ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

A roof coating buys years back on a Oceanview 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.

Silicone or acrylic for a Oceanview 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.

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 Oceanview and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Oceanview and the surrounding San Francisco County communities, including Ingleside, Parkside and Excelsior.

When we tell you not to coat

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

What we look for on a Oceanview roof

Good candidates for coating tend to have:

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

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.

How we run the job in Oceanview

Underlayment is where corners get cut; we use the system the manufacturer warrants.

• Ridge venting goes in where the roof line allows it, with proper intake at the eaves.
• You get a start date and a finish date in writing, and we hold them.
• Change orders are discussed before anything is done, not billed afterwards.
• Edges are fastened to spec because that is where uplift starts.

Working in Oceanview

Across San Francisco County, Oceanview has its own wear pattern, because the weather here punishes details, not products. We are 336 miles northwest of Oceanview; crews pass through most days anyway.

Crews rotate through Ingleside, Parkside and Excelsior, so nothing about these streets is new to us.

• We protect landscaping and the pool before a single bundle comes off the truck.
• Chimney and wall flashings are replaced, not painted over with sealant.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted properly instead of being crushed by a ladder.
• We photograph every penetration before and after, so the file shows the work.
• Magnet sweeps run morning and evening, which matters on a street with kids and bare feet.

Scheduling before the rains means the whole job happens on dry decking. You get photos, measurements and a plain explanation before any work is booked.

How we coat a roof in Oceanview

• 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

Get a Oceanview roof coating estimate

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