Edinburg Roof Maintenance

Give your roof the TLC it deserves.

Roof Coating

Tiles and slates can often look dull and weathered after a few years. But using a transparent or colored roof coating makes it possible to give them a new appearance and protect them against heat and humidity.

A coating maintains the appearance of the roof and protects it from the elements. Because a roof can suffer a lot under the weather’s influence, tiles and slates can become porous. This porosity causes small cracks that moisture can seep into where moss, lichen, and algae cling more quickly to the surface.

To combat this problem, we can defoam your roof to clean it. However, frequent defoaming can make your roof weak over time. For this reason, it is crucial to apply a coating on the roof after cleaning to protect it.

Roof Coating Benefits

Types of Roof Coatings

There are different types of roof coatings, each having its own specific function.

As an example, you can opt for a reflective protective layer, which, as its name suggests, reflects the sun’s rays making your home cooler in the summer.

There are also rubber liners that help cover roof cracks. These flexible coatings are resistant to temperature variations and ultraviolet rays.

Special coatings exist for concrete tiles, which can become porous. These coatings penetrate well into the material and also have a water repellent action.

There are also aesthetic coatings for artificial slates and ceramic tiles, which protect against humidity and algae growth.

How We Apply Your Roof Coating

Before applying the coating, the roof must first be thoroughly cleaned.

The cleaning method depends on the type of roof you have, but most of the time, a specific product and a pressure washer are used.

As soon as the roof is clean and sufficiently dry, the roof coating can be applied in two layers. We apply these layers with a brush or roller, but it is also possible to nebulize the coating with a paint gun, depending on your roof’s cover and condition. The paint should dry for a few hours between each coat application.

Roof Coatings Color Choices

The coating we apply to your roof can be transparent or any color.

The most popular colors are charcoal gray, aluminum gray, black, light red, and burgundy red. You can also opt for more original shades, such as leaf green or royal blue, and a matte, satin, or shiny finish.

The coating is usually composed of high-quality acrylic paint combined with additives that protect the roof against moisture and dirt.

Roof Painting

Roof maintenance is the first line of defense against natural elements. Rain, wind, sunlight (UV), and dirt directly attack this home’s sensitive component.

While other exterior painting jobs are for decorative purposes, roof painting is primarily for home safety. In fact, every homeowner should seriously consider hiring a professional to ensure efficient, quality work.

So if you notice your roof looking dull, making your home look sad or even neglected, consider having your roof painted.

Roof Coating Benefits

Promotes Self-Cleaning

❌  Problem: Roof paints reduce the water absorption rate and a beading effect that prevents rainwater penetration into the material. Rainwater trickles down the roof without impregnating the top. Although waterproof, roof paint is micro-porous that protects your roof while allowing it to breathe.

✅  Solution: Painting your roof helps to ensure that rainwater does not enter the material. Even during heavy downpours, rainwater slides down the slope of the roof. In doing so, they carry with them the dirt, germs, and pollution that make your roof dirty.

Protects Against Plant Growth

❌  Problem: Mosses, lichens, and algae trap moisture on the roof surface and make materials porous. This moisture, which stagnates on the roof, infiltrates the support and promotes mold and fungi development. Visible to the naked eye, vegetation develops micro-roots which agglomerate and crack the cover.

✅  Solution: The installation of roof paint, preceded by a thorough cleaning and a roof defoamer, preserves the cover of your house from the development of invasive vegetation.

Blocks Mineral Deposits

❌  Problem: Temperature variations and humidity on your roof cause salts to crystallize through water evaporation. This phenomenon produces efflorescence that settles in the porous structure of your roof’s supports and causes its deterioration.

✅   Solution: Repainting your roof limits salt efflorescence’s harmful effects by preventing their penetration into the roof.

Improves Insulation

❌  Problem: Cold and heat escape from a dull roof, causing you to spend more money on utilities.

✅  Solution: Roof paint is a breathable thermal barrier that protects your home from both cold and heat.

You can also choose a reflective paint for roofing, which ensures the sun’s rays’ reflection and makes it possible to insulate your house’s roof spaces to preserve them from the extreme summer heat in the RGV.

Boosts Home Appearance

❌  Problem: Constant sun exposure causes roofing elements such as shingles or metal surfaces to deteriorate, endanger the roof structure or even the entire house.

✅  Solution: To give your roof a boost, consider special roof paint. You can apply a colorless varnish that will keep the original color or choose a shade you like from the wide range of colors that we carry.

Quality workmanship done right the first time