Malarkey — Highlander, Vista, and Legacy, built on rubberized asphalt.
The three Malarkey shingle lines Atrium installs, the NEX® polymer-modified technology behind all three, and what Emerald Pro makes available on your warranty.
Atrium holds Malarkey Emerald Pro
Training, insurance, and a reviewable installation record — granted at the company level, and it can be withdrawn.
Emerald Pro is Malarkey's contractor certification program, and it's what makes Atrium eligible to register Malarkey's enhanced system warranty. It's not Emerald Premium — a tier we don't hold — and the tier a contractor holds is what decides which warranty you can actually be issued. The full explanation is on our brands and certifications page.
The three lines we install most
Malarkey makes more than these three, but these are the ones that show up on Atrium proposals.
Malarkey's entry architectural shingle, and the one specified on our FOUNDATION™ system. Built with NEX® Polymer Modified (Rubberized) Asphalt and rated up to 10% greater tear strength and 65% greater granule retention than the industry standard (ASTM D3465), per Malarkey's own published testing. UL 2218 Class 3 impact-rated.
See it on FOUNDATION™A step up from Highlander, specified on our IMPACTSHIELD™ system. Same NEX® rubberized-asphalt construction, rated up to 25% greater tear strength and 65% greater granule retention than the industry standard (ASTM D3462), per Malarkey's own published testing. UL 2218 Class 4 impact-rated and meets IBHS FORTIFIED™ Roof shingle-level requirements.
See it on IMPACTSHIELD™Malarkey's top architectural line, specified as one of the two representative options on our STORMLOCK™ system. Same NEX® rubberized-asphalt platform, UL 2218 Class 4 impact-rated, with an optional Scotchgard™ Protector from 3M for algae resistance.
See it on STORMLOCK™Availability varies by line and region
We bring current physical samples to your in-home consultation rather than publishing a fixed list here.
Malarkey's color range differs across Highlander, Vista, and Legacy, and availability shifts by region. If you have a color in mind, tell us during your assessment and we'll confirm current availability for the specific line before anything is ordered.
The manufacturer's warranty first. Ours underneath it.
A manufacturer-backed system warranty ranks above any contractor's own warranty for one reason: it survives the contractor. If a roofing company closes, changes hands, or simply stops answering the phone, a warranty backed by Owens Corning or GAF is still honored. A contractor's warranty is only worth as much as the contractor still being in business, and that is as true of ours as it is of anyone's.
Highlander AR, Vista, and Legacy installs
All three are eligible for the Malarkey Emerald Pro Warranty, available because Atrium holds Emerald Pro. It requires at least three Malarkey accessories as part of a Secure Choice system. These are contractor-certification-tier warranties, not shingle-tier ones, so the ceiling is the same across all three lines. The tier-by-tier detail is on our brands and certifications page.
Atrium's workmanship layer
Atrium backs every roof replacement with a written 10-year workmanship warranty. It is non-prorated, so coverage in year ten is identical to year one, and it is fully transferable to the next owner. If a covered installation defect appears, we cover the labor and the materials to correct it.
The warranty covers the roof replacement we performed. It is our installation of your new roof system that carries the ten years.
It covers our installation, and that is all it covers. It is not insurance and it does nothing for hail, wind, or anything else an insurance claim would handle. The manufacturer's warranty on the shingles themselves is a separate document.
Whichever warranty applies to your system is registered in your name and delivered as part of the Power Package — the five documents every Atrium customer receives at closeout.
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