{"id":57545,"date":"2022-01-05T06:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T19:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=57545"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:23:33","slug":"nailable-solar-shingle-mb2302","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nailable-solar-shingle-mb2302\/","title":{"rendered":"GAF Energy’s “Nailable” Timberline Solar Shingles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GAF<\/p>\n

US company GAF Energy unveiled its Timberline Solar roof shingle product yesterday, and it’s created a fair bit of buzz.<\/p>\n

GAF Energy’s sister company GAF seems to know a thing or two about roofing. The company claims that of the five million new roofs installed across the USA each year, a quarter of those come from GAF – so its move into developing a Building-Integrated PV (BIPV) product isn’t suprising.<\/p>\n

“Solar roofs are the future of clean energy, and Timberline Solar is the game-changing innovation that will get us there,” said Martin DeBono<\/span>, president of GAF Energy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The shingles come in long strips with connectors on the front face, which are protected by conduit when installed. All that’s needed for installation in terms of tools is a nail gun, wielded by a GAF certified installer.<\/p>\n

\"GAF<\/p>\n

\"Timberline<\/p>\n

This isn’t a retrofit solution – it’s for new roofs or for full roof replacements.<\/p>\n

The nailable Timberline Solar shingles are warranted to withstand winds up to 130 mph (around 210 kph). Just on warranty,\u00a0 there’s 25 years of coverage against manufacturing defects that cause leaks, 15 years against wind damage caused by winds up to 130 mph\u00a0and 25 years of coverage for performance. I didn’t see mention of a specific product warranty, but that’s assumed to be covered under performance1<\/a><\/sup>. There are also extended warranties that can be purchased.<\/p>\n

Show Me The Money (And Specifications)<\/h2>\n

GAF Energy did a bang-up job of getting attention for the Timberline Solar launch, but is vague in its promo on a lot of the nitty-gritty (and the not-so). This isn’t uncommon when new solar products are launched, but disappointing nonetheless.<\/p>\n

There wasn’t any mention of cost, but if it comes in well under the very pricey Tesla Solar Roof (not yet available in Australia) and assuming it’s a solid product; it could go gangbusters in the USA. Rumour has it Timberline will be around half the cost of Tesla Solar Roof.<\/p>\n

To GAF Energy’s credit, they haven’t over-hyped the potential financial benefits – stating it “may” pay for itself over time:<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

You’d want it to – otherwise, there’s not a lot of point aside from the emissions reduction benefits and aesthetics – and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t find a spec sheet for the solar shingle product on GAF Energy’s web site, but I was able to glean specifications for Timberline Solar elsewhere:<\/p>\n