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Practical guidance on roof coatings, waterproofing and storm preparation — written by the crew that installs them on the Gulf Coast.
Both systems seal a roof and reflect heat, but they fail in completely different conditions. Here is how we decide which one goes on a roof.
Replacing a commercial flat roof is expensive and disruptive. In many cases a coating system delivers most of the benefit for a fraction of the cost.
Read: How Roof Coatings Add Years to a Flat Commercial Roof
Ordinary rain falls down. Storm rain goes sideways and upward, and it attacks details that have never leaked before.
Read: Waterproofing Your Roof Before Hurricane Season Starts
A lot of roofs get replaced when they did not need to be. The deck and the structure decide the answer, not the surface.
Read: Roof Renovation or Full Replacement: How to Tell the Difference
On a Mississippi August afternoon, a dark roof can run far hotter than the air around it. That heat has to go somewhere.
Read: Why Reflective Roof Coatings Cut Cooling Costs on the Gulf Coast
Most of the work in a coating project happens before any coating goes down. Here is the whole process, start to finish.
Read: What Actually Happens During a Professional Roof Coating Install