August 5, 2025
(ATLANTA) – DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Board, introduced in March 2025 as the latest addition to the DensDeck® portfolio of gypsum board products, is now commercially available nationwide.
“DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Board is a superior solution for efficient, cost-effective mechanically fastened installations,” said Hamed Kayello, DensDeck® Roof Board product manager. “All testing has been completed, and the product is now commercially available nationwide. We’re excited to meet the demands of roofing contractors, architects, and roofing consultants who want a streamlined labor solution, a material cost solution, and products with greater ease of use. DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Board meets these needs with lightweight efficiency and uncompromised durability.”
DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Board is a 3/8” cutting-edge gypsum-based cover board engineered to enhance roofing installation efficiency. In testing conducted to date, the use of DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Boards in single ply (hybrid) assemblies have demonstrated an average reduction of 25-75% in the number of fasteners required1—which can help to lower material costs and optimize your project budget and profit margins. Additionally, the board is approximately 20% lighter than DensDeck® Prime Roof Board, offering greater ease of handling and installation on the job site. To further improve logistics, you can also fit around 25% more on a truck, which can help transportation costs and streamline your supply chain.
For more information on Georgia-Pacific Building Products, to include complete technical information on DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime Roof Board, please visit https://www.buildgp.com/product/densdeck-profast-prime.
1.DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime is approximately 20% lighter than ½” DensDeck® Prime Roof Board. The 25%-75% reduction in fasteners is FM testing with multiple roofing assemblies using #15 fasteners and 3″ metal flat bottom plates.
About DensDeck® Roof Board:
Billions of square feet of DensDeck® Roof Board have been installed in thousands of commercial roofing systems worldwide for nearly 30 years. Industry professionals count on the product to enhance the performance of their roofing system because of the combination of fire resistance, strength, and dimensional stability. In keeping with the tradition of market-driven innovation, the DensDeck® Roof Board Portfolio now includes DensDeck® Prime Roof Board with EONIC™ Technology, a patent-protected enhancement that doubles the resistance of the product to moisture; DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board, the first of its kind to be approved for very severe hail (VSH) by FM in approved single-ply assemblies; and DensDeck® ProFast™ Prime, a lighter weight gypsum solution that can reduce the number of fasteners in mechanically attached roof assemblies. For more information, please visit www.buildgp.com.
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