Cool Roof Coatings

There are alot of different thoughts on this subject. "Cool Roof" coatings do several things for you as a product or products. First off, the "Cool Roof" coatings as a category are very diverse, I would suggest first looking at the warranties. If you read things such as, excludes ponding water, excludes animal fats, greases, solvents," I would suggest you may have choosen the wrong product, especially in a commercial venue, as you are not always sure who your requirements might be...2nd, they seal and protect the roof, 3rd, they extend the life of the roof membrane and normally they sustain the original membrane and keep them out of the landfills...As far as, when to do it, it is never too soon to get the right "Cool Roof" system on your commercial roof system. Anything you can do to reflect the UV off of the roof is going to increase the life of the roof and cool the inside temperature of the building, this is always good...One thing people tend to do is let roof maintenance go, until it starts to leak...that is like saying you think you need to rotate your tires on your car, when the tires start blowing out!
If you don't keep an eye on your roof and do some preventative maintenance, it will ALWAYS cost you more money...As the old saying goes, "Pay me now or pay me later"...I would say that a good time to initially look at doing a "Cool Roof" coating is about 5 years after the new built up roof has been installed...Unless you live in California, where when replaced, you must install a "Cool Roof" as part of your re-roofing project. It will need to be recoated about every 5-10 years after that, generally...Yearly maintenance should be done and can save you lots of internal damage to the building and even more money, due to dry rot, mold, etc...The only other thing you should know about most coatings is that they are normally temperature sensitive...They usually need to be applied at between 55-65 degrees and above, and need to cure for 24 hours and not drop below that temperature...So they are sensitive to the time of year that they should be installed...I tell you this so you don't have a desperate roofing contractor, push the envelope and try and install it in cold weather and cause premature failure or peeling...If you have any other questions feel free to give us a call...

Gerald A. Yerian