Elk Roofing Shingles
Elk is a discontinued asphalt-shingle brand formerly made by ElkCorp. GAF acquired ElkCorp in 2007, discontinued the Elk brand, and now handles questions about legacy Elk products and warranties. GAF is a Standard Industries company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Corporate History
Elk Roofing Products was established in Stephens, Arkansas, in 1955. A historical company account says Elcor acquired the roofing business in 1972.
A Delaware Secretary of State certificate in a USPTO assignment record shows that Elcor Chemical Corporation changed its name to Elcor Corporation in 1976. Elcor Corporation then changed its name to ElkCorp effective Sept. 1, 2002.
GAF's company history records its 2007 ElkCorp acquisition. An SEC filing says the buyer acquired about 90% of ElkCorp on Feb. 22, 2007, and the remaining shares on March 26.
Legacy Product Lines
Before the acquisition, Elk sold several asphalt-shingle families and variants, including Prestique®, Raised Profile®, Capstone®, Domain® Winslow®, and Domain® Ashford®. ElkCorp's fiscal-2006 Form 10-K lists the products it sold at that time.
GAF used GAF-Elk branding during a transition period and later discontinued the Elk name. Product naming varied by model and year. Use the wrapper, invoice, warranty, or a qualified inspection to identify a legacy shingle instead of assuming that every GAF-era product carried both names.
Contacting GAF About Elk
1 Campus Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
For a legacy-product claim or warranty-status question, use GAF's warranty and claims resources or call 1-877-423-7663.
Legacy Elk Warranties
Warranty terms vary by product, sale date, installation, owner, and claim. ElkCorp's fiscal-2006 filing listed 30- to 50-year product warranties and 70- to 130-mph limited wind coverage for the shingles in its table. Higher wind ratings required specified installation methods.
Those historical ranges do not describe every Elk shingle. They also do not predict service life. Use the warranty issued with the specific product to check coverage, remedies, transfer rules, exclusions, and wind-installation requirements, then confirm the claim process with GAF.