Give New Life to a Roof with Metal Roof Coatings.
Take advantage of one of the greatest roofing materials, metal. These days metal roofs make good sense and do not require tearing off your current roof. Once any leaks and rust are fixed they can be treated to prevent it from happening again. Then thanks to metal roof coating, you can transform your roof from an energy-waster to an energy and money saver.
Understanding the process of metal roofing:
First an acrylic polymer membrane is applied to your existing roof, usually sprayed on, but sometimes it may be brushed on or rolled. When it dries, it forms a seamless layer on the metal, which is specially treated to bond with metal roof coatings. The process fixes anything that’s wrong with your current roof, like leaks, rust or loose panels. Here is the process in 4 steps:
1. First, rust and any dirt are removed and eliminated. Next comes a pressure wash, with either a rust remover or utilize a specially designed dirt and debris cleaner.
2. This next step treats the metal to resist rust. Outstanding products have been formulated to stop oxidation from developing again, and are liberally applied.
3. Metal seams and screws are tightened, caulked and are sealed as a further precaution. In your existing roof, seams are often the number one source of leaks.
4. Finally, the top coat is uniformly sprayed over the total surface, bonding and drying rapidly.
The finished result is a seamless good looking membrane that makes your metal roof look brand new. The materials carry long warranties.
Metal roof coatings are ideal for industrial, commercial and municipal roofing, and serve well on ranch and agricultural structures, schools and churches.
You’ll get years of flawless service with metal roof coatings. It costs much more to completely take off your old roof and replace it than it does to select affordable, efficient coatings. There will also be no disruption to your customers, your work or your employees. A small crew with a sprayer or rollers efficiently restores your roof, rather than an truckload of roofers climbing up and down your building. The sound is that of spraying, not ripping off metal and clanging new panels back into place.
Metal roof coatings turn the hottest roof into a cool roof, on a summer day saving you energy costs. Outdated metal roofing gets hot – extremely hot especially in the South. A white acrylic membrane gives you what is called a “reflective” roof, which cuts the temperature on the roof by at least 1/3. This means that heat isn’t passing into your building, which dramatically reduces energy use for air conditioning cooling in the summer. A reflective roof repels solar rays. Some of the products have earned the government’s ENERGY STAR rating and are considered a green building material for LEED credits.
As your cooling costs drop, the roof immediately begins paying for itself in lowered utility bills. Infrared pictures of a half-coated roof show the untreated side radiating red (heat), while the treated side glows a cool blue. This is proven energy-efficiency and demonstrated roof restoration technology.
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