Trophy Club has a lot of stone and brick homes on bigger lots where a wood-shake look fits the house, but many owners don’t want real cedar’s upkeep or fire risk. GAF’s two shake-look designer shingles, Grand Sequoia and Woodland, are the pair I get asked to compare most.
I’m Blake Snow. I’ve been roofing for 30 years, and we’re certified with GAF. Here’s a straight side-by-side from GAF’s own product pages and data sheets, plus what matters on a Trophy Club roof.
Side-by-side from GAF’s data sheets
Sources: GAF’s Grand Sequoia product page and data sheet (RESGN467GS), and the Woodland product page and data sheet (RESGN467WD-0426).
| Grand Sequoia | Woodland | |
|---|---|---|
| Look, per GAF | Rugged, oversized shapes like rustic hand-split wood shakes | Inspired by hand-cut European shingles |
| Construction | Fiberglass asphalt | Fiberglass asphalt |
| Size (approx.) | 17” × 40” (product page lists 17 ¼” × 40”) | 17” × 40” |
| Exposure | 5” | 6 ½” |
| Bundles per square | 5 | 4 |
| Pieces per square | 72 | 56 |
| Nails per square | 360 | 280 |
| Hip and ridge | TimberTex or TimberCrest | TimberTex or TimberCrest 10” |
| Starter | WeatherBlocker | WeatherBlocker |
| Fire | UL 790 Class A | UL 790 Class A |
| Impact | UL 2218 Class 4 on labeled packages | UL 2218 Class 4 on labeled packages |
| Wind standards | ASTM D7158 Class H, ASTM D3161 Class F | ASTM D7158 Class H, ASTM D3161 Class F |
| Texas Department of Insurance | Meets requirements | Meets requirements |
How they look on a Trophy Club house
- Grand Sequoia packs 72 pieces into a square at a tight 5-inch exposure. That’s a lot of shingle on the roof, and it gives a thick, heavy-shadowed, rustic shake look. GAF says it suits the scale of a larger home, and I agree: it looks best on big roof planes, stone, and timber-accented houses.
- Woodland shows 6 ½ inches per course with oversized, artisan-cut tabs. It reads a little more refined and European. I think it suits brick traditionals, French-country styles and homes where you want a shake look that isn’t quite so rugged.
Both are in GAF’s Designer line, which GAF calls “affordable luxury” at a fraction of the cost of slate or wood shakes. Neither is real cedar, and up close they read as a premium shingle. If you want the real texture, compare our synthetic shake options or Enviroshake in Trophy Club.
Ratings and warranty
- Class 4 impact: both pass UL 2218 Class 4, but only packages bearing the Class 4 statement are rated. Check the wrapper on delivery day.
- Grand Sequoia AS: GAF also makes an SBS-modified version. GAF says the standard Grand Sequoia reaches Class 4 by being bigger and thicker, while the AS version uses rubber-like SBS asphalt for flexibility. We confirm what’s available here before quoting.
- Wind: both data sheets list coverage up to 130 mph for 15 years with special installation and GAF Starter Strip Shingles.
- Warranty: a Lifetime limited transferable warranty, with Smart Choice Protection (non-prorated material and installation labor) for the first 10 years on qualifying installations with at least 3 qualifying GAF accessories. “Lifetime” means as long as the original individual owner (or an eligible second owner) of a single-family home owns it.
- Algae: a 25-year StainGuard Plus algae warranty, only on packages bearing that logo.
The hail fine print
GAF says it makes no express or implied warranty about impact performance against hail, and hail damage is not covered under the limited warranty. A Class 4 rating can help with your insurer, so ask your agent about a discount, but hail damage is an insurance claim, not a GAF warranty claim. See our Class 4 shingles page and the best Class 4 shingles for Texas guide.
Repairs and matching: don’t mix them
Both shingles are about 40 inches long, so people assume they’ll swap. They won’t. Grand Sequoia lays at a 5-inch exposure and Woodland at 6 ½ inches, with different tab shapes, so courses won’t line up on the same roof plane. Repairs should use the same product and color.
On older Woodland roofs, watch the color name. GAF’s April 2026 Woodland data sheet lists Castlewood Gray and Cedarwood Abbey, while older literature showed more colors. If your color isn’t on the current list, we’ll check availability before we promise a match, and we’ll tell you honestly when a full slope makes more sense than a patch.
Which I’d pick
- Choose Grand Sequoia for a bold, rustic, heavy-shadow shake look on a large stone or timber home.
- Choose Woodland for a more refined European cut-shake look, or where the HOA wants something a bit quieter.
- Look at synthetic shake or Enviroshake if you want a true shake texture with no asphalt look at all.
Either way, I’d use GAF’s matching starter, hip and ridge and accessories so the roof qualifies for GAF’s system warranty coverage. Grand Sequoia takes more pieces and nails per square, so expect it to take a bit longer to install.
HOA tips for Trophy Club
Many Trophy Club neighborhoods have HOA design review for roof color and style. Get the approved list in writing, submit the exact product and color with GAF’s data sheet, and look at full-size shingles in daylight. GAF says printed and screen colors aren’t accurate. We bring full-size samples of both.
What we do on a Trophy Club designer shingle roof
- Full tear-off to the deck, with deck repairs as needed
- GAF starter, hip and ridge and accessories as the data sheet calls for
- New flashings at walls, chimneys and valleys, with copper on request
- A free digital photo report and a workmanship warranty from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job
See our GAF Grand Sequoia and GAF designer shingles pages, or read about GAF Camelot vs. Camelot II matching in Trophy Club.
After a storm
Get the roof inspected and documented before anyone patches it, and keep a leftover bundle or wrapper, since it shows the product, color and Class 4 label. In Texas you generally have 1 year from the date of loss to file a claim, but check your policy. Our storm damage page explains the process.
Talk to us about Grand Sequoia or Woodland in Trophy Club
We install GAF designer shingles in Trophy Club, Roanoke, Westlake, Southlake and Keller. We’re certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical Roofing Products, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake, and many other roof manufacturers. We’re BBB A+ rated, with 5.0 stars on Google at all three offices: Bridgeport, Decatur and Rhome. Request a free inspection or call (817) 733-9228.
