HARNESSING THE BENEFITS OF METAL ROOF COATINGS If you have a metal roof and are struggling with leaks, a constantly hot building, or are no longer under warranty, you are missing out on the benefits of metal roof coatings! Applying a coating to your metal roof can solve all …
The Only Situation in Which Silicone Can’t Be Used
THERE AREN'T MANY TIMES SILICONE CAN'T BE USED, BUT THEY FALL IN THESE CATEGORIES Substrate unsafe, not structurally sound Substrate unsettled, such as coal tar pitch ubstrate damaged Silicone roof coatings can adhere to almost any surface. They can restore almost …
Can You Coat Your Roof with Silicone?
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR ROOF IS A GOOD CANDIDATE? If you're interested in silicone roof coatings, the first question you should ask is "Can you coat your roof with silicone?" If your roof is a good candidate, move forward. If your roof is a bad candidate (coal tar pitch), …
Installing Silicone Roof Coatings to Spec
STEPS TO FOLLOW WHEN INSTALLING SILICONE ROOF COATINGS Installing silicone roof coatings is an extremely simple process. It is well-documented on this blog, the ease with which one can install silicone. However, while the process is easy, there is some variation from one …
Which Substrates Can You Coat with Silicone?
OVER WHAT SUBSTRATES DOES SILICONE WORK? On this blog, there are many posts stating that silicone works over a large number of substrates. Sometimes we delve into specifics, sometimes we leave it in more general terms. In this post, we are going to explain in detail which …
Maintaining Metal Roof Coatings
SECRETS TO A LONG-LASTING METAL ROOF Metal roofs are among the most common roofing system available today. They are also one of the most commonly coated roofs when it comes to silicone. With so many coated metal roofs in existence, it's important that the owners of these roofs …
Recoating Your Rubber Roof
ADVANTAGES OF RECOATING YOUR RUBBER ROOF When talking about rubber roofs, we mean roof coatings that retain a rubber feeling to them after curing. Silicone roof coatings remain extremely elastic after curing and appear to be rubber. There are also single-ply systems called …
Rubber Roof Repairability
WHAT IS THE REPAIRABILITY RATING OF A RUBBER ROOF? If you choose to install a rubber or "elastomeric" roof coating over your existing building, you'll see a major benefit that you may not expect: repairability. Sure, we talk about making repairs to your flat roof coating quite a …
Benefits of Rubber Roof Flexibility
YOU CAN GAIN A LOT FROM RUBBER ROOF FLEXIBILITY Just about every roof ever installed has had at least one thing in common: it flexes over time. When it gets cold roofs contract, when it gets hot they expand. When the wind blows, the roof shifts. When it rains or snows, the roof …
Re-roofing with a Rubber Roof Coating
WHY PUT A RUBBER ROOF COATING ON YOUR ROOF? Rubber roof coatings are almost always used in retrofit applications. While they can provide some benefits in new construction, they are really engineered to be used as a roof restoration product. Rubber roof coatings are most …