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How Restoration Roofing Can Build Your Community's Storm Resilience

By Annie Crawford

March 25, 2025
Residential Roofing
Minimum Slope for Shingles: What Contractors Need to Know

By Joanna C. Rodriguez, AIA

February 07, 2025
Residential Roofing
Choosing the Right Ladder for the Roof

By Annie Crawford

January 30, 2025

Residential Roofing
How Restoration Roofing Can Build Your Community's Storm Resilience

As severe weather intensifies and homeowners insurance rates rise across the nation, communities are seeking out proactive and comprehensive solutions to build greater resilience. Restoration roofing contractors are a critical part of the solution and increasingly needed to help their communities protect what matters most. Here's what you need to know.

By Annie Crawford

March 25, 2025
Residential Roofing
Minimum Slope for Shingles: What Contractors Need to Know

As a residential roofing contractor, you've likely encountered many unique roof configurations during past projects. Whether the next roof you work on is a hip or gable, low slope or steep, knowing some handy rules of thumb can help you consider which roofing products to recommend to homeowners.

By Joanna C. Rodriguez, AIA

February 07, 2025
Residential Roofing
Using Pipe Boot Flashing for a Roof Leak Repair

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.

By Mark Soto

December 13, 2024
Residential Roofing
The Role of Roofing Codes and Standards in Roof Venting Product Development

When developing a new roofing product, it's important to ensure it meets the local roofing codes and requirements in multiple jurisdictions. These standards are often regionally similar, but some may require additional testing or the use of certain raw materials. The product development team at GAF works hard to ensure products meet some of the strictest codes, so they can provide years of protection no matter where they're installed.

By Dawn Killough

August 15, 2024