DECRA Metal Roofing

DECRA manufactures stone-coated steel roofing for homes and commercial buildings. Fletcher Building sold the Roof Tile Group, including the Decra brand, to IKO in November 2018. Current Decra regional sites identify the brand with IKO Metals and IKO Industries. DECRA Roofing Systems manufactures its U.S. panels in Corona, California.

Company History

DECRA traces its technology to a bituminous emulsion used on metal roofs in wartime England. The company’s current history says New Zealand entrepreneur Lou Fisher acquired manufacturing rights outside the United Kingdom and trademarked Decramastic in 1955. Fisher added stone granules to the coated metal, and the first stone-coated metal roof tile followed in 1957. DECRA provides a fuller account in its company history.

Current U.S. Profiles

DECRA’s current U.S. lineup includes five profiles:

• Villa Tile: A barrel-style profile designed to resemble Old World clay tile.
• Tile: A scalloped profile with the look of Mediterranean tile.
• Shingle XD: A thick-cut profile that resembles architectural shingles.
• Shake XD: A deep-profile product designed to resemble hand-split wood shakes.
• Shake: A lower-profile wood-shake design.

Profiles use different panel dimensions, approved roof slopes, attachment details, and installation methods. Some install direct to the deck, while others use battens. Check DECRA’s current product specification sheet and installation component guides for the selected profile. Color availability can change.

Testing and Product Selection

Do not treat the steel substrate as a rating for every roof configuration. Fire, wind, impact, and weather-resistance results apply to the listed product and assembly. Verify the current evaluation report or product approval, deck, underlayment, fasteners, roof zones, slope, and local design loads before purchase.

Contractor Resources

DECRA’s professional portal provides installation guides, technical drawings, code-compliance documents, training information, estimating sheets, and product updates. Former JumpStart terms should not guide a current purchase. Contractors can check the DECRA professional knowledge base for available training and rebate programs.

Environmental Management

DECRA publishes information about ISO 14001 environmental-management certification on its ISO certification page. Check the certificate’s stated scope and valid dates when environmental-management documentation matters to a project. The presence of a management-system certificate does not establish a specific roof’s lifecycle impact.

Warranty

DECRA’s current Lifetime Limited Warranty provides specified remedies when a manufacturing defect directly causes leaks, panel blow-off in winds up to 120 mph, or complete panel penetration by hailstones up to 2.5 inches. It does not cover every dent or every type of wind or hail damage. The document also contains finish terms, prorating, transfer requirements, exclusions, claim procedures, and limits on remedies.

Read the current DECRA warranty and keep the version that applies to the purchase. A limited-lifetime warranty does not guarantee a roof’s service life or replace a contractor’s workmanship obligations.

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