Roofing glossary.
Definitions for every term.

Air Barrier

Algae

Angled Fasteners

APA

Apron Flashing

ARMA

Asphalt

Asphalt Plastic Cement

Asphalt Primer

ASTM

Back Surfacing

Base Sheet

Blistering

Blow‑Offs

Buckling

Butt Edge

Camelot Shingle

Cant Strips

Cap Sheet

Closed Cut Valley

Coating

Cobra Attic Ventilation

Cool Roof

Counter Flashing

Cricket

Cupping

Deck

Dormer

Dragon Teeth

Drip Edge

Eaves

Exposure

Felt

FeltBuster Roof Deck Protection

FHA

Fiberglass Mat

Flange

Flashing

Gable

GAF Shingle & Accessory Ltd. Warranty

Gambrel

Glenwood Shingles

Grand Canyon Shingles

Grand Sequoia Shingles

Hand‑Sealing

High Nailing

Hip

Hip Roof

Ice Dam

Insulation

Joist

L Flashing

Laminated Shingles

Laps

Leak Barriers

Liberty Modified Bitumen

Low Slopes

Mansard

Nail Guide Line

Nail‑Pop

NRCA

Open Valley

Organic Mat

Organic Shingles

OSB

Overdriven Fasteners

Overexposed

Penetration

Perimeter Fastening

Pipe Flashing

Pitch Pocket

Probing

Roll Roofing

Roof Deck Protection

Royal Sovereign Shingles

Scuppers

Seam

Sienna Shingles

Slope

Soffit Ventilation

Specialty Roofing Shingles

Starter Strip Shingles

Strip Starter Shingles

Tab

Tear‑Off

Telegraphing

Termination Bar

Three‑Tab Roofing Shingles

Timberline Shingles

TimberTex Premium Ridge Cap Shingles

Title 24

Transitions

Ultra‑Premium Designer Roofing Shingles

Underlayment

Under‑Driven Nails

Valley

Vapor Barrier

Vapor Retarder

Warm Wall

WeatherWatch Leak Barrier

Z‑Ridge Distinctive Ridge Cap Shingles