What is GAF roofing?
Founded in 1886, GAF Roofing is today the largest residential and commercial roofing manufacturer in North America. According to GAF Roofing, GAF is your best and safest choice.
To examine this statement, let's start with one of the reasons why GAF gives high status. GAF has manufacturing sites in North America - to serve you better. And that will usually serve you better because it means less time and money for shipping equipment, as well as a nearby point of contact. GAF invented the Timberline shingle, the best-selling architectural shingle in North America. If GAF did not make good products, people would not buy them. Life magazine has awarded GAF the highest visual brand, which means that GAF products are as good as they are efficient. GAF's Fireshield roof restoration system was named best product by Buildings magazine editors. GAF has been rated # 1 for shingle quality by homebuilders. GAF won the Builder's Choice Award.
GAF's Cobra top vents are ranked No. 1 in quality by homebuilders. GAF products are regularly featured in major home and garden publications and home improvement networks such as HGTV. GAF is the high-end designer shingle and has twice been awarded the Architects Choice For Excellence Award. GAF's Freedom TPO self-adhesive roof system was chosen as the product of the year by Commercial Building Products magazine. Renovation contractors have identified GAF as the most widely used brand of shingles and vents. GAF has been named # 1 for shingle and ridge ventilation innovations by homebuilders, and the most recommended brand for high-end renovators. Finally, GAF was the first company to produce an energy-efficient asphalt shingle, available in rich colors, called Cool Color Series.
Of course, all this is marketing material, but it shows that GAF is well known and respected in the roofing industry.
The residential brand for the GAF roof is GAF-Elk. The GAF-Elk roof mark includes quality shingles, 100% waterproof leakage barriers, roof protection, gently sloped membrane roofs, fiber cement flooring, ridge shingles, attic ventilation, starting shingles and accessory paint. They got the Good Housekeeping Seal for this line. GAF-Elk products are not distributed by major chains such as Home Depot, but they list distributors on their website http://www.gaf.com.
