Dallas Cool Roof Coatings

What is a cool roof coating?

In the simplest terms it is a bright white highly reflective elastomeric coating that reflects 80-90% of the sun’s heat. A cool roof can cut summer utility cost considerably and a cool roof coating can help reduce HVAC costs on commercial and industrial buildings.

The biggest benefits of having your commercial or industrial building roof coated with a cool roof coating:
• Prolongs the roof life protecting it from harmful Ultra Violate damage
• Reduces the cost of cooling your building
• Your HVAC equipment does not have to work as hard which extends the life of your cooling units.
• Saves you money from reducing the strain on your air conditioning units.

Most commercial property owners and many roofing contractors mistakenly think by applying an elastomeric coating to a problem area or low area on a commercial flat roof that it will be watertight. Unfortunately, elastomeric coatings break down under ponding areas and if not installed properly won’t stop a leak. Some roofing contractors will “sell” the idea of a cool roof to an unsuspecting property owner as a solution to an old and leaky roof. While looking very bright and new right after applying the elastomeric coating the property owner’s roof leak problems will return.

If your roof is not cleaned and prepared properly the elastomeric coating will not adhere properly and breakdown quickly. There are various manufactures that produce elastomeric coatings with varying qualities. The less expensive elastomeric cool roof coating the less quality and the less time it will last.

Elastomeric coatings are best used as a final coat on a roof restoration. In low areas of a roof some elastomeric manufactures have developed a more durable coating for low areas, which resist deterioration and “potato-chipping”

An elastomeric cool roofing coating can almost pay for it self through reduced energy bills in summer. Elastomeric reflective cool roof coatings can extend the useful life of nearly every roof substrate by keeping a roof surface cool and providing a level of protection from the sun and weather.