GAF Reflector Series Shingles: The Darkest Reflective Shingle on the Market
The newest line of reflective asphalt shingles designed by GAF, the Timberline HDZ® Reflector Series, can give your home both enhanced protection from the elements, and curb appeal. The roofing shingles, available in stylish dark colors, create an attractive aesthetic that can be used to comply with certain code requirements for reflectivity. This is particularly important in California, where state building codes like Title 24 and local regulations like the Los Angeles County Green Building Code require specific roof reflectivity to help conserve energy.
GAF Ventilation Products: Made by a Dedicated Plant with a Team of Experts
As a roofing contractor, you understand the importance of proper ventilation. Without adequate airflow, a home faces an increased risk of developing heat and moisture damage, mold, and ice dams in the winter. All of these risks can hinder the roof's performance by causing premature deterioration.
As a commercial roofing contractor, you're responsible for choosing the right materials for each job. But with so many options available, making a decision can be difficult. Increasingly, industry professionals have been turning to silicone roof coatings for their strength and durability. These coatings can help extend the life of a structurally sound roof and potentially save property owners time and money by delaying a full reroof. Plus, their restoration properties work great with most commercial roofing systems, like EPDM, built-up, bitumen, and metal roofs.
GAF Scaling Environmental Product Declarations—Publishes 21 EPDs
At GAF, we're serious about our sustainability promise: to protect what matters most, including our people, our communities, and our planet. We recently published 21 new GAF product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as one way we're delivering on that promise.
Raising the Roof: How Latina Women Are Transforming the Roofing Profession
Fostering new career paths and supporting empowerment in roofing is a driving purpose of the GAF Roofing Academy. This free training program provides people from all backgrounds the skills and opportunity to get started in roofing. Increasingly, women are enrolling in the program and expanding their roofing knowledge, which has been a boon to the industry.
With so many commercial roof systems available, building owners typically rely on roofing contractors to help select the right options for their properties. As a commercial roofing professional, you should consider several factors when deciding which roof system is right for the building. Without all of the necessary information, it can be hard to know if you made the right recommendation.
Under sunny blue skies, GAF hometown workers from Minneapolis joined over 4,000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers to donate their time and energy to the 2024 Carter Work Project in East St. Paul, Minnesota.
Installing a new roof that will protect your home and family for years to come is a major investment. That's why it's important to have adequate roof warranty protection once the job is complete. While most reputable roofing manufacturers provide basic warranty coverage against manufacturing defects in the roofing materials, it's often better to choose enhanced warranties that also cover installation. These warranties are available through your roofing contractor or manufacturer, and they're transferrable should you sell your house.
Plumbing vent pipe penetrations are vulnerable points on a home's roof. They're often a common source for roof leaks. So when a customer calls you with a problem involving a pipe on their roof, you'll want to present them with an effective and long-lasting solution.
Although you might consider your home's fascia a cosmetic feature, it's integral in connecting your roof to your home's outer walls and supporting gutters. If your fascia is damaged or missing, it could lead to bigger problems, such as water intrusion and roof leaks. So, you should regularly inspect the fascia (and the rest of your roof) to ensure it's intact and performing as designed.
If you're gearing up to redesign your home's exterior, you're probably excited to make updates that boost the property's curb appeal and resale value, but you might not know where to start. Rest assured you're not alone.
If your roof has been showing signs of wear and you've finally decided to replace it, you'll naturally want to know what to expect and how long the process will take. But simply asking a contractor "How long does it take to replace a roof?" won't always give you the same answer.
La línea más nueva de tejas asfálticas reflectantes diseñadas por GAF, Timberline HDZ® Reflector Series, puede brindarle a su hogar más protección contra la intemperie y un atractivo aspecto exterior.
The shoes you wear while working on a roof play an important role in your safety—especially when working on a steep-slope roof. So, what are the best roofing shoes for shingles? It would be great if there was a definitive answer, but many factors, including personal preferences, go into choosing the right roofing shoes.
Each year, hurricanes cause billions of dollars in losses for homeowners across the country. In an effort to combat this, the roofing industry has made advances to help reduce the impact caused by storm damage, including specially designed shingles that can handle heavy impacts and high winds.
When helping customers identify the roofing materials they want installed on their properties, the functional and aesthetic qualities are both top considerations. While you're aiming to provide adequate protection from the elements and ensure energy efficiency, homeowners are also interested in how it will all look.
Protecting what matters most includes promoting the career growth of roofing industry professionals like you. That's why GAF offers a wide range of learning opportunities, including CARE courses, online training, in-person training, and roofing summits and expos.
As an architect tasked with overseeing your project's success, having access to a source for high-quality roofing products—and the expertise needed to understand how they work together—is key. This is true whether you're specifying the roof design for new construction or a tear-off on an existing building.
Como contratista comercial de construcción de techos, usted es responsable de elegir los materiales adecuados para cada trabajo. Con tantas opciones disponibles, tomar una decisión puede resultar una tarea difícil.
As a roofing contractor, you know how noisy roofing projects can get. And when repairing or replacing roofs on institutional properties, like schools and healthcare centers, it's often not possible to remove occupants during the project's duration.
Commercial roof maintenance programs are a great way to expand your business and build long-term relationships with school facility managers. You may already be offering commercial roof maintenance services, or perhaps you're interested in branching out. Providing roof maintenance to K-12 schools and universities can be a good source of reliable, ongoing work. But you'll need to consider these facilities' nuances.
As the architect on a project that involves a roof, whether a new construction or a reroof, the building owner relies on you to specify the roofing system that will perform well, stay within their budget, and comply with local building codes. As part of this process, wind design is integral to success. The challenge is choosing the right path to code compliance.
Have you ever thought about building products reducing the carbon dioxide emissions caused by your building? When considered over their useful life, materials like insulation decrease total carbon emissions thanks to their performance benefits. Read on for an explanation of how this can work in your designs.
What is going on here? No, this roof does not have measles, it has a problem with thermal bridging through the roof fasteners holding its components in place, and this problem is not one to be ignored.
Cold storage facilities face unique challenges when it comes to maintaining optimal interior temperature levels. Development of cold storage roofing system design documents that both maintain interior temperatures and create an airtight roof system are important to have a high-performing cold storage roof. Uncontrolled airflow into the roofing assembly can lead to condensation within the roof and the presence of icicles or ice balls at the underside of the roof deck. Condensation and ice in the roofing assembly adds weight to the roof assembly, and wet insulation has significantly reduced R-value. A reduction in R-value means that it is more difficult for the insulation to retain interior temperatures, and cooling equipment has to work harder to maintain the interior temperature set points.
The GAF Latinos in Roofing expo has been empowering Latino roofing professionals since its inception in 2022. Each year, the events see steady growth as word spreads about the learning and growth opportunities for Spanish American contractors.
Durante los últimos años, GAF ha organizado la Expo Latinos in Roofing para reconocer, celebrar y empoderar a los contratistas e instaladores de techos latinos. Este foro proporciona un entorno cómodo y acogedor en el que es posible establecer contactos, recibir formación y adquirir conocimientos, todo en español.
For the past several years, GAF has hosted the Latinos In Roofing Summit & Expo to acknowledge, celebrate, and empower Latino roofing contractors and installers. The event provides networking opportunities, education, and training—presented entirely in Spanish—in a comfortable, welcoming atmosphere.
A group of local GAF employees in Burgaw, North Carolina, is making a difference for veterans and the community as a whole. In 2024 alone, Veteran Involvement Brings Excellence (VIBE) has undertaken several initiatives to give back to Burgaw as well as all who live and work there.
