ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

A roof coating buys years back on a Del Mar flat roof that is weathered but still sound. 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.

What roof coating costs in Del Mar

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.

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

Silicone or acrylic for a Del Mar 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 coating process, step by step

• 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

What the work looks like in Del Mar

Neighbours get a heads-up about the dumpster before it lands.

• Synthetic underlayment goes down over the whole deck, not just the valleys.
• We do not ask for large deposits before material is delivered.
• Any rot found under the old layers is swapped before anything new goes down.
• Most homes take two to four days once material lands.

When we tell you not to coat

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 Del Mar roof needs replacing instead.

What we look for on a Del Mar roof

We usually recommend coating when the roof shows:

• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm
• Flashing and penetrations that leak while the field of the roof is still solid
• Chalky, sun-baked membrane that has lost its surface but not its body
• A building that cooks in summer and runs the air conditioning hard

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.

Serving Del Mar and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Del Mar and the surrounding San Diego County communities, including Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carmel Valley.

Talk to a Del Mar roof coating contractor

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

Why Del Mar roofs wear the way they do

The job list in Del Mar repeats itself for a reason - fog drip keeps the north side wet long enough to grow moss. 108 miles southeast means a free inspection costs you nothing but an hour.

Jobs in Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carmel Valley run alongside this one most weeks.

• We work around tenants and business hours where the building is occupied.
• Skylights are re-flashed as part of the job rather than quoted as an extra later.
• 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.
• Where an HOA sets colour or material rules, we match the approved list before the job is quoted.

Leaks found in summer cost a fraction of the same leak found in February. Call and we will look at the Del Mar roof, show you photos, and put the price in writing.