Beyond Basic: How Designer Shingles Lift Your Curb Appeal to New Heights
GAF Designer Shingles are for discerning homeowners who want to elevate their home by going beyond standard roofing options. These are luxury shingles that don't just protect your home—they also deliver a designer roof statement.
Cool Weather Roofing: Must-Know Tips for Installing Shingles in Cool Temperatures
Winter doesn't bring an end to the roofing season. Cool weather roofing is often necessitated by emergency roof repairs, and new home builders may not want to wait until spring. When you're tasked with roofing in the winter, understanding the risks that come with installing shingles in cool weather and being prepared to overcome those challenges can help you achieve success with winter roof installations. Read on to learn best practices and expert tips to achieve a long-lasting GAF roof installation when roofing in cool weather.
What to Know About Single Ply TPO/Fleece-Back Recover Projects
As a commercial roofing contractor, it's your job to carefully assess customers' needs and figure out whether a roof replacement or roof recover is the best option for their buildings. This is an important decision, as the client's choice can significantly impact the overall roofing project, affecting the materials needed and time required, as well as the associated costs.
Understanding the Layers of a Single-Ply Roofing Assembly
Single-ply roof membranes are a common choice for commercial low-slope roofing projects due to its durability, reflectivity, and ease of installation. The membrane is the top of a multi-layer assembly designed to help protect the building from the exterior elements. The layers of a roof assembly must all work together with two main goals: help keep the interior separate from the exterior (i.e. block the movement of water, air and heat between inside and out) and stay in place through expected weather conditions.
2025 GAF Latinos In Roofing Summit and Exposition Shines in Atlanta
The 2025 GAF Latinos In Roofing Summit and Exposition for the Southeast Region, held in mid-September, brought together more than 775 roofing professionals in Atlanta for training, business workshops, networking, and more. Latino roofing business owners, salespersons, and installers participated in hands-on training on TPO systems, roof coatings, metal roofing, and more. They also learned about the advantages of the GAF Certified Contractor program and received tips on transitioning from door-to-door sales to digital marketing.
Choosing the right attic ventilation system isn't just about cooling your attic—it's about safeguarding your home and family. Homeowners shouldn't have to worry about attic vents overheating or causing fire hazards due to product malfunctions or oversights. Attic fans should be designed to protect your home, not endanger it.
Whether you're getting ready to build a new home or looking to replace the roof on your current one, GAF has numerous residential roofing options from which to choose. One of them, the GAF TimberSteel™ Metal Roofing System, is an intriguing choice you might not have considered.
Most people don't think of their rooftop, attic, or appliance ventilation when trying to improve the air quality in their home, but it can play a key role in keeping your home and family breathing easy inside.
Darker roof colors are growing in popularity because of their timeless appeal, but some areas—like California—require the use of a reflective shingle that can meet strict energy efficiency requirements. Outside of California, more home and building owners are seeking energy-efficient solutions, but they don't want to settle for colors or styles that deliver a less-than-desired aesthetic for their home.
Wichita, Kansas, recently celebrated a housing win as Rhoden Roofing installed its 30th donated roof through the GAF Community Contractor Program. Rhoden Roofing's efforts are a powerful example of how partnering to leverage resources can change lives for the better—right in your own backyard.
The history of GAF charts 139 years of firsts. From the 1892 invention of ready-to-lay asphalt roofing to the 2022 launch of the world's first nailable solar shingle, GAF has set the pace for roofing innovation—and continues to do so today.
Offering customers complete roof ventilation solutions is a smart business decision that can potentially provide long-term payback. First, selling a variety of venting options increases your ability to upsell your customers. Second, providing a complete ventilation system consisting of both intake and exhaust can help improve the performance of the entire roof system, reducing warranty claims and improving customer satisfaction. It's a win-win all around.
As a commercial roofing professional, you're responsible for helping your customers find the best roofing systems for their needs, which means staying in the know about materials and methods. Torch down roofing is a roofing installation process that uses a handheld propane torch to heat up and install sheets of modified bitumen roofing material. As these sheets are laid out, the torch's heat bonds the material to the layer beneath, forming a tight seal that's hard for water to penetrate.
Welding safety for roofers should always be a top priority when welding is required on a roofing job. Adhering to welding safety guidelines every step of the way helps reduce the risk of fires, crew injuries, and potential building damage. Proper preparation, education, training, and access to the appropriate tools and gear are all key to helping you prioritize personal safety and project success. Here's what you should know about welding safety for roofers, from risk assessment to emergency response.
While working on commercial roofing job sites, have you ever found that setting up for a repair sometimes takes longer than the repair itself? You aren't the only contractor to experience this. Often, the materials and equipment required for this type of work are large and heavy. For instance, you need welding equipment and a generator if the low-slope commercial roofing system is TPO or PVC, as you'll likely be repairing the membrane at vulnerable points such as flashings or drains.
School roofs need to be durable and energy efficient, require little maintenance, and deliver long-lasting protection. That sounds simple enough, but as school campuses grow and their use evolves, not all of today's commercial roofing systems are designed to meet those needs.
When designing your next low-slope roof assembly, there are a number of single-ply roofing attachment methods to consider. Whether you choose a TPO, PVC, or EPDM membrane, the attachment method you select will typically be influenced by the building type and location, the rest of the roof assembly, and the construction schedule and cost. The most common single-ply roofing attachment methods are mechanical, induction-welded, adhered, and ballasted. Depending on the unique circumstances of your project, it may also make sense to employ a hybrid approach, or a combination of methods. Let's explore the main features, as well as the pros and cons, of each.
Since the first shelters were constructed by humans, the primary purpose of roofing has been to protect against the elements, especially water on roofs from rain and snow. Modern building science has expanded this focus to include temperature regulation, moisture management, and air tightness, but managing liquid water on roofs remains one of the most critical factors in roof design.
Single-ply roof membranes are ubiquitous in the commercial roofing industry, comprising the majority of low-slope roof installations. Their popularity is driven by advantages such as ease of installation, cost-effectiveness, and durability, with some options also offering sustainability benefits.
For centuries, architects led the way in technological innovations that influenced how buildings were designed and constructed. However, in the latter two decades of the twentieth century, advances in computer science necessitated changes to the practice of architecture and the way 3D space was designed and visualized.
Starting a roofing company isn't easy, and the journey Leidys Quiñonez had to go through to get to that point made it even harder. From being a struggling single mother who faced immense challenges to becoming the successful business owner of Orkasun Roofing, her journey can serve as an inspiration to many.
GAF is expanding residential roofing production operations by building a new state-of-the-art shingle manufacturing facility in Newton, Kansas. The project began with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 5, 2025. Production at the new GAF manufacturing facility will start in 2027, with the plant reaching full capacity by mid-2029. The new GAF plant will add capacity to help meet the growing demand for market-leading residential roofing products and provide the resources needed to fuel further innovation.
Merging the roofing industry with the solar industry is one of our top goals at GAF Energy. It's important for roofers to feel comfortable with solar, as the ones performing solar roof installation and GAF training helps build that comfort. That's why we worked so hard to ensure Timberline Solar was created to meet the needs of roofers — as a nailable solar shingle that uses the same process and materials as traditional roofing. That's also why we find it so important to communicate with our roofing partners using the language they prefer.
For justice-involved individuals, it can be very difficult to find a job and get their lives back on track. According to an analysis of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Former Prisoner Survey by the Prison Policy Initiative, more than 93% of 25–44-year-olds who were once incarcerated are either employed or actively seeking work. That's a significant percentage of the labor force that's often dismissed unfairly or ignored entirely.
