How Silicone Roof Coatings Work

Silicone is increasingly business owners’ attention to flat roof coatings. This is due to its numerous benefits which range from leak-free protection to enhanced appearance of the roof as well as improved sustainability. Once installed, you only need to recoat them every 10 to 15 years; thereby making them the last roofing system you ever need.

How Silicone Roof Coatings Work

Silicone roof coatings create a seamless, waterproof, monolithic membrane. This membrane helps to stop leaks from getting into the building, thereby protecting the building from weather elements.

Silicone roof coatings also keep the roof surface cool due to their reflective property. As a result, the building maintains the proper temperature. These benefits emanate from a system that is applied, through spraying in liquid form, to the surface. You don’t need to modify the deck nor do you need to change any structure while applying the coating to the surface of the roof.

Benefits of Silicone Roof Coatings

As stated earlier, silicone roof coatings resist leaks and pond water. Unlike acrylic coatings, silicone coatings are not water-based; thus, they do not absorb water.

Also, silicone roof coatings do not chalk off. They do not slowly shed as time passes by. This means that they stay fully intact throughout the life of the roof.

Silicone roof coatings help to save time and money on installation since they do not need to be reinforced with roof fabric. Less of the coatings are also needed than the quantity required for most other flat roof coatings. You can use as little as 2 gallons of the coatings for 100 square feet. This is less than half of what would be required for acrylic.

What Happens After 10-15 Years?

So, what happens after 10-15 years of installing the silicone roof coating?

After 10-15 years (which is the coating’s life), all you need to do is to re-spray a new coating onto the surface of the roof, directly on the layer of the previous coating. What you’re simply doing is that you’re reapplying the coating the same way you did when you were installing it.

Although you will need to power wash the roof surface again, however, you don’t need any primer. Once you apply the second layer, your roof will be under warranty for another 10-15 years based on the thickness of the material that you applied.

Silicone Provides Water Resistance

Silicone coatings are very slippery when they are wet. Since they are resistant to water, the surface usually becomes slippery at first contact with water. So, you need to be very careful. Also, silicone coating must be applied to a dry roof because the adhesion of the silicone to the roof can be tampered with if there’s any water on the roof surface.

Don’t hesitate to contact us today about your Silicone roofing system.