What Is an Owens Corning Platinum Contractor — and Why Does It Matter for Long Island Homeowners?
When you're hiring a roofing contractor on Long Island, you'll hear a lot of claims. "Licensed and insured." "Family-owned." "25 years of experience." These things matter, but they don't tell you much about the quality of materials or warranties you'll actually get.
Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor status is different. Here's what it actually means — and why it matters for your home.
What Is Owens Corning Platinum Preferred?
Owens Corning is one of the world's largest roofing manufacturers, and they certify contractors at three levels: Preferred, Preferred Platinum, and Platinum Preferred (the top tier). To reach Platinum status, a contractor must meet strict requirements around installation quality, customer satisfaction scores, insurance coverage, and annual sales volume.
Smart Choice Contracting is one of only nine Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractors on all of Long Island. That's Nassau County and Suffolk County combined. For context, there are hundreds of roofing contractors operating on Long Island.
What Does Platinum Status Actually Give You?
50-year full labor and material warranty. This is the biggest one. Standard Owens Corning warranties cover materials only. A Platinum-installed system unlocks the System Protection Limited Warranty — 50 years of coverage on both materials AND labor. If anything fails, Owens Corning backs the entire system, not just the shingles.
Access to premium shingle lines. Platinum contractors install Owens Corning's best products, including Duration shingles with SureNail Technology, rated for winds up to 130 mph.
Accountability. Owens Corning monitors Platinum contractors for quality. If customer satisfaction scores drop, the certification is revoked. This gives you a layer of protection beyond just the contractor's word.
How to Verify a Contractor's Platinum Status
Don't take any contractor's word for it. You can verify Platinum status directly at owenscorning.com/roofing/find-a-contractor. Enter your zip code and filter by Platinum Preferred.
What to Ask Any Roofing Contractor
- Are you an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor?
- What warranty comes with the installation — labor AND materials?
- Who performs the estimate — the owner or a salesperson?
- Are you licensed in both Nassau and Suffolk County?
- What type of nails do you use?
At Smart Choice Contracting, the answers are: yes, 50-year full system warranty, the owner does every estimate, yes (Nassau #189141, Suffolk #HI-62204), and hot-dip galvanized nails.
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Call us at (631) 479-3669 or request a free estimate online. We serve homeowners across Melville, Huntington, Commack, Dix Hills, Northport, Syosset, Jericho, Woodbury, and the surrounding communities.
