Anchor Products has you covered
The U-Anchor® is a component of the roof, and it is included in the warranties of our roofing manufacturer network. It is installed with the manufacturer's own membrane, by their own approved applicators, using the same methods their crews already use.
What the roof warranty covers
The attachment systems are allowed in conjunction with the roofing membrane as an attachment point for roof-mounted equipment, provided they are flashed by an approved Authorized Applicator. It is worth being precise about where that coverage starts and stops.
- When installed by an Authorized Applicator, the seam between the membrane flashing and the warranted roof system is covered under the terms of the roof warranty.
- The U-Anchor® itself carries the Anchor Products material warranty. See the documents below, including 20-year extended coverage.
- Inclusion in a roof warranty is not an endorsement or representation of any warranty regarding the overall performance of the attachment itself.
- Damage that occurs as a result of the installation or use of an attachment system is not covered by the roof warranty.
- Damage done to the roof system by the attachment, or by any overburden attached to it, is the responsibility of the building owner.
Terms vary by roofing manufacturer and by the specific warranty on your roof. Treat this page as a summary and the warranty document itself as the authority.
What is overburden
Overburden is anything placed on a roof that was not part of the original roof assembly: structures, fixtures, solar panels, wind turbines, roof gardens, utilities. Items placed above the roof are commonly considered overburden and excluded from the roof warranty. The U-Anchor® is considered a component of the roof and included in the warranty.
It matters because a roof warranty is generally rendered null and void where the roof is altered, or where overburden is placed on it, without first obtaining prior written approval from the roofing manufacturer. That approval step is not a formality. It is the difference between a covered roof and an uncovered one.
What keeps the warranty intact
Installed by an Authorized Applicator
The attachment has to be flashed by an approved Authorized Applicator. That is the condition under which the seam at the flashing falls under the roof system warranty.
Approved in writing, in advance
Roof alterations, and anything placed on the roof, need prior written approval from the roofing manufacturer. Skipping that step is what puts a warranty at risk.
Documented as part of the roof file
Keep the approval letter, the product data and the installation detail with the roof warranty. When a question comes up years later, that file is the answer.