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.
Unpacking the GAF TimberSteel™ System and the Benefits of Premium Metal Roofs
Thinking of adding metal roofing to your business offerings? Between its high-performance materials, easy installation, and industry-leading warranties, your customers will love getting a new GAF TimberSteel™ premium metal roofing system.
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.
In today's dynamic business climate, many roofing contractors are seeking innovative ways to grow their companies and adapt to changing market conditions. If you're looking to expand your business, one strategy worth considering is broadening your offerings to include roof maintenance and repair services.
Similar to how beads of water form on a cool glass of water on a hot summer day, roof condensation occurs when warm, moist air comes into contact with the cooler roof deck. This happens most often during the winter months and cold spells when the outside temperature cools the roof's surface. Left unchecked, roof condensation can lead to mold and mildew growth and potential structural damage from rust and rot.
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?
Regular maintenance can significantly extend your roof's life. Assessing your roof each year can help you find minor issues early, enabling you to address them before they turn into serious problems or damage your roofing system.
When it's time for a new roof, you have all sorts of decisions to make, such as the type of materials to use and the shingle color that will best complement your home's exterior. If the house has a gutter system, you'll also have to consider whether to remove gutters when replacing the roof or simply protect them while the work is being done.
With severe weather becoming more common, you might be looking for ways to prevent damage to your home, especially your roof. Hurricane-force winds, rain, snow, and ice can all wreak havoc on roofing systems.
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.
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.
If you're a roofing contractor eager to grow your business, creating tailored ads and using paid marketing strategies can improve your chances of success. Getting the word out about your company within your community means that your business comes to mind—or pops up during an online search—when homeowners need roof repairs or replacement.
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.
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.
When you're in the process of designing or constructing a new building, commercial certifications for roofing contractors might not be top of mind. However, when it comes time to book a professional roofer to finish off and protect your project, selecting the right person for the job involves more than asking for references. Commercial roofing certifications can help make your decision easier.
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.
At GAF, we're serious about our sustainability promise: to protect what matters most, including our people, our communities, and our planet. We recently published 21 new GAF product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as one way we're delivering on that promise.
How can roofing assemblies contribute to a building's energy efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability goals? Intentional material selection will increase the robustness of the assembly including the ability to weather a storm, adequate insulation will assist in maintaining interior temperatures and help save energy, and more durable materials may last longer, resulting in less frequent replacements. Hybrid roof assemblies are the latest roofing trend aimed at contributing to these goals, but is all the hype worth it?
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.
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.
