December 1, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
By Dani Sheehan.
Selecting to revive this metallic roof with elastomeric roof coatings saved this highschool campus from a full roof substitute.
Metallic roof methods are praised for his or her sturdiness, sustainability and low upkeep necessities, however sadly, they aren’t invincible to put on and tear. We just lately had the possibility to take a seat down with Chris Carroll, Area Operations Supervisor for the gulf coast area at Weatherproofing Applied sciences Integrated, a subsidiary of Tremco CPG, to debate a current reroofing mission when the coating started to peel up from a metallic roof.
This mission was an present standing seam metallic roof with metallic wall panels and metallic soffits, the place the paint was extraordinarily pale. As Chris explains, “This constructing is a softball discipline home for a highschool in Fort Walton Seaside, Florida. They had been having leaks in a number of areas of the constructing, which was inflicting inside injury as properly. They use this constructing just about year-round.” Because of experience from WTI, they had been capable of go the restoration route over a full roof substitute, saving them cash and disruptions whereas they continued to make use of the constructing.
A 59,000 square-foot roof, this restore took roughly two months to finish. They strain washed the metallic surfaces with 4000 psi strain washing gear and changed the gutter system earlier than repairing injury to the roof panels and trim. This included repairing all particulars with Solargard® Seam Sealer and Permafab reinforcement, and so they tightened all of the fasteners within the system. Chris explains, “All of the fasteners had been tightened after which sealed with a polyurethane sealant. We did that for all of the seams and laps which might be on the roof.”
Solargard Rust Prime WB was spray utilized to the surfaces to guard the metallic substrate from atmospheric corrosion. Subsequent, they sprayed a base layer of Solargard 6083 End Coat, which is an acrylic elastomeric roof coating that gives weathering and dust pick-up resistance whereas additionally decreasing the rooftop temperature as a result of it’s extremely reflective. Lastly, two coats of Solargard Acrythane in Gull Gray had been utilized to counterpoint the colour of the roof and shield it on the identical time. This coat offered UV safety and a semi-gloss end, whereas additionally assembly the expectations of the client to match their soccer discipline home on the identical campus.
The shopper obtained a fabric and labor guarantee and was capable of prolong the lifetime of the roof with out a whole roof substitute. Total, the mission was an enormous success with none distinctive circumstances or challenges, and WTI maintains a twenty-year relationship with this buyer.
Dani is a author for the Espresso Outlets and AskARoofer™. When she’s not writing or researching, she’s coaching for path races and dealing on her yoga educating certification.