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A roofing system is only as strong as the structure holding it in place. Before installing your new roofing system, we reinforce critical areas of the roof deck by screwing the decking directly into the rafters, with particular attention given to the perimeter of the roof.

During tornadic and high-speed winds, tremendous uplift forces can act upon a roof. We believe increasing the mechanical connection between the roof decking and the structure beneath it gives the entire roofing system a stronger foundation before the first shingle is ever installed.

If we can help keep the roof deck attached to the structure, we have a better opportunity to keep the roofing system attached to the home.

We don’t stop with screws. As part of our enhanced deck-attachment process, we also hand-nail the roof decking into the rafters, intentionally verifying that the fasteners penetrate solid structural wood rather than simply passing through the decking.

This additional fastening works alongside our screw reinforcement to create another layer of mechanical attachment between the roof deck and the structure beneath it. It takes more time. It requires more attention. And that’s exactly the point.

The shingles are your roof’s primary water-shedding surface—but we don’t believe they should be the only line of defense. We tape the seams of the roof decking before installing the primary roof-deck protection.

If shingles or other portions of the roof covering are damaged or lifted during a severe wind event, joints between sheets of decking can become pathways for water. Sealing those seams creates an additional layer designed to help reduce water intrusion if the primary roof covering is compromised.

Over the reinforced and sealed deck, we install qualifying GAF roof-deck protection such as FeltBuster® High-Traction Synthetic Roofing Felt or Deck-Armor™ Premium Breathable Roof Deck Protection, depending upon the system selected.

A roofing system has to manage water year after year, storm after storm. The greatest opportunities for intrusion often occur where the system changes direction, meets another structure, reaches an edge, or is penetrated.

Rather than depending upon shingles alone, we strategically incorporate GAF leak barriers, properly integrated metal flashing, and layered water-management details. Where water has a greater opportunity to get in, the roofing system deserves greater protection.

Depending upon the roofing system and application, we use self-adhering GAF products such as StormGuard® Film-Surfaced Leak Barrier and WeatherWatch® Mineral-Surfaced Leak Barrier beneath the primary roof covering at vulnerable locations.

We place leak barrier according to roof design, weather exposure, manufacturer requirements, applicable building requirements, and our assessment of the individual roofing system—not simply the minimum amount required.

• Eaves
• Valleys
• Critical ridge details
• Chimneys
• Plumbing penetrations
• Roof vents
• Wall-to-roof transitions
• Roof-to-roof transitions
• Flashing transitions
• Other vulnerable or high-risk areas

Plumbing pipes, exhaust vents, attic vents, and other penetrations interrupt the continuous water-shedding surface. We integrate the appropriate flashing, shingles, underlayment, and—where appropriate—GAF self-adhered leak barrier into overlapping layers.

The goal is not to depend upon a bead of sealant as the primary defense. Gravity, overlapping materials, flashing, and waterproofing should work together to move water around the penetration and back onto the roof. Sealants can matter, but the roofing system itself should do most of the work.

A chimney creates multiple transitions. Water must be redirected around it rather than allowed to collect behind it or migrate beneath the roofing system.

Depending upon the configuration, we integrate apron flashing, step flashing, counterflashing, back-pan or upslope flashing, cricket or saddle details when required or appropriate, and GAF StormGuard® or WeatherWatch® leak barrier.

The membrane protects beneath critical transitions while metal flashing physically redirects water. We don’t want to simply seal water out. We want to control where it goes.

Where a roof terminates against a wall, we use appropriate step flashing and other required metal details so water traveling down the wall or roof is intercepted and redirected onto the roof covering.

Where appropriate, GAF StormGuard® or WeatherWatch® self-adhered leak barrier adds protection behind the primary flashing system. These areas require more than running shingles against a wall and applying sealant.

Valleys collect runoff from multiple roof planes and concentrate it into a small area. We strategically install GAF leak barrier beneath the finished valley system.

The shingles form the primary water-shedding surface, the valley installation directs concentrated flow, and the self-adhered membrane provides another line of protection if water reaches beneath the roof covering.

Roof perimeters can experience significant wind pressures. We use a wider drip edge and intentionally position fasteners so that, where construction allows, they penetrate through the drip edge and into solid wood—not simply through the decking.

The drip edge helps protect the assembly and directs water away from vulnerable edge components: drip at the edge, away from the roof edge, vulnerable building components, and the interior of your home.

The eave handles virtually every drop of water traveling down its roof plane and faces wind-driven rain and possible water backup. It is not an afterthought.

Depending upon the system, we integrate GAF WeatherWatch® or StormGuard® leak barrier with roof-deck protection, wider drip edge, intentional perimeter fastening, and the starter system so multiple layers work together.

We install qualifying GAF starter-strip shingles such as Pro-Start® or QuickStart® along the roof perimeter. The starter provides an adhesive foundation beneath the first shingle course to help resist wind uplift.

For qualifying GAF WindProven™ systems, approved starter strips are installed at both eaves and rakes as required by GAF. The roof edges deserve the same attention as the rest of the system—if not more.

Water should always have somewhere to go. At chimneys, walls, transitions, and penetrations, properly installed flashing intercepts water and redirects it onto the water-shedding surface.

We integrate flashing with shingles, underlayment, and leak-barrier membranes. Shingles shed water. Flashing redirects it. Leak barrier protects what is underneath. The roof deck provides the foundation. Every layer has a job.

Ventilation is necessary, but every roof vent creates a penetration. We select and install appropriate components with attention to airflow, weather exposure, flashing, and resistance to wind-driven rain.

Where appropriate, we add leak-barrier protection around vulnerable ventilation penetrations and integrate those components into the surrounding roofing system.