Thinking about switching to a pre-cut shingle starter strip from a cut-up 3-tab asphalt shingle? Don't delay. Also known as starter strips, starter shingles save you time cutting 3-tab shingles, have properly positioned adhesive to help reduce the risk of shingle blow-offs, and allow you to create clean, finished roof edges. Want more details? Get the answers to all your questions about making the switch to pre-cut starter strip shingles here.
Is It Easy to Install Starter Shingles?
Wondering how to install starter strips? The good news is that the process is easier and faster than the 3-tab method.
How Do Shingle Starter Strips Help Save Time?
A pre-cut shingle starter strip saves time because you don't have to cut 3-tab shingles to make your own. Crews simply tear starter strips at the factory-made cuts and install. The result is fast, precise, and economical.
The QuickStart® Peel & Stick Starter Roll is a simple peel and stick procedure—no tearing required. No matter which GAF starter strips best suit a given job, you and your crew can leave time-consuming cutting behind.
More Coverage
Pre-cut starter shingles can cover more area per bundle than cut-up 3-tab shingles. For example, Pro-Start® Starter Strip Shingles offer a minimum 50% more coverage per bundle, and WeatherBlocker™ Premium Starter Strip Shingles provide at least 42% more coverage per bundle than typical 3-tab shingles used as the starter course. Plus, perforations make them easy to use. There's nothing to do but tear and install.
How Do Starter Shingles Help Prevent Shingle Blow-Off?
GAF starter strips are designed to reduce the risk of shingle blow-off. The secret weapon is Dura Grip™ Adhesive. This adhesive is precisely applied during the manufacturing process to help keep shingles in place.
Can Shingle Starter Strips Improve Roof Appearance?
Cut-up 3-tabs may not have straight edges, and the black cement used to install them can look messy along rakes, eaves, and drip edges. Pre-cut starter strips, on the other hand, can contribute to clean, finished-looking roof edges. The pre-applied Dura Grip™ Adhesive on GAF starter shingles helps you provide a straight roof edge that customers and contractors love.
Why Sell Starter Shingles to Customers?
The benefits of starter shingles for customers include the potential for enhanced warranty coverage and improved curb appeal. Because customers may not understand the value of starter strips, it's important to educate them about the benefits they'll receive. Beyond reduced callbacks, customers enjoy a range of perks, including:
Potential for enhanced warranty coverage*: GAF starter strips are required to obtain Maximum Wind Speed warranty coverage for your GAF shingles.
Improved curb appeal: GAF StarterMatch® Starter Strip Shingles give customers a seamless factory color match with select GAF designer shingles that require a color-coordinated starter. Plus, the pre-applied adhesive on GAF Pro-Start®, WeatherBlocker™, and QuickStart® starter strips helps you provide a clean line instead of the messy black cement of cut 3-tabs along rooflines.
Ready to give your business a boost? Make the switch to GAF starter strip shingles.
*Maximum Wind Speed warranty coverage available only with Special Installation, which requires either 4 or 6 nails per shingle (depending on shingle type) and installation of starter strips on eaves and rakes
