GAF SHINGLE &
ACCESSORY LIMITED
WARRANTY
GAF ROOFING SYSTEM LIMITED
WARRANTY
SYSTEM PLUS
LIMITED
WARRANTY
None!
Great coverage
accompanies
purchase of the
product.
Eligibility
Requirements
Installation of GAF Lifetime Shingles + At Least 3 Qualifying Accessory Products*
Installation of GAF Lifetime Shingles + At Least 3 Qualifying Accessory Products*
Installed by GAF Certified or Master Elite Roofing Contractor**
Manufacturing
Defect
Coverage
Eligibility
Requirements
GAF Lifetime1
Shingles
Lifetime1
Lifetime1
Lifetime1
GAF Accessories1
40 years
Lifetime1
Lifetime1
As a GAF Certified Contractor, we can offer the following GAF limited warranties:
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Up-front (100%)
Coverage Period
10 years
10 years
50 years
Covers Roofing
System?
No
Yes
(All GAF products)
Yes
(All GAF products)
10 years
10 years
Lifetime1
Cost of Installation Labor Included?
Workmanship
Coverage
No3
No3
No3
Misapplication of GAF Products and Covered Flashings?
Contractor
Certified?2
No
(Anyone can install)
No
(Anyone can install)
Yes
Contractor
Certified?2
Contractor
Certified?2
Warranty Transferrable
for Free?
No
(Anyone can install)
No
(Anyone can install)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Algae Protection
Peace of
Mind
30-Year StainGuard Plus PRO™ or
20-Year StainGuard Plus™ Algae Protection
Limited Warranty4 with 10-year non-prorated
Smart Choice® Protection Period. Coverage only
available on appropriately labeled products.
Contractors certified by GAF can offer you a 30-Year StainGuard Plus
PRO™ or 25-Year StainGuard Plus™ Algae Protection Limited Warranty4
with 15-year Non-Prorated Smart Choice® Protection
(vs. typical 10-year Smart Choice® Protection Period).5
Coverage only available on appropriately labeled products.
Maximum Wind
Speed Coverage
130 mph with Special Installation5
Non-LayerLock-labeled
shingles: 130 mph with
Special Installation6
LayerLock-labeled shingles:
WINDPROVEN Limited Wind Warranty: No maximum wind speed limitation!
6 Requires installation of
LayerLock-labeled shingles (4 nails per shingle) + At Least 4 Qualifying Accessory Products including Starter Strip Shingles (Eaves & Rakes), Ridge Cap Shingles, Roof Deck Protection and choice of Attic Ventilation or Leak Barrier.
Non-LayerLock-labeled
shingles: 130 mph with
Special Installation6
LayerLock-labeled shingles:
WINDPROVEN Limited Wind Warranty: No maximum wind speed limitation!
6 Requires installation of
LayerLock-labeled shingles (4 nails per shingle) + At Least 4 Qualifying Accessory Products including Starter Strip Shingles (Eaves & Rakes), Ridge Cap Shingles, Roof Deck Protection and choice of Attic Ventilation or Leak Barrier.
Wind Warranty Term
15 Years
15 Years
15 Years
1 See applicable warranty for complete coverage and restrictions. The word “Lifetime” refers to the length of coverage provided by the GAF Shingle & Accessory Limited Warranty, GAF Roofing System Limited Warranty or System Plus Limited Warranty as applicable, and means as long as the original individual owner(s) of a single-family detached residence [or eligible second owner(s)] owns the property where the qualifying GAF products are installed. For owners/structures not meeting the above criteria, Lifetime coverage is not applicable. Lifetime coverage on shingles requires the use of GAF Lifetime Shingles only. See the GAF Shingle & Accessory Limited Warranty for complete coverage and restrictions. Visit gaf.com/LRS for qualifying GAF products. Lifetime coverage on shingles and accessories requires the use of any GAF Lifetime Shingle and at least 3 qualifying GAF Accessories. See the GAF Roofing System Limited Warranty for complete coverage and restrictions. For installations not eligible for the GAF Roofing System Limited Warranty, see the GAF Shingle & Accessory Limited Warranty. Visit gaf.com/LRS for qualifying GAF products.
2 Contractor certification is only for installations covered by GAF enhanced warranties.
3 Some limited workmanship coverage may be available through your contractor.
4 25-year StainGuard PlusTM Algae Protection Limited Warranty and 30-year StainGuard Plus PROTM Algae Protection Limited Warranty against blue-green algae discoloration is available only on products sold in packages bearing the StainGuard PlusTM or StainGuard Plus PROTM logo. See GAF Shingle & Accessory Limited Warranty for complete coverage and restrictions, and qualifying products.
5 For installations not eligible for the WindProven Limited Wind Warranty. Maxiumum Wind Speed Coverage is 130 mph with Special installation or 110 mph without Special
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