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ROOFING INSPECTION & REPAIR CERTIFICATIONS for ROOFING CONTRACTORS Questions and Answers about GAF Master Elite Anecdote of a "Bad" Roofing Contractor The GAF Master EliteTM roofing program How to Get the Best Roofing Job CHOOSING A ROOFING CONTRACTOR STEP 1: FINDING A ROOFER STEP 2: CHOOSING A ROOFING CONTRACTOR STEP 3: CHOOSING ROOF MATERIAL STEP 4: NEGOTIATE ROOFING CONTRACT STEP 5: LETTING THE ROOFER ROOF ASBESTOS CEMENT ROOFING ASPHALT ROOF SHINGLES ASPHALT SHINGLE DEFINITIONS ASPHALT SHINGLE FAILURE TYPES ALGAE, FUNGUS, LICHENS, MOSS on SHINGLES BLACK STAIN REMOVAL & PREVENTION BLISTERS on ASPHALT SHINGLES CRACKS in FIBERGLASS SHINGLES CUPPING ASPHALT SHINGLES CURLING ASPHALT SHINGLES FISHMOUTHING ASPHALT SHINGLES GRANULE LOSS from SHINGLES HAIL DAMAGED SHINGLES LADDERING & STAIR STEPPING SHINGLES LIFE / WEAR FACTORS in SHINGLES MECHANICAL DAMAGE of SHINGLES MOSS & LICHENS on SHINGLES ORGANIC FELT SHINGLE DEFECTS SPLICE DEFECTS on ASPHALT SHINGLES STAINS on ROOF SHINGLES ATTIC CONDENSATION CAUSE & CURE BUILT UP ROOFS CERTIFICATIONS for ROOFING CONTRACTORS CHIMNEY INSPECTION & REPAIRS CHOOSING A ROOFING CONTRACTOR CLAY TILE ROOFING FIRE RETARDANT PLYWOOD HEAT TAPES & CABLES on Roofs for Ice Dams LOW SLOPE ROOFING MATERIALS MASONITE WOODRUF FIBERBOARD ROOFING MEMBRANE & SINGLE PLY ROOFS METAL ROOFING TYPES MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOFING ROOF INSPECTION SAFETY & LIMITS ROOF VENTILATION SPECIFICATIONS ROOF VENTING ENERGY SAVING DETAILS SLATE ROOF INSPECTION & REPAIR SLATE ROOF DURABILITY SLATE ROOF REPAIRS SLATE ROOF SOURCES SLATE ROOF TYPES SLATE ROOF PHOTO LIBRARY SLATE ROOF INSPECTIONS SLATE ROOF INSPECTION CLASS SOD ROOFING SIDING WOOD STAIN DIAGNOSIS on Building Exteriors STAIN DIAGNOSIS on Roofs STANDARDS for ROOFING STONE ROOFING THATCH ROOFING THERMAL EXPANSION of MATERIALS THERMAL MASS in BUILDINGS THERMAL MASS in UPSTAIRS TILE ROOFING WARRANTIES for ROOF SHINGLES CLASS ACTION SHINGLE LAWSUITS REPORTING SHINGLE FAILURES ROOF FAILURE REPORT FORM WOOD SHAKE & SHINGLE ROOFING WORKMANSHIP & WIND DAMAGE More Information InspectAPedia Blog - News Updates Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Privacy Policies Contact Us |
This website discusses how to get the best roofing job.We give an example of a "bad" roofing contractor, discuss roofing contractor certifications such as the GAF Master EliteTM roofing contractor certification program, and we give some simple tips on how to get a good roofing job. The photograph above shows a laminate-type roof shingle installed improperly on an irregular dome-shaped roof. (This was job was not done by a GAF Master EliteTM or Other Certified Roofing Contractor. The roofer who put these shingles in place probably lacked proper training - something which some roof contractor certification programs are trying to address. But don't assume that every "certified" roofer is one you want to do business with. © Copyright 2009 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use the links at page left to navigate this document or to go to Other Website Topics. Green links at left show where you are in our document & website. Choosing a Reliable, Qualified, Good Roofing Contractor
Choosing a GAF Master EliteTM or Other Certified Roofing Contractor - OPINION from DJFIn response to the homeowner question just below, we reply with comments about roofer "certification programs" offered by GAF or other roof shingle manufacturers, about shingle life, about shingle warranties, and about how to get the best roofing job for your home.
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The GAF Master EliteTM roofing program and what it means to consumersThe following opinion based on both having worked as a roofing installer as well as having inspected more than 5,000 residential & commercial roofs for defects. The GAF Master EliteTM roofing contractor designation looks to me like a combination of a marketing program that recommends a specific GAF roof shingle product line and which features the requirement for some training by GAF. The training requirement is a great idea, but remember that there can certainly be fully competent roofers who can do a great job but who do not have that title, and a roofer who is NOT a GAF Master EliteTM contractor may prefer to use a different and equally good or even better roofing product. The GAF Master EliteTM name sounds great. What does it actually mean?
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