When you have millions of dollars of textiles threatened by numerous roof leaks; when there is no budget for a huge new roof, and potential product damage demands that you cannot wait 5 months until Spring weather – what is one to do?
A COOL ROOF restoration, besides being considerably less costly than a conventional replacement roof, can be done year-round in California. Since there is no dirty, messy, risky, roof removal, a COOL ROOF system can be shoehorned-in between rain storms – with no greater risks than you are experiencing waiting!
The Irony? A COOL ROOF restoration will not only cost less than a new roof, can be installed virtually year-round, but it is a new-technology roof system that can be a lifetime sustainable-roof. Scheduling maintenance coatings every 5-10 years and you can take advantage of a GREEN ROOF Solution: saving money, not adding to shrinking landfill space, not putting good money after bad in old-technology, short-lived, tar-based petroleum roof products.
If you are new to the advances in roof systems – let us show you a picture that may look familiar. It may look just like your roof. If so, you are looking at really old technology: actually a “Liquid-Dinosaur Roof.” Tar-based roofs have been the standard for a hundred years – but they are no longer the best solution when its time to repair, restore or replace! If you do replace the old, sun-beaten, Liquid Dinosaur roof with another tar roof – you can make a mark on your calendar for yet another replacement in a decade or less.
Ever been to the Los Angeles Museum – visited the La Brea Tar Pits? Frankly, that same old-fashioned, Tar-Based roofing is exactly what 9 out of 10 roof salespeople will want to sell you to replace your existing Tar-Based roof. Its a very expensive, predictably repetitive process: every decade or so. Some consider it foolish to replace what doesn’t last with the same product.
Question? Does this Tustin, CA Cap Sheet roof look like yours? Looks pretty sad – eh?
Actually, it is a bit sad looking. The Bad? Leaks in numerous places. The Good? The roof is still “well-adhered” to the roof deck, ant that means that there is a good chance it is a good COOL ROOF Restoration candidate.
Here are some of the repairs we did to this sad-looking, leaking roof.
These ventilation fans were big problems.
Roof penetration, waterways and drains get serious attention…
Virtually every drain, every corner of this roof was leaking – no more…
Packaged Heat/Cool Systems like this 5-Ton unit adds significant, concentrated weight to a roof such that pooling water and ponding areas develop over time. These areas require significant repair effort, including adding under-roof structural supports or building up the ponding roof areas. Standing water will ruin any roof system in short order…
Then there are the areas where builders have not paid attention to their roof design or their building process. We find a lot of roofs that have significant ponding areas that should never have been allowed. Shoddy craftsmanship. The solution(s)?
(1) Repair the structure,
(2) Add a roof drain,
(3) Build-up the roof system forcing ponding water to perimeter roof drains, or
(4) sometimes ALL THREE…
Drains and Water-Ways need the most attention. Water-Ways like the area below – where rain water collects against the parapet wall on its way to one of the four corner drains – these need repairs, build-ups and strengthening…
This roof – at 22,000 s/f – has several problem areas in the field of the roof too. After cleaning the debris from this roof, and after pressure-washing the roof surface we spent a few days making repairs. At this point the roof is water-proof, so why not call it “repaired?” Because the repairs that we’ve made – just like a new roof – will fail prematurely because of the daily abuse that the sun’s heat and UV. That’s the magic of a liquid-applied, seamless, 100%-acrylic elastomeric rubber roof coating.
Parking was a problem here. The warehouse owner did not want a lot of spectacle nor commotion either. With a conventional roof-removal and roof-replacement there is little choice. With a COOL ROOF System, one has to know to even “spot” the truck with the 300-gallon tote of liquid-elastomeric. Discrete, compact, quiet – no fuss!
On larger properties than 20,000 s/f we might bring a bigger truck – but HEY! it’s still only one vehicle – not a convoy of huge, semi’s hauling refuse to the landfill and cranes lifting tons and tons of tar-based rolls to the roof. No smelly, dangerous hot tar operations in your parking lot either!
Biggest Truck we will ever bring – just the one!
Look at the dramatic difference between the 12-year old tar-based, cap sheet and the coated cap sheet. One coat – one single application makes an amazing difference – wait until we apply the final application – the Finish Coating!
We have had a rainy week. We come on sunny days and “stand-down” on rainy days.
Rain? No problem. The roof is already water-tight from our repair processes and the coating is significantly dry after only a few hours.
The Building owner saved a ton of precious cash; the business tenant was grateful that their products and employee safety (wildly skidding forklifts) were no longer in jeopardy – a pretty, Happy End to an Ugly Roof!
Conclusion… You save money repairing a commercial flat roof with a Cool Roof Coating.
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