ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

In Carlsbad, coating a low-slope roof costs a fraction of replacing it and stops the leaks the same week. Salt air, marine layer and long damp mornings keep a low-slope roof wet longer, so seams and ponding spots are where the trouble starts.

Lifespan and recoating

A silicone system at the right thickness over a properly prepped roof gives you ten years and up, and acrylic is close behind on a roof that drains well. Both systems are renewable: when the time comes you wash the roof and add another coat instead of starting over, which is why building owners keep coming back to them.

The cost side of coating

Because the work is additive, most buildings stay open and in use while we are on the roof.

A coating runs well under the cost of a tear-off and replacement, and there is no dumpster, no demolition and no days of noise over the tenants' heads.

Does your Carlsbad roof need coating?

A coating earns its keep on a roof with these problems:

• Flashing and penetrations that leak while the field of the roof is still solid
• A building that cooks in summer and runs the air conditioning hard
• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath
• Chalky, sun-baked membrane that has lost its surface but not its body
• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm

What the work looks like in Carlsbad

One person runs your job and answers the phone the whole way through.

• Keep the paperwork: it transfers if you sell the house.
• We check the attic as well as the roof; half of what we find shows from underneath.
• Plants and pool equipment are covered before tear-off begins.
• Synthetic underlayment goes down over the whole deck, not just the valleys.

What the street looks like in Carlsbad

The short version for Carlsbad: wind off the water drives rain sideways into laps that face it. At about 94 miles southeast, Carlsbad is an easy run for us, inspection or emergency.

We are in Oceanside, Encinitas and Vista constantly, and the housing stock is much the same.

• Magnet sweeps run morning and evening, which matters on a street with kids and bare feet.
• Solar gets detached and reset by a licensed crew, not improvised around.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted properly instead of being crushed by a ladder.
• Where an HOA sets colour or material rules, we match the approved list before the job is quoted.
• Material is delivered the morning of the job, not left on the driveway for a week.

Summer is for planned work; winter is for emergencies nobody planned. We will tell you if the roof has five years left, because that is also useful to know.

What the work looks like

• Inspect and measure, including core tests where we need to know what is under the membrane
• Clean the roof — power wash, remove dirt, chalk and loose coating
• Repair: cracks, open seams, failed flashing, blisters and bad penetrations
• Prime where the substrate calls for it
• Apply the coating in multiple passes to the specified thickness, seams and details first
• Final walk for even coverage and thickness, then clean up the site

Serving Carlsbad and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Carlsbad and the surrounding San Diego County communities, including Oceanside, Encinitas and Vista.

Choosing the system for your Carlsbad roof

• Silicone: the pick for roofs that pond. It handles standing water, resists UV without turning brittle, and lasts longest of the two.
• Acrylic: the pick for roofs that drain clean. Lower cost per square, excellent reflectivity, and easy to recoat later.
• Both go down seamless, so there are no laps or fasteners for water to work into.
• Both drop the roof surface temperature sharply, which shows up on the cooling bill of a conditioned building.

The honest version

A coating needs a dry, sound roof underneath. When a Carlsbad roof does not have that, the honest answer is a replacement, and we will quote it that way.

Get a Carlsbad roof coating estimate

The estimate is free. Call (818) 275-0921 and we will measure your Carlsbad roof, check the deck, seams and drains, and tell you plainly whether coating is the right call.