Owens Corning Relaunches Woodcrest & Woodmoor — Shake Look for West/Mountain Specs
OC relaunched Woodcrest and Woodmoor for Western and Mountain U.S., orderable Jan. 1, 2026 — plus CA COOL Roof colors aimed at Title 24 Part 6 SRI.
Ridge Report
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When the homeowner asks for wood-shake curb appeal without wood-shake maintenance, Owens Corning wants Western and Mountain contractors stocking a relaunched answer. Roofing Contractor reported Jan. 28, 2026 that OC is relaunching the Woodcrest & Woodmoor shingle collection in those regions, orderable as of Jan. 1, 2026.
This is a materials/spec story, not a national brand lecture: which profile to sell, which colors exist, and how California Title 24 Part 6 cool-roof SRI constraints change the palette.
Product split on the truck
- Woodcrest: Textured cut with a rugged, shake-inspired look and rich color options.
- Woodmoor: Extra granules and layered detailing; extra-thick design meant to mimic hand-split shake with a bolder texture and stronger shadow line.
- Regions: Western and Mountain U.S. (per OC / trade coverage). Do not assume East Coast stocking without a distributor check.
- Order date: Available to order as of Jan. 1, 2026.
Color deck (standard + CA cool)
Nature-inspired colors listed for the collection: Carbon, Granite, Sycamore, Chestnut, Mesquite, and Timber. In California, the COOL Roof Collection adds Mountainside, Night Sky, and Sand Castle — each described as engineered with solar-reflective granules to help comply with Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) requirements under Title 24, Part 6.
Homeowner wants shake drama; California energy code wants reflectance. Stock the cool trio for Title 24 jobs, and do not promise a dark standard color will clear a cool-roof checklist.
Estimator / sales checklist
- Ask the look question early: Shake-inspired rugged (Woodcrest) vs. thicker hand-split drama (Woodmoor). Get it in writing before the color board fight.
- Map the jurisdiction: Outside CA cool-roof zones, the six standard colors may be enough. Inside Title 24 Part 6 cool-roof requirements, lead with Mountainside, Night Sky, or Sand Castle and confirm current SRI documentation from OC — codes and product listings move.
- Distributor reality: “Relaunch in Western and Mountain” is not a promise every branch has both profiles in all colors. Confirm lead times before you put either name on a signed proposal.
- Warranty / system: Sell the shingle inside OC’s published system requirements; do not improvise underlayment or ventilation from memory of an older Woodcrest/Woodmoor generation.
OC points contractors to owenscorning.com/inspiredbynature for full benefits and specifications. Use that page — not this summary — for submittals.
The Ridge Report take: when the shake look walks in the door, your job is profile + color + code, in that order. Woodmoor sells the shadow line; California cool colors sell the permit. Stock what you can actually deliver in 2026, not what the brochure photographed in another region.
Grounded in Roofing Contractor’s Jan. 28, 2026 report on the Woodcrest & Woodmoor relaunch and Owens Corning’s Inspired by Nature product page for regional availability, color names, and Title 24 / SRI framing. Always verify current Title 24 Part 6 requirements and product SRI listings before specifying.
