ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

Most La Verne flat roofs do not need tearing off — they need cleaning, repairing and sealing. Hillside exposure means long afternoon sun and the first of the Santa Ana winds, which is hard on a flat roof's surface and its flashings.

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

The cost side of coating

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.

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

The parts people ask about

You get the manufacturer warranty on the materials and ours on the workmanship, both in writing.

• Underlayment is where corners get cut; we use the system the manufacturer warrants.
• Driveways get swept and gutters cleared as part of the job, not as an extra.
• Rake and eave metal is new on every job; reusing bent metal is false economy.
• We photograph every slope and penetration so you see what we see before deciding anything.

A closer look at La Verne

We quote La Verne roofs off what the roof is actually doing, and whatever fails first on these roofs fails at the edges. From the shop it is a 27-mile run east to La Verne, so emergencies get a same-day answer.

Crews rotate through San Dimas, Claremont and Pomona, so nothing about these streets is new to us.

• Dry-in happens the same day the old roof comes off; nothing sits open overnight.
• We protect landscaping and the pool before a single bundle comes off the truck.
• Permits and inspections run through the local building department, and we pull them rather than leaving it to you.
• We photograph every penetration before and after, so the file shows the work.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted properly instead of being crushed by a ladder.

The crews fill up fast when the first storm is on the ten-day forecast. We will tell you if the La Verne roof has years left in it rather than sell you a new one.

When we tell you not to coat

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

Two coating systems, one right answer

• 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 La Verne roof

Good candidates for coating tend to have:

• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm
• 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
• Chalky, sun-baked membrane that has lost its surface but not its body

Serving La Verne and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout La Verne and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including San Dimas, Claremont and Pomona.

How long a La Verne roof coating lasts

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.

Get a La Verne roof coating estimate

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