Get a FORTIFIED Roof™ to Stand Strong Against Storms
As intensifying weather events occur across the country, it's increasingly important to take action to protect your home. Even regions outside the traditional hail belt or tornado alley are experiencing extreme storms. As a result, there's a growing interest in and need for resilient roof systems that can withstand high winds, impact from debris, and water intrusions.
How GAF Takeoff™ Supports Bidding on Residential Developments
Across the country, cities and towns are discussing the need for more housing. Demand is booming, and supply hasn't quite kept up. This is why the National Association of Home Builders cites "limited amount of existing inventory and pent-up demand for single-family construction" as one of the driving forces behind the increase in new residential developments.
Tris (chloropropyl) phosphate, commonly referred to as TCPP, has been used for years as a flame retardant in polyurethane foams, like those found in furniture, mattresses, vehicle seats, and certain building materials, such as polyiso insulation. When exposed to heat or high temperatures, TCPP releases chemicals that slow down the combustion process and reduce flames' ability to spread.
Cool roofs can help save you money on energy bills* in the North as well as the South. Apart from energy savings and lower monthly bills, your building might qualify for certain financial incentives from local and federal governments. Plus, you'll do your part to ensure that your building is more environmentally friendly due to your cool roof performance.
Roofing Contractor Competition: GAF RA Grad Wins NRCA SkillsUSA Competition
GAF Roofing Academy helped prepare a Tampa, Florida technical student to win big at the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) SkillsUSA state and national commercial roofing contractor competition and step into a roofing career.
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.
If you're one of the many homeowners considering a metal roof for your home, you've probably started looking into the advantages and drawbacks of metal roofs. Unfortunately, despite their growing popularity in the United States—comprising roughly 18% of the total residential roofing market—there's quite a bit of misinformation out there surrounding this durable roofing material. Are they noisy? Do they attract lightning? Will they make your home hotter?
In Southern Utah, GAF Cedar City and Stout Roofing donated and installed new, much-needed roofing systems to support the Cedar City Fireman's Relief Association (CCFRA), which provides safe, reliable facilities for firefighters and emergency volunteers as well as key community services.
As you learn more about your home's roofing system and its many components, you're likely hearing a lot of new words, such as "fascia," or "fascia repair." While it might sound unfamiliar at first, it plays a vital role in the health of your house.
There's a thin sheet of wood between your roof shingles and the rest of your house called the roof deck, and when it's exposed to moisture, it may develop wood rot. Left untreated, this rot can damage the structural integrity of the wood over time, which can lead to roof leaks and water damage.
As a homeowner looking to replace your roof, you may not realize you can seamlessly incorporate solar technology at the same time. With GAF Energy Timberline Solar® ES 2 nailable solar shingles, a roofing contractor can install photovoltaic roofing shingles as part of your reroofing project. Unlike traditional rack-mounted photovoltaic panels, which are installed separately and sit above the roof, GAF Energy solar shingles can generate electricity for your home as an integral part of your roof.
When you're making decisions about your roof, shingle style, color, and overall cost are likely top of mind. However, there's one detail that can make a big difference to your roof's performance and visual appeal: the shingles you select for your roof's hips and ridges. A roof's ridge occurs where two planes meet, typically at the roof's highest peak, while the hips are the vertical junctions between roof planes. The type of shingle used to cover these areas is critical to protecting your home and the roofing system's overall health and longevity.
When an intense storm or hurricane damages homes and buildings, roofing companies tend to get booked up fast. If your roof sustains damage and local contractors aren't able to address your needs right away, tarping over the affected area can help protect your home in the meantime.
As a roofing contractor, safety and efficiency are your top priorities. While it may seem like a small detail, choosing the right ladder for the roof can mean the difference between a smooth, safe job and a frustrating, potentially dangerous one.
Your chimney plays an important role in ventilating your home and removing harmful gases and smoke. That's why proper chimney maintenance is vital to keep it working effectively. Chimney crickets can help by offering much-needed protection.
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.
Single-ply roofing adhesives can be used during commercial roof installation to attach the roofing membrane to the substrate, which is typically insulation or a coverboard. An alternative to using screws and plates to fasten the membrane, adhesives can deliver a smooth, aesthetically pleasing roof and eliminate the need to drill into the substrate.
As one of nature's most powerful forces, lightning can cause severe damage. Each strike has the potential to cause fires, wreck electrical systems, weaken built structures, and significantly impact roofs.
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 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 roofing industry is seeing an increasing demand for initiatives that support the Latino community, a driving force behind the industry's overall growth and success. GAF has been at the forefront of this wave with its Latinos in Roofing events, which celebrate, empower, and educate Latino contractors by giving them the knowledge they need to equip their businesses for success. Providing networking, business growth, and education seminars, the Latinos in Roofing Expo has gained so much popularity that it's become a recurring annual event.
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.
GAF plant communities are so much more than places to do business. They're communities where employees raise their families, support their neighbors, and call their home. That's why, after Hurricane Helene tore through several plants—including Valdosta, Tampa, Savannah, and Statesboro—the local GAF team jumped into action to support those impacted by the storm. This spirit of service—even when many were grappling with damage themselves—embodied the GAF mission to protect what matters most.
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.
