ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

In El Monte, coating a low-slope roof costs a fraction of replacing it and stops the leaks the same week. Hot, dry summers and sharp swings between day and night work the membrane and its laps until the surface gives up.

What we look for on a El Monte roof

We usually recommend coating when the roof shows:

• 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
• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath
• A building that cooks in summer and runs the air conditioning hard

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.

A roofer's read on El Monte

Nobody roofs El Monte the way they roof a tract in the desert, and hot dry summers and sharp day-to-night swings work the materials loose. From the yard it is roughly 12 miles east to El Monte - no travel surcharge, no week-long wait.

South El Monte, Rosemead and Temple City are on the same route, which keeps follow-ups easy.

• Permits and inspections run through the local building department, and we pull them rather than leaving it to you.
• Tear-off debris leaves the same day; nobody is left with a pile over the weekend.
• We protect landscaping and the pool before a single bundle comes off the truck.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted where they block a proper drip edge.
• Satellite dishes and A/C line sets are re-flashed, not just set back down.

A roof opened in October is a different job from one opened in January. Nothing is booked until you have photos, a scope and a written price.

Serving El Monte and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout El Monte and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including South El Monte, Rosemead and Temple City.

Choosing the system for your El Monte 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.

When we tell you not to coat

If we find saturated insulation or a failing deck on your El Monte roof, we say so. Coating over a wet roof traps the water and costs you twice.

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

What roof coating costs in El Monte

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.

Ready to look at your roof

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

How we run the job in El Monte

Ridge venting goes in where the roof line allows it, with proper intake at the eaves.

• One person runs your job and answers the phone the whole way through.
• Any rot found under the old layers is swapped before anything new goes down.
• We check the attic as well as the roof; half of what we find shows from underneath.
• Ice-and-water goes in at the valleys and penetrations even though it rarely freezes here.