GAFElk's new warranty

So what are your thoughts on GAFElk's new warranty? All shingles are now a Limited Lifetime shingle. Any shingle installed after January 1, 2011 receives a Limited Lifetime warranty. And it looks like Malarky is matching any manufactures warranty.

Now that we have Owens Corning with their new warranty that exceeds GAFElk (which is crap if you read into into it and what they actually cover). Tamko also came out with theirs last week. Their proration starts at 15yrs into the life of the shingle. Looks like GAFElk is on the back burner in this one. Good news is that our customer will get a bit more nonproration out of their shingle for a 30yr price.

You can no longer upsell their products. They shot themselves in the foot.

It's any manufacturer's defect. Apparently IKO and another specifically say that if there is no leaks, then they aren't paying.

FL Roofer: I half way agree with you. I don't count on a warranty, especially not after 20-40 years. I've had about 10 roofs that I've applied for and have been paid for by the manufacturer(all Tamko). In fact, I've only been denied one. A couple were prorated so bad, that it was barely worth it.

hatcheman is on it....the warranty was never worth a shit and it still aint.

haha kage

Had a meeting w/ GAF rep. The best thing to come out of this IMO is that they pay 100% for 10yrs instead of 5yrs. After 40yrs, they pay 20% of the shingles cost. If your certified, and register the $70 warranty, they cover 100% replacement for 50yrs.

guch Said: So what are your thoughts on GAFElks new warranty? All shingles are now a Limited Lifetime shingle. Any shingle installed after January 1, 2011 receives a Limited Lifetime warranty. And it looks like Malarky is matching any manufactures warranty.

So I wonder how code enforcement will view this change. I've read posts on here about certain areas of FL having to install 40yr+ shingles to meet code.

I asked my rep from certainteed back when they went to the lifetime shingle just whose lifetime are they talking about. He said the shingles' lifetime of course. When they start failing then their lifetime is apparently up. He said that shingle manuf would deal w/ it later in life. I feel most of the warranty stuff is junk. jmho------------------------------------------H

Being GAF certified, I like this. Apparently it shows their confidence in whatever changes they implemented in 2007. After proration and the fact that most people don't own their homes 30-50 years, I think it's a great marketing ploy. Are other manuf. going to follow suit? Is a final invoice all that a customer needs to proof the installation 30 years from now?

I wonder if they are going to nix the Timberline 50yr shingles.

What's Malarky?

Good. Fine. Whatever....Are all the different shingles going to have their own/specific "Limitted Lifetime Warranties"? What a fricken PIA explaining that to Joe-schmoe homeowner....