If you’re considering ways to maintain the longevity and performance of your commercial roof, roof coatings offer numerous benefits. Delta Innovative Services, a leader in commercial roofing in the Kansas City area and throughout the Midwest, provides top-quality roof coatings designed to protect and extend the life of your roof. Let’s dive into the key advantages of commercial roof coatings, so you can make an informed decision.
What is Commercial Roof Coating?
Commercial roof coating involves applying a specialized material over an existing roof to form a durable, seamless membrane that protects against leaks, UV rays, and other environmental hazards. We can apply this protective layer to various roofing systems, including metal, modified bitumen, built-up roofing (BUR), TPO, PVC, EPDM, and composite roofs.
It’s important to know that commercial roof coatings are not a one-size-fits-all solution. While they offer significant benefits, such as extending the roof’s lifespan and improving energy efficiency, their success depends on several factors, including the condition of the existing roof, climate, and the specific materials used.
Coatings can’t fix fundamentally damaged roofs or address moisture issues beneath the surface. Each type of coating has its own strengths and weaknesses, making it essential to choose the right one for the specific needs and conditions of your roof. Careful evaluation is critical to ensure a successful outcome.
The Key Benefits of Commercial Roof Coating
Commercial roof coatings offer a wide range of advantages that enhance your roof’s durability, efficiency, and appearance. Here are some of key benefits:
Extended Roof Lifespan
Commercial roof coating prolongs your roof’s lifespan. Roof coatings act as a protective barrier against destructive environmental elements, such as rain, UV rays, and damaging winds. They significantly prolong the life of the existing roofing material by preventing damage from the elements and delaying the need for costly repairs and replacements.
Energy Efficiency
Commercial roof coatings are highly energy efficient. By design, they reflect solar radiation, which reduces the amount of heat absorbed by your building. These reflective properties contribute substantial energy savings, especially during the hot Kansas City summer months. By lowering roof temperatures, commercial roof coatings reduce cooling costs, improving the overall energy efficiency of your building.
Reduced Repair Costs
Investing in roof coating is a far more cost-effective strategy than simply hoping against costly roof repairs and replacements. Instead, choosing a high-quality and expertly applied roof coating offers long-term durability and protection from the elements.
Furthermore, roof coatings can be applied over most existing roofing materials without costly tear-offs and disposals. This approach not only saves money but also reduces downtime and labor costs. Businesses can continue their operations with minimal disruption during the coating process.
Alternatively, repairing damage to an unprotected commercial roof caused by a leaking roof or wind damage will cost many times the investment in a professionally installed protective coating. Additionally, the energy savings achieved through improved reflectivity lowers utility bills, providing further financial benefits and return on investment.
Eco-Friendly
Roof coatings are an environmentally friendly and sustainable decision. Extending the life of your existing roofing materials delays the need for replacement products, thus minimizing waste. Many roof coatings are made from environmentally friendly materials and applied without extensive demolition or removal of the existing roof.
Additionally, many roof coatings have reflective properties that help lower the urban heat island effect, making them an eco-friendly choice for businesses committed to sustainability.
Commercial roof coatings reduce the environmental impact of traditional roofing replacements and conserve our natural resources.
Improved Waterproofing
One of the most impactful benefits of a high-quality roof coating is that it provides an added layer of waterproofing to your roof. It helps to seal small cracks and seams that develop over time. Improved waterproofing furnishes critical protection to the underlying roof structure from moisture damage, which, left undiscovered, leads to mold, mildew, and more serious structural issues.
Reduced Maintenance Requirements
Commercial roof coatings require minimal ongoing maintenance. Once professionally applied by Delta Innovative Services, they are long-lasting. They endure and protect against harsh weather conditions without deteriorating or requiring frequent upkeep. These reductions in maintenance needs and expenses save businesses like yours time and money in the long run.
Enhanced Aesthetics
In addition to their protective qualities, commercial roof coatings also improve the appearance of your building. Available in a variety of colors and finishes, they provide:
- A fresh, clean look to your building’s exterior.
- Enhanced curb appeal to potential tenants and their clients.
- Improved property values.
The improved appearance of your building can also create a positive impression on clients, partners, and stakeholders, enhancing your business’s professional image and reputation.
Investing in commercial roof coating not only protects your building from the harshest elements but creates a more inviting and professional appearance.
Fast Installation With Minimal Disruption
Unlike roof repair and replacement, roof coatings are applied quickly without interfering with your building’s operations. Delta Innovative Services typically has someone out within 24 hours and a proposal in your hands within 48 hours. Our responsiveness minimizes disruptions to your daily business operations, allowing you to continue your activities without interruption.
Types of Roof Coatings
Roof coatings are generally categorized into two types:
Asphaltic Coatings
Ideal for asphaltic membranes and metal roofs, providing UV protection but less adaptability to temperature fluctuations.
Elastomeric Coatings
Include acrylic, polyurethane, and silicone coatings. Each type has its own strengths, such as cost-effectiveness, resistance to ponding water, and long service life, but also comes with specific limitations.
Below are the strengths and weaknesses of each type of elastomeric roof coating.
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Acrylic Roof Coatings
- Strengths: Low cost, aater-based, low odor, UV resistant, and highly reflective
- Weaknesses: Poor performance in ponding water, becomes brittle with age, relatively short service life (5-10 years)
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Polyurethane Roof Coatings
- Strengths: Durable and resistant to ponding water, UV resistant, highly reflective, and suitable for most climates
- Weaknesses: Requires fabric reinforcement, strong odor, and slippery when wet
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Silicone Roof Coatings
- Strengths: Excellent in ponding water situations, UV resistant, highly reflective, and maintains flexibility over time
- Weaknesses: Difficult to adhere to other roofing products, prone to dirt accumulation, loses reflectivity over time
Why Investing in Commercial Roof Coating is The Smart Choice
The benefits of commercial roof coating are clear: it extends the lifespan of your roof, improves energy efficiency, and reduces maintenance costs. They are an eco-friendly solution that enhances the appearance of your building while minimizing downtime during installation.
Delta Innovative Services: Your Partner in Roofing Solutions
Delta Innovative Services, based in Kansas City, KS, offers exceptional commercial roofing solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs. With over 250 years of combined experience in commercial roof contracting and management, we have the expertise to deliver the commercial roofing services you need, including high-quality roof coating.
Delta Innovative Services provides roofing options for all roof systems, including metal, modified bitumen, BUR, TPO/PVC, EPDM, and composite roofs. Our in-house architectural metal and wall panel manufacturing, union-certified roof technicians, and company-owned sky lifts, cranes, trucks, and more ensure we can respond promptly and effectively to any roofing challenge.