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GAF-ELK Shingle Showrooms

Shake-Look & Architectural Shingles

Unique shadow lines and styles from North America's largest shingle manufacturer

GAF-ELK

The merger of GAF and ELK finally completed in 2007. The new company is called GAF-ELK and features the best of both companies. They have more asphalt shingles plants than anyone else, and is the leading shingle manufacturer in North America.

In the western region the Elk brand shingle styles and colour drops will be the featured shingles of the new 2008 GAF-ELK product line.

We are now stocking the GAF-ELK Timberline Prestique laminated shingles. We will have a small stock of Timberline Prestique 30yr High Definition laminates. They are the starter house or builder's grade meant for those "a little price conscience". We believe that thicker versions are more wind resistant, storm resistant, thicker in looks, and well worth a little extra investment.

We stock a larger amount of the Timberline Prestique 40yr High Definition. They are medium thickness laminates that are thicker than the 30 year, have a unique shadowline and colour drop, and offers better storm resistance and a richer look than 30 year type can represent. A small extra cost compared to 30 year yields a better looking and better performing roof.

Remember that selecting the 40 year version is not to get you ten more years performance. Rather the thicker heavier 40 year shingle is more storm resistant, carries a higher wind warranty, and looks better too. The idea is not to get to the year 2048 instead of 2038, but instead to have a better looking, better performing shingle for the next 5 to 15 years, the period that we care about right now.

Their best laminate is the Timberline Prestique Lifetime High definition laminates ( as well as their "Signature Series" colour collection). This is a thick heavyweight laminate that offers thickness, storm resistance, and richer textures than the lighter 30 year and 40 year. In our opinion this model is "the start" of resemblance to real cedar shakes. The Lifetime Warranty is a bonus, but the real reason these shingles are sold if for the thickness, texture and curb appeal. If you are trying to replicate the look of cedar shakes that are being removed from your home, this is the thickness and weight that should be chosen.

The wedge shaped tabs of Timberline Prestique combined with a long variated shadow line treatment make this laminate brand very unique, and clearly recognizable in curb appeal and style. The thicker the version you choose, the much better these will look.

You can use thinner looking shingles, of course, but remember that 40 to 70% of the style and curb appeal of the home is directly determined by the texture, style, thickness, and realism created by the roofing materials you select.

Take pride in your home and the investment it represents by installing quality attractive roofing shingles from GAF-ELK. In this new real estate market which is now a buyers market, CURB APPEAL matters. If your home looks as good or better than others in your neighborhood, then your home can sell faster or for more money. While selecting your roofing, invest in curb appeal, not just storm and weather resistance.

GAF ELK also makes a unique long exposure laminate called the Prestique Grande. It has a 33% longer exposed size up the roof, creating a unique style especially good for large roofs ( the scale of rows is better). Because it has a longer exposure it also installs faster.  Currently a custom order shingle, we can have it in our warehouse in about a week. If you want to look different than neighboring homes and stand out from the crowd, consider this special architectural shingle.

For crowning laminated and architectural shingles GAFELK manufacturers both Ridgeglass 10" as well as Vented RidgeCrest. View the high definition ridge cap page for more information.

GAF-ELK has its own unique set of architectural shingles as well. Country Mansion, Camelot, Grand Slate, Slateline, Grand Sequioa, and Grand Canyon all emulate old world slate roofs. The most unique is the Country Mansion adding a Victorian or historic flare to the roof depending on the colour choice.

For more information, check out the following website: www.gafelk.com