-based slate and shake from DaVinci Roofscapes, Brava, F-Wave Revia, Inspire Roofing, and CertainTeed Symphony Slate. UL 2218 Class 4 impact, Class A fire, 110-130 mph wind, and 50-year limited lifetime warranties. The hail-country, fire-country answer for homeowners who want the look of natural slate or cedar shake without the weight, fire risk, or maintenance.

DaVinci Roofscapes Brava Roof Tile F-Wave Revia Inspire Roofing CertainTeed Symphony Slate
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What Composite Actually Is

Polymer-Based Slate and Shake — The Modern Answer to Hail, Fire, and Weight

Synthetic composite roofing is the modern category for homeowners who want the look of natural slate or cedar shake without the trade-offs that come with the real materials. Composite tiles are molded or extruded from polymer, polymer-rubber blends, or thermoplastic alloys — engineered to mimic slate or shake with realistic shadow lines, surface texture, and color depth that holds up for decades.

The honest case for composite is built on five things natural slate and cedar can't deliver at the same price: UL 2218 Class 4 impact rating (full hail-country protection), Class A fire rating with proper underlayment, 250-300 lbs per square (1/3 the weight of natural slate), 50-year limited lifetime warranty, and color-through pigment that doesn't chip down to a different base color when impact happens.

We install all five of the manufacturers that define this category — DaVinci Roofscapes, Brava Roof Tile, F-Wave Revia, Inspire Roofing, and CertainTeed Symphony Slate — and we're factory-certified through each. Where designer asphalt is the asphalt-tier answer to "I want shake/slate look at asphalt cost," composite is the synthetic-tier answer to "I want shake/slate look at half the cost of the real thing, with hail and fire performance the real thing can't match."

UL 2218 Class 4 Impact Highest hail rating — passes 2-inch steel-ball impact test. Insurance discount eligible.
Class A Fire Rating With proper underlayment — the WUI-zone answer for post-Marshall-Fire Colorado.
250-300 lbs/sq Weight 1/3 the weight of natural slate — installs over standard residential structure.
50-Year Warranty Limited lifetime coverage from every major brand — backed by labor when authorized installers register.
Synthetic Tier
Composite synthetic slate shingles staged for installation on a Front Range custom home
The Featured Lineup

Twelve Composite Lines We Install & Warranty

Each of these is a top-tier product within its manufacturer's catalog. All are UL 2218 Class 4 impact rated and Class A fire rated when installed with the manufacturer's specified underlayment system. We bring physical samples of each to every estimate.

DaVinci

Multi-Width Slate

DaVinci's flagship slate line — multi-width, multi-thickness, deepest color depth.

  • ProfileMulti-width slate, 6"/9"/12" tiles
  • Weight~270 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard, 120 mph high-wind install
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
DaVinci

Bellaforte Slate

Single-width slate with concealed fastener system — fastest-installing DaVinci line.

  • ProfileSingle-width slate, snap-lock
  • Weight~250 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
DaVinci

Bellaforte Shake

Shake-profile composite with the Bellaforte concealed fastener system.

  • ProfileShake, snap-lock concealed fastener
  • Weight~270 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
DaVinci

Hand-Split Shake

DaVinci's most cedar-realistic shake — direct visual replacement for hand-split cedar.

  • ProfileHand-split cedar shake replica
  • Weight~290 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
WUI-Zone Cedar Replacement
Brava

Cedar Shake

Iowa-made composite cedar shake — strongest shake-profile texture in the category.

  • ProfileCedar shake replica
  • Weight~250 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
Brava

Old World Slate

Brava's slate-profile composite — multiple widths, color-through pigment, lifetime warranty.

  • ProfileMulti-width slate
  • Weight~250 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
Brava

Spanish Barrel Tile

The only composite barrel-tile profile on the market — Mediterranean look without the concrete weight.

  • ProfileSpanish barrel / mission
  • Weight~280 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
F-Wave

Revia Slate

Thermoplastic stamped slate — Class 4 composite at a sensible budget.

  • ProfileSlate replica, thermoplastic alloy
  • Weight~190 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 130 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 / Value Tier
F-Wave

Revia Shake

Thermoplastic shake — lighter, faster install, value-tier Class 4.

  • ProfileShake replica, thermoplastic alloy
  • Weight~190 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 130 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 / Value Tier
Inspire

Classic Slate

Architect-favored composite slate — thicker tile profile, premium aesthetic, custom-home spec.

  • ProfileClassic slate, thicker butt edge
  • Weight~280 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
Inspire

Aledora Slate

Inspire's premium slate line — multi-width, varied thickness, deepest visual relief.

  • ProfileMulti-width slate, varied thickness
  • Weight~290 lbs / square
  • Warranty50-yr limited lifetime
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 / Premium Tier
CertainTeed

Symphony Slate

CertainTeed's polymer slate — strong distribution, lifetime warranty, sub-DaVinci pricing.

  • ProfileSlate replica, multi-width
  • Weight~265 lbs / square
  • WarrantyLifetime limited
  • WindUp to 110 mph standard
  • ImpactUL 2218 Class 4
Class 4 Standard
The Numbers That Matter

Specs & Ratings Across the Category

Every line above carries the same headline ratings. Here's what each one means in practical terms on a Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, or Wyoming home.

Impact

UL 2218 Class 4

Highest impact rating for any roof tile. Tested with a 2-inch steel ball dropped from 20 feet (large-hail equivalent) onto the tile face — tile must show no cracking, splitting, or rupture.

Fire

Class A (with underlayment)

Highest fire rating for roof assemblies. Achieved with manufacturer-specified Class A underlayment system. The WUI-zone answer for post-Marshall-Fire Colorado and any jurisdiction with cedar shake bans.

Wind

110-130 mph

Standard wind ratings start at 110 mph; high-wind installation patterns (six-fastener schedule, manufacturer-spec'd hip and ridge cap) push to 120-130 mph. F-Wave Revia leads the category at 130 mph standard.

Weight

175-300 lbs/sq

Polymer brands (DaVinci, Brava, Inspire, CertainTeed) run 250-300 lbs/sq. F-Wave thermoplastic Revia is lighter at 175-225. All install over standard residential structure designed for asphalt or designer asphalt.

Color

Through-Pigment

Color is mixed into the polymer through the full body of the tile, not painted on. Impact damage doesn't chip to a different base color the way a granular asphalt or painted metal would.

Warranty

50-Year Limited Lifetime

Every brand carries 50-year limited lifetime coverage on the tile material. Labor coverage typically requires an authorized installer registration — we hold the credential for all five brands.

Pattern

Multi-Width Staggered

Most lines come in 4-6 different tile widths and 2-3 different thicknesses, installed in a staggered pattern that mimics the irregular line of natural slate or hand-split cedar — not the repeating geometry of a stamped product.

Pitch

4/12 Minimum

Most composite lines spec 4/12 (33%) as the minimum pitch with standard underlayment, dropping to 3/12 with high-temperature self-adhered underlayment. We verify pitch and underlayment compatibility on every site visit.

Insurance Discount

Class 4 Composite — Hail Insurance Discount Stacks Cleanly

All five composite brands we install carry UL 2218 Class 4, which qualifies for the same hail-discount under most carriers as Class 4 asphalt — 15-30% off the wind-and-hail portion of premium on State Farm, USAA, Allstate, Farmers, American Family, Liberty Mutual, and most regional carriers in the five-state.

USAA generally runs the most generous Class 4 discount in Colorado at 20-28% — relevant to our Buckley Space Force Base and Air Force Academy customer base. State Farm typically runs 5-15% in Arapahoe and Adams County. The discount is per-carrier and per-ZIP, but it's substantial across the board, and on a 50-year roof life it compounds into real money — often 30-50% of the composite material upcharge over time.

We document the manufacturer's UL 2218 certification letter and shingle-wrapper photo on every install. The package goes to your agent for the underwriting credit on the next renewal.

Documentation We Provide at Closeout

UL 2218 Class 4 Certification Letter Direct from manufacturer with product line, batch, and underwriting code.
Class A Fire Rating Documentation Underlayment system spec sheet + Class A assembly certification.
Wrapper Photo & Lot Numbers Photo of the product packaging at delivery for carrier verification.
Manufacturer-Backed Warranty Registration 50-year limited lifetime warranty registered with the manufacturer in your name.
Closeout Photo Package Drone and ground photos of the completed roof for the warranty file.
Composite vs the Real Thing

Composite vs Natural Slate or Cedar Shake

If you're deciding between composite and the genuine article, the honest comparison — not a sales argument either direction.

Composite vs. Natural Slate

Composite costs roughly 30-50% of natural slate installed, weighs about 1/3 as much (250-300 lbs/sq vs 800-1,000+), installs in a week instead of a month, and passes Class 4 impact where natural slate passes Class 4 only in specific thicknesses. Natural slate wins decisively on longevity (100+ years vs 50). For the vast majority of homes, composite is the right call.

  • 30-50% the cost of natural slate
  • 1/3 the weight — installs over standard residential structure
  • Class 4 impact across the entire category
  • Slate wins on multi-generation longevity (100+ years)
  • Choose slate where the architectural specification requires the genuine article

Composite vs. Cedar Shake

Composite doesn't burn (cedar does, in any direct flame contact). Composite lasts 50 years without maintenance (cedar needs treatment cycles every 7-10 years). Composite passes Class 4 impact (cedar generally doesn't). After the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County, many CO jurisdictions ban or restrict new cedar installations. Composite shake is the direct replacement — visually similar, fire-rated, hail-rated, and explicitly approved.

  • Class A fire rated — cedar is Class C
  • 50-year warranty without maintenance cycles
  • Class 4 impact — cedar fails impact testing
  • The right answer in any WUI zone or post-Marshall-Fire jurisdiction
  • Choose cedar only where the spec specifically requires natural cedar

If you want true natural slate or cedar shake — and you understand the trade-offs — see our Specialty Roofing page. For asphalt-tier shake/slate looks at a fraction of composite cost, see Designer Shingles.

Install Detail

The Details That Make the Warranty Actually Pay Out

Composite is unforgiving of generic install detail — every brand has a manufacturer-specific schedule for fasteners, starter, ridge cap, valley metal, and underlayment. Skipping any of it voids the warranty. Here's what we install.

Manufacturer-Specific Fastener Schedule

Each brand specifies a fastener pattern by profile and wind zone. DaVinci Multi-Width has a different schedule than Bellaforte. Brava has its own pattern. F-Wave Revia uses a snap-and-fasten system. We install to the printed manufacturer schedule for the specific product, not "what we usually do."

Matched Starter and Ridge Cap

Generic starter strips and 3-tab cut ridge caps will void the warranty — every composite brand makes a profile-matched starter and ridge system that's the only approved match. We order it with the field tile, install it per spec, and document it in the closeout package.

High-Temp Synthetic Underlayment

Composite installs over solid decking with high-temperature synthetic underlayment (compatible with the brand's specified product list) and ice-and-water shield in valleys, eaves, and around penetrations. Class A fire assembly typically requires a specific Class A underlayment cap sheet.

Copper or Painted Steel Valley Metal

Valley flashing in the architectural detail spec'd by the project — usually 16 oz copper or 24 ga painted steel in W-valley or open-valley configuration. Step-flashing at sidewalls and chimneys per architect's detail, integrated with the kick-out flashing pattern.

Profile-Specific Pipe Boots and Skylight Flashing

Standard asphalt pipe boots don't seat correctly on molded polymer or thermoplastic tile — each composite brand makes profile-specific boots and skylight flashing. We install the manufacturer's matched accessory or fabricate to detail when no matched product is available.

Ridge Ventilation Sized to Attic Volume

Heat and moisture from below cook the underlayment and shorten its life regardless of the tile above. We size ridge venting to current code (1:300 or 1:150 ratio depending on attic finish), pair with proper soffit intake, and verify net free area at closeout.

Climate Fit

Composite Across CO, KS, MO, NE & WY

Five states, five different climate stress profiles — and the composite spec actually changes between them. Composite has a wider tolerance window than asphalt across temperature, hail, and freeze-thaw, but the manufacturer's installation schedule varies by climate zone.

The headline: composite is the most climate-tolerant residential roof material on the market — which is exactly why we install so much of it across the five-state.

Front Range Colorado — Hail & Wildfire Denver, Colorado Springs, Castle Rock, Parker, Boulder. Class 4 + Class A is the post-Marshall-Fire baseline. DaVinci Hand-Split Shake is our most-installed cedar replacement in the WUI zone.
High-Altitude CO & Wyoming — Freeze-Thaw Vail, Steamboat, Aspen, Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie. Composite handles freeze-thaw cycling better than asphalt — the polymer doesn't crack on freeze. UV at altitude is intense; color-through pigment doesn't fade.
Kansas City Metro & Eastern Kansas Kansas City, Overland Park, Wichita, Topeka. Hail corridor — Class 4 composite is the hail-economy answer. State Farm and American Family discount programs apply across the metro.
Missouri & Nebraska Plains Springfield, Lee's Summit, Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue. Tornado-zone wind ratings — F-Wave Revia at 130 mph leads the category. Composite handles humidity better than cedar.
HOA-Heavy Custom Markets Cherry Hills Village, The Pinery, Castle Pines Village, Highlands Ranch, Stonegate, Flying Horse, Blue Valley (KS), Leawood. ARC submissions handled; composite is the preferred slate/shake equivalent in nearly all of them.
HOA & ARC Coordination

Composite in HOA-Sensitive Communities

Composite slate and shake were essentially built for covenant-controlled communities that historically required natural slate or cedar shake. Today, most HOAs in CO, KS, MO, NE, and WY approve DaVinci, Brava, Inspire, and CertainTeed Symphony Slate as equivalent alternatives — preserving the architectural character the boards care about while eliminating the fire risk and weight liability of the natural materials.

We handle ARC (Architectural Review Committee) submittals on every HOA-governed project — physical color sample, manufacturer spec sheet, UL 2218 Class 4 certification letter, Class A fire-rating documentation, and warranty package. If the board requires a pre-approval sample on-site, we bring the physical tile to your walkthrough.

Reference our Colorado HOA Roof Approval Guide for the complete ARC submission template.

Cherry Hills Village, CO
The Pinery
Castle Pines Village
Highlands Ranch
Stonegate
Flying Horse, CO
Parker Pradera
Blue Valley, KS
Leawood, KS
Mission Hills, KS

Who Composite Is For

  • Custom homes with architect-specified slate or shake aestheticWhere the spec calls for the look of the genuine article without the cost or weight.
  • HOAs that restrict asphalt or require slate/shake appearanceMost major Front Range and Kansas City HOAs now approve composite as equivalent.
  • Re-roofs where existing structure can't carry slate weightComposite installs over standard residential structure designed for asphalt.
  • Hail-country homeowners after the insurance discountClass 4 composite stacks the same hail premium discount as Class 4 asphalt.
  • Post-wildfire rebuilds where cedar shake isn't an optionThe Class A fire answer for Marshall-Fire Boulder County and any WUI zone.
  • Long-hold homeowners staying 20+ years50-year warranty — the last roof you ever buy on the property.
When NOT to Use Composite

When Composite Isn't the Right Call

Composite is the right answer on a lot of homes — not all of them. We'll talk you out of it when something else fits the project better. Honest scope is more valuable than locked-in product loyalty.

Each scenario has a better answer in our catalog — and we install it.

  • Strict budget — the Class 4 asphalt option fits If the asphalt-tier solution clears the spec, Class 4 asphalt (IKO Nordic, Malarkey Vista, GAF Armor Shield II) gets you Class 4 hail and the insurance discount at 1/3 the cost. Composite is right when the visual aesthetic justifies the upcharge.
  • Architectural specification requires natural materials Historic-property landmarks, certain custom homes, and a small number of HOAs explicitly require natural slate or cedar shake. Don't fight it — install the genuine article from Specialty Roofing.
  • You want the absolute longest service life Composite is 50 years; standing seam metal is 50-75 years; concrete tile is 75 years; natural slate is 100+. If multi-generation life is the goal and weight isn't a constraint, those beat composite.
  • Designer-asphalt aesthetic is enough If you want shake-or-slate look at near-asphalt cost and don't need the 50-year service life, designer asphalt shingles (IKO ArmourShake, CertainTeed Presidential, GAF Camelot II) get most of the visual at a fraction of composite cost.

Related Roofing Pages

Asphalt Tier

Designer Shingles

Triple-laminate asphalt shake/slate — the asphalt answer to composite aesthetic at lower cost.

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Specialty Roofing

Natural slate and cedar shake — multi-generation installs where the genuine article is required.

View → Mediterranean

Tile Roofing

Concrete and clay tile — barrel and Spanish profiles, 75+ year service life.

View → Long-Lived Metal

Metal Roofing

Standing seam, R-panel, stone-coated steel — the longest residential service life on the market.

View → Asphalt Category

Residential Roofing Overview

Class 4 asphalt shingles, IKO Nordic, Malarkey Vista — the volume residential category.

View → Guide

Class 4 Impact Shingles

Deep dive on UL 2218, the insurance discount, and which products qualify across asphalt & composite.

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Synthetic Slate & Shake Compared

How designer asphalt stacks against DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, and Symphony Slate.

View → Guide

HOA Roof Approval Guide

ARC submittals, color sampling, and what boards actually require — composite-specific pointers.

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Get a Free Composite Estimate

If you're considering DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, or CertainTeed Symphony Slate — whether on new construction, a re-roof, an HOA-compliant upgrade, or as a premium specification during an insurance claim — we'll walk the property, bring physical tile samples from all five brands, talk through the trade-offs, and write a real estimate. We're not the cheapest contractor in the five-state. We're the right call when the spec, the install, and the manufacturer warranty all need to align cleanly the first time.

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What We Bring to the Walk

  • Physical Tile Samples DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, CertainTeed Symphony Slate — all five brands, all common color tracks.
  • Structural Verification Dead-load calculation against existing structure, especially on slate-to-composite or tile-to-composite re-roofs.
  • HOA Submission Package Pre-built ARC submittal: color sample, spec sheet, certifications, photos — ready to file.
  • Side-by-Side Quotes Honest cost comparison: composite vs designer asphalt vs natural slate or cedar.

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Composite FAQ

Common Questions About Synthetic Composite Roofing

Those are all the same category — "composite," "synthetic," "polymer," and "engineered slate/shake" are interchangeable industry terms for molded polymer-based roofing tiles that mimic natural slate or cedar shake. The base material is typically a virgin polymer (DaVinci, Inspire), a polymer-rubber blend (Brava), or a thermoplastic alloy (F-Wave, CertainTeed Symphony Slate). All five major brands extrude or mold tiles in multiple widths and thicknesses with realistic shadow lines and surface texture, then color the tile through the full body so the appearance doesn't fade or chip down to a different base color. They install over solid decking with synthetic underlayment, manufacturer-matched fasteners, and a profile-specific starter and ridge cap system — very different from natural slate's copper hooks and natural shake's hand-split installation.
Honest brand-by-brand: DaVinci is the established leader and our most-installed composite — deepest color depth, most realistic slate appearance, strongest HOA approval track record. Brava is Iowa-made with stronger shake-profile texture (Brava shake reads more like 'shake'; DaVinci reads more like 'slate') and is the only one of the five with a Spanish barrel tile profile. F-Wave Revia is the value option — thermoplastic stamped tile, lighter weight, faster install, lower per-square cost, great for homeowners who want Class 4 composite without the top-shelf DaVinci budget. Inspire Roofing makes the Classic Slate and Aledora Slate lines — thicker tile profile, premium aesthetic, often specified on architect-driven custom homes. CertainTeed Symphony Slate is the newer entry from the major asphalt manufacturer — well-supported by their distribution network, strong warranty backing, slightly lower cost than DaVinci. We install all five and bring physical samples to every estimate.
Yes — DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, and CertainTeed Symphony Slate all carry UL 2218 Class 4 impact ratings, the highest impact rating available for any roofing product. Class 4 means the tile passes a 2-inch steel-ball drop equivalent (roughly a large-hail impact) without cracking or fracturing. In hail-prone markets (Colorado Front Range, Kansas City, Wichita, eastern Nebraska), Class 4 unlocks the same insurance discount available for Class 4 asphalt — typically 15-30% off the wind-and-hail portion of premium under State Farm, USAA, Allstate, Farmers, American Family, and most regional carriers. The discount is meaningful: on a $4,000-$6,000 annual premium, that's $500-$1,500 a year — which compounds into real money over a 50-year roof life.
Rough installed cost ranges on a typical 30-square (3,000 sq ft) custom home: standard architectural asphalt $15-22k, designer asphalt $22-34k, composite (DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, CertainTeed Symphony Slate) $55-95k depending on brand and profile, natural slate $120-200k+. Composite is roughly 2-3x the cost of designer asphalt and 30-50% the cost of real slate — significantly cheaper than slate, significantly more than asphalt. The economic argument for composite is the long service life (50-year-class warranty vs 25-30 for asphalt), lighter weight (250-300 lbs/sq vs 800-1,000 for natural slate), Class 4 hail performance, and Class A fire rating — all things asphalt can't deliver and slate delivers at much higher cost.
Composite tiles weigh roughly 250-300 lbs per square (100 sq ft of roof) for the polymer brands, dropping to 175-225 for F-Wave's thermoplastic tile. For comparison: standard architectural asphalt is 240-260 lbs/sq, designer asphalt 340-480 lbs/sq, natural slate 800-1,000+ lbs/sq, and concrete tile 900-1,100 lbs/sq. Most homes built for asphalt or designer asphalt can carry composite without structural reinforcement. The exception is when the home was originally built for natural slate or concrete tile and then converted to lightweight asphalt — in that case the structure may have been simplified along the way and we'll spec a structural verification before installing composite. We document the dead-load calculation as part of the spec and pull the structural review where the AHJ requires it.
Yes to both. DaVinci, Brava, F-Wave, Inspire, and CertainTeed Symphony Slate all achieve Class A fire ratings (the highest fire rating for roofing assemblies) when installed with the manufacturer-specified Class A underlayment system — typically a fire-resistant cap sheet over the deck. After the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County and the broader pattern of Front Range wildland-urban-interface fires, many Colorado HOAs and many jurisdictions in the burn-impacted zone now ban or strictly limit cedar shake on new construction and re-roofs. Composite shake (DaVinci Hand-Split Shake, Brava Cedar Shake, F-Wave Revia Shake, Inspire Aledora) is the direct replacement — visually similar to cedar, Class A fire rated, Class 4 impact rated, and explicitly approved by most affected jurisdictions. We have the WUI-zone permit experience to install in those areas.
All five major brands carry 50-year limited lifetime warranties — DaVinci, Brava, Inspire, F-Wave Revia, CertainTeed Symphony Slate. The warranty terms vary slightly by brand on what's covered (color fade, impact, wind, manufacturing defect) and how prorated the coverage becomes after year 25. The bigger differentiator is whether the warranty includes labor — most don't unless installed by a manufacturer-authorized contractor. We are DaVinci Masterpiece Contractors, Brava Authorized Installers, F-Wave Premier Installers, and Inspire Authorized Installers, which lets us register the labor-inclusive top-tier warranty on every install. Without that certification, the homeowner is on the material-only warranty — useful but limited.
Most HOAs in Colorado, the Kansas City metro, and the Front Range WUI zones now approve composite as an equivalent alternative to natural slate or cedar shake — and many have moved composite from 'optional' to 'preferred' specifically because of the fire and weight liability of natural cedar after the Marshall Fire and the broader insurance environment. Communities like Castle Pines Village, The Pinery, Cherry Hills Village, Highlands Ranch, Stonegate, Flying Horse, Blue Valley (KS), and Leawood (KS) routinely approve DaVinci, Brava, and Inspire on architectural review — and increasingly require Class 4 composite over Class 3 asphalt as a baseline. We handle the ARC submittal package (color sample, manufacturer spec sheet, warranty documentation, fire and impact certification) on every HOA-governed project so the board has what it needs to approve cleanly.