Overview
GAF
GAF is a roofing and waterproofing manufacturer headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and is a Standard Industries company. Standard Industries is privately held, headquartered in New York City, and operates in over 80 countries. GAF describes itself as North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, with more than 5,000 people in the United States and manufacturing operations and offices in over 30 locations nationwide.
The GAF range covers residential and commercial roofing. The residential range includes asphalt shingles. The commercial range includes single-ply membranes, roof system components and accessories, and prefabricated TPO accessories. The EverGuard name is used for the commercial membrane line, which is sold as TPO and PVC membranes.
The Technical Library holds six EverGuard products. EverGuard TPO Smooth Membranes are TPO membranes in 45, 60 and 80 mil thicknesses, made to ASTM D6878. EverGuard Extreme TPO Smooth Membrane is the white, high-reflectance TPO version. EverGuard TPO Fleece-Back Membrane has a fleece backing. EverGuard SA TPO Self-Adhered Membrane is the self-adhered version. EverGuard PVC Smooth Membranes are PVC membranes in 50, 60 and 80 mil thicknesses made to ASTM D4434, and EverGuard PVC Fleece-Back Membrane is the fleece-backed PVC version. KEE versions of the PVC membranes are also listed by GAF.
The EverGuard system manuals cover mechanically attached, adhered, self-adhered and induction-welded attachment of TPO and PVC membranes, along with architectural roofing details. The EverGuard TPO membrane environmental product declaration lists manufacturing sites in Cedar City, Utah; New Columbia, Pennsylvania; Mount Vernon, Indiana; and Gainesville, Texas.
The markets are commercial roofing, with residential shingles in the wider GAF range, across the United States.
Relevant manufacturer history
GAF began as The Standard Paint Company in Bound Brook, New Jersey, in 1886, with 18 employees. In 1892 the company introduced ready-to-lay roll roofing. It became The RUBEROID Co. in 1921, and it adopted the GAF name in 1967 after a merger.
GAF spent about 40 years on an 11-building campus in Wayne, New Jersey. It moved its headquarters to Parsippany, New Jersey, in 2015. The Parsippany building was the first in the world to receive a LEED Resilient Design Pilot credit from the U.S. Green Building Council.
GAF is a Standard Industries company. The EverGuard line of TPO and PVC membranes is part of its commercial roofing offering.
