Warranty

Congratulations! Thank you for purchasing asphaltic shingles and/or accessories from GAF, North America’s largest roong manufacturer — your best choice. While many factors
can affect how long your shingles and accessories will last, this GAF Shingle & Accessory Limited Warranty covers your asphaltic shingles and accessories, including GAF Ridge Cap
Shingles, GAF Starter Strip Shingles, GAF Leak Barrier Products, GAF Roof Deck Protection Products, and GAF Cobra
®
Ventilation Products (the "GAF Products"), in the unlikely event that
they contain a manufacturing defect. It provides great coverage that is “non-prorated” during the crucial up-front period of your ownership (the "Smart Choice
®
Protection Period") with
continued coverage for extended periods of time afterwards. Note: This limited warranty does not cover low-slope membranes, Master Flow
®
Ventilation Products, or ShingleMatch
™
Roof Accessory Paint. Please go to gaf.com for a copy of the limited warranties covering these products.
How Long Your Warranty Lasts
GAF Shingles
Manufacturing Defect Coverage Wind Warranty Coverage Algae Warranty Coverage
Limited
Warranty Term
Smart Choice
®
Protection Period***
Limited
Warranty Term
Wind Speed Coverage
(mph / km/h)
Limited
Warranty Term
Smart Choice
®
Protection Period***
GAF Designer and
Timberline
®
Roong
Shingles
**
Lifetime* 10 Years 15 Years
With Special
Installation****: 130/209
Without Special
Installation****: 110/175
StainGuard
Plus
™
:
25 Years
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard Plus
™
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
Marquis WeatherMax
®
30 Years 5 Years 5 Years 80/130
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
Royal Sovereign
®
25 Years 5 Years 5 Years 60/96
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
GAF Accessories
**
Manufacturing Defect Coverage
Wind Warranty Coverage Algae Warranty Coverage
Limited
Warranty Term
Smart Choice
®
Protection Period***
If you install less than 3 GAF
Accessories** and Shingles that
carry a Lifetime* Limited Warranty
40 Years 5 Years
Coverage only available for “GAF Ridge
Cap Shingles” (see below).
No coverage for other GAF Accessories**.
Coverage only available for “GAF Ridge
Cap Shingles” (see below).
No coverage for other GAF Accessories**.
If you do not install Shingles that
carry a Lifetime* Limited Warranty
25 Years 5 Years
GAF Ridge Cap Shingles
**
Manufacturing Defect Coverage
Wind Warranty Coverage Algae Warranty Coverage
Limited
Warranty Term
Wind Speed Coverage
(mph / km/h)
Limited
Warranty Term
Smart Choice
®
Protection Period***
Timbertex
®
, Ridglass
®
,
TimberCrest
™
See “GAF Accessories**” section above. 15 Years
With Special
Installation****: 130/209
Without Special
Installation****: 110/175
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
Seal-A-Ridge
®
See “GAF Accessories**” section above. 5 Years 90/144
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
Seal-A-Ridge
®
ArmorShield
®
,
Z
®
Ridge
See “GAF Accessories**” section above. 5 Years
With Special
Installation****: 90/144
Without Special
Installation****: 70/112
StainGuard
®
:
10 Years
StainGuard
®
:
1 Year
* Denition of Lifetime: The word “Lifetime” means as long as you, the original owner(s) [or the second owner(s) if coverage was properly transferred during the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period], own the property where the shingles
are installed. The Lifetime warranty is applicable only to shingles installed on a single-family detached residence owned by individuals. For any other type of owner or building, such as a corporation, governmental entity, religious entity,
condominium or homeowner association, school, apartment building, ofce building, or multi-use structure, the length of the warranty is 40 years.
** GAF Accessories covered under this limited warranty include: GAF Ridge Cap Shingles, GAF Starter Strip Shingles, GAF Leak Barrier Products, GAF Roof Deck Protection Products, and GAF Cobra
®
Ventilation Products. If you install 3 or
more GAF Accessories and shingles that carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty, you are eligible for enhanced coverage on your qualifying GAF Accessory Products. Please refer to the GAF Roong System Limited Warranty, available on gaf.com, for
complete coverage and restrictions.
*** Smart Choice
®
Protection Period: refers to the crucial period of time following installation of the GAF Products during which the coverage provided for in this limited warranty is non-prorated. After the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period
specied above, the remedy provided for in this warranty may be different than that provided for during the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period, and any remedy will be reduced to reect the use you have received from your GAF Products.
**** Special Installation: Your GAF LayerLock-labeled Shingles will be covered up to the maximum wind speed above ONLY if installed using 4 nails per shingle and you have GAF Starter Strip Products installed at the eaves and rakes. Special
Installation for all other GAF Shingles requires use of 6 nails per shingle and GAF Starter Strip Products installed at the eaves and rakes. Your GAF Ridge Cap Shingles will be covered up to the maximum wind speed above ONLY if your ridge cap
shingles are installed in strict accordance with the “Maximum Wind Speed Coverage Under Limited Warranty” section of the applicable ridge cap shingle application instructions.
Who Is Covered By This Limited Warranty; Transferability
You are covered by this limited warranty if you live in the United States or Canada and are the original property owner (i.e., not a builder or installer) or the rst subsequent owner if this
warranty was properly transferred.
This limited warranty may be transferred only once. The second owner must notify GAF in writing within one year after the property transfer for warranty coverage to be transferred. (Other
than this one transfer, this warranty may not be transferred or assigned, directly or indirectly.) If the transfer takes place within the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period, the second owner is
entitled to the same coverage as the original owner. If the transfer takes place afterwards, the length of this warranty shall be reduced to the two-year period after the ownership changes. If
there is a defect during this two-year period, GAF’s reimbursement to the second owner will be based only on the reasonable cost of replacement shingles or applicable accessories, reduced
by the amount of use that has been received from the shingles or applicable accessories from the date of installation through the date of claim.
Manufacturing Defects: What Is Covered/Sole and Exclusive Remedy
GAF Warranty Company, LLC, a subsidiary of GAF, warrants that your GAF Roong Shingles will remain free from manufacturing defects that adversely affect their performance during
the applicable Smart Choice
®
Protection Period or that cause leaks for the remainder of the applicable warranty term and that your GAF Accessory Products will remain free from
manufacturing defects that adversely affect their performance during the applicable warranty term. Note: Wind Warranty and Algae Warranty are covered separately below.
(1) During the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period: GAF will pay you the full reasonable cost of labor to repair or re-cover any defective GAF Products (excluding non-GAF accessories,
metal work, or ashing) and will provide replacement GAF Products or the reasonable cost of obtaining replacement GAF Products, at GAF’s option. GAF will not pay to tear off your GAF
Products, or to dispose of them.
(2) After the Smart Choice
®
Protection Period: Labor will no longer be covered. GAF’s contribution to you will be based on either providing you with replacement GAF Products or, at
GAF’s choice, reimbursing you for the reasonable cost of replacement GAF Products. The amount of replacement GAF Products or reimbursement provided to you will be reduced to reect
the use you have received from your GAF Products. The amount of use will be calculated by dividing the number of months which have elapsed since installation to the date of claim by
the number of months in the warranty term. For a Lifetime warranty, the number of months in the warranty term is deemed to be 600 for years 11-40 of the warranty term. For years 41 and
beyond of a Lifetime warranty, GAF’s contribution is 20%. For example, if you make a claim for Lifetime Shingles installed on a single-family home after your shingles have been installed for
25 years (300months), GAF’s contribution will be reduced by 300/600 or 50%.
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GAF Shingle & Accessory
Limited Warranty