Combining the new GAF Camelot lifetime designer shingles with LP TechShield Radiant Barrier is giving the Southern Living Showcase Home, being built in Nashville’s Dorset Park, a great one-two punch in combating home heating and air conditioning bills.

As outlined in a previous blog you can find here, Castle Homes is installing the relatively new product purchased locally from Nashville Lumber Company called GAF Camelot Designer Shingle.  Critical to this process is the LP TechShield applied to the roof prior to the shingles.

This innovative product from LP has been used by builder Alan Looney, president of Castle Homes, for several years with provable results.

“As part of our green building initiative, we have been using LP TechShield for several years and find it makes a huge difference in attic temperatures by at least 20 degrees. The radiant barrier reflects the heat resulting in a cooler attic. This impacts upstairs rooms including Home Theatre and Game Rooms many times located above a garage and helps mechanical systems run more efficiently,” Looney said.

According to LP Building Products,  LP TechShield is made by laminating a thin, durable sheet of aluminum to LP OSB Sheathing. After the foil lamination process takes place, the panel is incised, resulting in small holes called  VaporVents that penetrate the foil, glue and OSB substrate. This innovative product helps block radiant heat in the roof from entering the attic, keeping the attic cooler, lowering energy costs and making the home more comfortable. In the end, the patented VaporVents technology allows it to dry more quickly from construction moisture than other radiant barrier.

The LP TechShield works as an important part of the overall systems operation for the Southern Living Showcase Home. Looney said  the end results will be reducing the cost of the HVAC and the impact on the environment.

Drive by a Middle Tennessee area neighborhood where Castle Homes is building, and roofing expert Bob Patterson says, you can immediately identify the Castle home from the road thanks in part to their use of a gorgeous new product from GAF the called Camelot Designer Shingle. Roof installation began on June 3, Day 35 of construction, on the Southern Living Showcase Home opening to the public in Nashville’s Dorset Park this October.

Patterson’s A & R Roofing crew is installing the relatively new product purchased locally from Nashville Lumber Company. With a slate-like appearance, the Camelot shingle has an unusual lifetime warranty, 110-mile wind rating, uses a better sealant and ultimately helps the resale value of the home according to Patterson.

“This is the third Castle home in a row we have installed using Camelot. I think Castle Homes is one of the area’s best builders.  They choose such a durable, designer shingle,  use copper flashing and the inspection process is always very easy because Alan Looney is very thorough,” Patterson said.

With the warranty backed directly by GAF, Castle Homes President Alan Looney said the manufacturer also carefully certifies whom they select as an installer.

“With so many impressive product guarantees, it is important the roof is installed correctly in order to live up to these standards. The lifetime warranty gives the homeowner true piece of mind and includes 50-year systems plus, non pro-rated labor and materials.  In the end, it is not out of the average person’s price range,” Looney said. “In green building, you always want to find this most durable product which reduces the amount of materials used to maintain a home.  Camelot lives up to our high expectations.”

Working in concert with the GAF Camelot Roof is LP’s TechShield which impacts the home’s heating and air performance which we will be detailing in the next blog.