Ask Your Roofing Contractor One Question: Who Backs Your Warranty?

When you're comparing roofing estimates, you're going to hear a lot about warranties.

“Lifetime warranty.”
“25-year workmanship warranty.”
“50-year warranty.”

Those numbers sound great.

But there's one question homeowners often forget to ask:

Who actually backs that warranty?

Because a warranty is only as valuable as the company standing behind it.

If your roofing contractor promises you a 10-, 25-, or even “lifetime” workmanship warranty, what happens if that company is no longer in business five years from now?

Who do you call?

Who comes out to inspect the problem?

Who pays to fix the roof?

In many cases, no one.

A contractor's workmanship warranty is generally a promise from that contractor. If the contractor closes its doors, disappears, retires, or goes out of business, that piece of paper may not provide much protection at all.

That's why homeowners shouldn't just ask:

“How long is my warranty?”

They should ask:

“Who backs it if you're not here?”

That's What Makes a GAF-Backed Warranty Different

American Eagle Roofing is a GAF Master Elite® roofing contractor, which allows us to offer qualifying homeowners GAF's Golden Pledge® Limited Warranty.

And there's a very important distinction:

The workmanship coverage is provided and backed by GAF — not simply American Eagle Roofing.

For qualifying roofing systems, GAF's Golden Pledge Limited Warranty provides 25 or 30 years of workmanship coverage, depending on the shingle installed, in addition to applicable GAF product warranty coverage.

That means you're not simply relying on our promise that American Eagle Roofing will be around decades from now.

You're backed by GAF, a roofing manufacturer whose history dates all the way back to 1886.

That's 140 years in business.

Think about that for a second.

Your roofing contractor may tell you they're giving you a “lifetime workmanship warranty.”

Great.

Whose lifetime?

If that contractor isn't around when you need them, what exactly is backing that promise?

With an eligible GAF Golden Pledge roof installed by American Eagle Roofing, you're getting warranty protection backed by one of the largest and longest-established roofing manufacturers in North America.

A Long Warranty Isn't Necessarily a Better Warranty

It's easy to put a big number on a proposal.

25 years.

50 years.

Lifetime.

But the number isn't the most important part.

The company standing behind that number is.

Before you choose a roofing contractor, ask them:

“If your company isn't here 10 years from now, who honors my workmanship warranty?”

If the answer is “Well… us,” that's worth thinking about.

At American Eagle Roofing, we wanted to offer homeowners something stronger than simply asking them to trust that we'll always be here.

We wanted a warranty with real backing behind it.

That's why we're proud to offer qualifying GAF roofing systems with enhanced warranty options backed by a manufacturer that has been protecting roofs for 140 years and counting.

Because when someone tells you your roof is protected for decades, you should know exactly who will be there to stand behind that promise.

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