Manufacturers Reserve Supply
maibec Industries
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Quality Control
From A to Z
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Harvest logs
Cut & Grade Shingles
Resquared & Rebutted
Kiln Dry
Factory Stain
Packaging
Distribution
...a consistent product
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Eastern White Cedar Shingles
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Available:
Green & KD
 Natural
 Factory-stained (KD only)
 3 grades : Extra, Clear and 2nd Clear
 Certified Shingles (manufactured with logs from a
well-managed forest)
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Maibec Brands
Premium Shingle
Select Shingle
Rustic Shingle
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Nantucket
Also known as Extras or grade ‘A’ - Blue Label
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100 % Heartwood
No Defects
Also available in
Victorian Style
(Arrow, Diamond, Round, Square, Fish
Scale, Octagon, Half Cove, Hexagon
and Diagonal)
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Kennebunk
Also known as Clears or grade ‘B’ - Red Label
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Heartwood
No Defects on
exposed face
(bottom 6 inches of
shingle)
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Bar Harbor
Also known as 2nd Clears or grade ‘C’ - Black Label
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Sound knots in the
bottom 6 inches of
shingle
Contrasting color
tones in grain
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Victorian Designer Shingles
(Nantucket only)
Diagonal
Square
Arrow
Fishscale
Hexagon
Round
Octagon
Half Cove
Diamond
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Stock Items
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Nantucket
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Natural
Bleaching Oil
maibec Gray 1 & 2 coat
maibec Beige 1 & 2 coat
maibec White 1 & 2 coat
maibec Montauk Sand 2 coat
maibec Beachgrass 2 coat
maibec Seacoast Gray 2 coat
Cape Cod Gray 2 coat
maibec Granite 2 coat
maibec Linen 2 coat
maibec Beech 2 coat
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Kennebunk
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Maibec Gray 1 & 2 coat
Maibec Beige 1 & 2 coat
Bleaching Oil
Wm. E. Poole Series
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Misty Gray (bleaching oil)
Cottage Gray
Natchez White
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Who is William E. Poole?
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Custom Colors
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Unlimited choice of colors
 Stock or Custom colors
Stains
 Solid and 2 coat semi-transparent
‘spice’ series
Innoplex stain used exclusively
Match any other colors
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Maibec Warranty
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Stain (Solid Acrylic Latex)
10 years - 1 coat
20 years - 2 coats
20 years – 2 coats ‘spice’
semi transparent, 3 years on
stain
*cracking, blistering, peeling or chipping
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Wood
50 years against decay
Bleaching Oil and Misty Gray – 50 year warranty only
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Nails or Staples
Installation Requirements
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2 fasteners per shingle
¾-inch from edge
1-inch from butt line
Must penetrate sheathing a minimum
¾-inch
Rust resistant – Ideally stainless steel
Blunt-point, ringed shanked nails
Length of nails or staples must be
between 1-3/4 to 2 inches
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Answers to F.A.Q. About Shingles
• Semi-transparent only available in 2 coat “spice” series
• Semi-solid finish is not available – solid and “spice” only
• Bleaching Oil and Misty Gray accelerate aging process – make
shingles turn silver gray sooner than normal
• Bleaching Oil contains small amount of Weathering Gray stain
(pigment) but Misty Gray contains 50% Weathering Gray
• Bleaching Oil and Misty Gray touchup not available from
Maibec. Misty Gray - Customer can mix Bleaching Oil
#6241 with Weathering Gray Stain #6244
•Touchup can also be obtained locally by contacting Cabot
distributor approved by maibec
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