ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

In Dana Point, 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.

When coating is the wrong call

Coating is not for every roof. If the deck is soft, the insulation is wet or the membrane is finished, a coating only hides the problem — we will tell you the Dana Point roof needs replacing instead.

What you get out of it

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.

Silicone or acrylic for a Dana Point 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.

What we look for on a Dana Point roof

Good candidates for coating tend to have:

• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath
• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm
• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• A building that cooks in summer and runs the air conditioning hard
• Flashing and penetrations that leak while the field of the roof is still solid

The cost side of coating

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

Coating is priced by the square foot once we know the condition and how much prep the roof needs, and the number comes to you in writing before anything starts.

Conditions we plan for in Dana Point

Ask any crew that works Orange County and they will tell you the same thing - sea air corrodes anything unprotected and keeps north slopes damp. Dana Point is around 51 miles southeast of the shop, which keeps scheduling simple.

San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente are on the same route, which keeps follow-ups easy.

• Solar panels get detached and reset on a schedule that matches the roofing crew.
• Where an HOA sets colour or material rules, we match the approved list before the job is quoted.
• We photograph every penetration before and after, so the file shows the work.
• Satellite dishes and A/C line sets are re-flashed, not just set back down.
• Material is delivered the morning of the job, not left on the driveway for a week.

A roof opened in winter costs more and risks more, so we plan around the forecast. The first step is a free look at the Dana Point roof and a number you can hold us to.

How we coat a roof in Dana Point

• 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 Dana Point and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Dana Point and the surrounding Orange County communities, including San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente.

Ready to look at your roof

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

Before, during and after

Keep the paperwork: it transfers if you sell the house.

• Ventilation gets looked at while the roof is open; most Dana Point attics run hotter than they should.
• Payment is tied to progress, not demanded up front.
• Synthetic underlayment goes down over the whole deck, not just the valleys.
• Deck repairs are priced per sheet so there is no surprise number halfway through.