Founded in 1886, GAF has become North America’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential roofing.* Our success in growing the company to nearly $3 billion in sales has been based on our unique philosophy of:
Helping property owners & architects to make their best and safest roofing choices
Helping supportive distributors and roofing contractors to build their businesses and avoid hassles
Here are just some of the reasons why we believe you should choose GAF to protect the things you treasure most:
Advanced Quality
Professional installers have long preferred the rugged, dependable performance that only a GAF roof can offer, and have made our Timberline® Shingles with Advanced Protection® the #1 selling shingle brand in North America! Rated #1 in shingle quality by U.S. contractors and home builders
Rated #1 in shingle quality by contractors and home builders
Named #1 in innovation for shingles and ridge ventilation by home builders
#1 in quality in the 2012 and 2013 BUILDER Brand Use Study, Roofing: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles category; winner 8 out of last 9 years
Winner of 2012, 2013, and 2014 Women’s Choice Award, with 9 out of 10 female customers highly recommending the brand to others
Winner of the Innovation Award for Asphalt Roofing Shingles in both Home Builder Executive and Home Improvement Executive in 2011, 2012, and 2013
2013 Brand Leader Award from Builder Magazine
Sienna Designer Lifetime Shingles selected for This Old House Top 100 Products of 2013
Winner of 2013 Professional Remodeler’s 101 Best New Products Award for new TruSlate products
Multiple winner of the Builder’s Choice Award
Fireshield® brand roof restoration system named "Best Product" by the editors of Buildings magazine
Freedom™ TPO self-adhering roofing systems chosen “Product Of The Year” by Commercial Building Products magazine
Monaco™ Lifetime Designer Shingles named one of the “101 Best New Products” of 2012 by Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler magazines
EverGuard® TPO received a 2012 Certificate of Material Excellence in the Polymers category from Material ConneXion®
GAF ranked #1 in the 2012 Builder Brand Use Study in the Roofing: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles category for “Brands Used in Past 2 Years,” “Brands Used the Most,” and “Quality Rating”
Winner of 2011 Innovative Product Award for EverGuard® Extreme™ TPO from Architectural Products
Winner of 2012 Building Products Brand Survey for Asphalt Roofing from Peninsula Publishing
Winner of 2012 Gold Innovation award for Asphalt Roofing Shingles for Monaco ™ Lifetime Designer Shingles
Named most-recommended brand by upscale remodelers Award
First to pass ASTM D3161 Class F (110 mph) and ASTM D7158 Class H (150 mph) wind ratings on every manufactured shingle (per UL public listing)
First to produce an energy-efficient asphalt shingle available in rich colors, called the Cool Color Series (now called Timberline®Cool Series) ® TPO
Premium Designer Shingles have twice received the Architects’ Choice For Excellence Award
Winner of 2011 and 2012 Gold Innovation Awards for Asphalt Roofing Shingles
Winner of the 2011 Product Innovation Award for EverGuard Extreme® TPO
Expertise You Can Count On
We’ve been at this for over 125 years. Why turn to anyone else to protect your most valuable asset?
Manufacturing locations across North America — to serve you better
C.A.R.E. installation training program that has provided education to over 125,000 industry professionals
Regularly sought out to appear in leading home and garden publications and on home improvement networks such as HGTV
Solutions Made Simple
Getting a new roof shouldn’t be an exercise in pain and frustration. So we’ve made it easy!
Our GAF Lifetime Roofing System includes everything you need to provide reliable, watertight protection for your home
Our factory-certified contractors—more than 4,000 strong nationwide— eliminate the risk that your roof will be installed by some fly-by-night contractor
Our industry-leading warranties—backed by North America’s largest roofing manufacturer—will provide you with the peace of mind you deserve
The bottom line is: More property owners choose GAF for their roofing project—why trust your most valuable asset to anyone else?
Commercial Roofing Solutions, Too
But we’re not just experts in residential roofing. Unlike some commercial roofing manufacturers who seem to have a "one-technology-fits-all" mentality, GAF's goal is to help contractors build their businesses by matching the right roofing technology to their clients' specific needs. We offer all major low-slope roofing technologies, including repair and maintenance products and roof restoration systems (often at half the cost of a new roof), as well as new roofing systems (BUR, MB, TPO, PVC, and composite systems).
Our Ruberoid® and GAFGLAS® asphaltic roofing brands are t
