ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

Restoring a Carlsbad low-slope roof means fixing what is wrong first, then coating the whole surface seamless. 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 Carlsbad roof needs replacing instead.

The cost side of coating

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.

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 Carlsbad and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Carlsbad and the surrounding San Diego County communities, including Oceanside, Encinitas and Vista.

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

Details that decide a Carlsbad roof

Ventilation gets looked at while the roof is open; most Carlsbad attics run hotter than they should.

• Drone shots cover the steep sections, and the rest is checked on foot.
• Weather delays are called early rather than left to surprise you.
• Financing exists if you want it, and nobody pushes it on you.
• Edges are fastened to spec because that is where uplift starts.

Does your Carlsbad roof need coating?

A coating earns its keep on a roof with these problems:

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

Silicone or acrylic for a Carlsbad 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.

Get a Carlsbad roof coating estimate

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

Carlsbad, up close

Ask ten Carlsbad owners about their roof and you get the same complaints: fog drip keeps the north side wet long enough to grow moss. We cover Carlsbad from about 94 miles southeast, close enough for emergency calls.

Crews rotate through Oceanside, Encinitas and Vista, so the drive is routine.

• Where an HOA sets colour or material rules, we match the approved list before the job is quoted.
• Satellite dishes and A/C line sets are re-flashed, not just set back down.
• Skylights are re-flashed as part of the job rather than quoted as an extra later.
• Solar gets detached and reset by a licensed crew, not improvised around.
• Permits and inspections run through the local building department, and we pull them rather than leaving it to you.

The crews fill up fast when the first storm is on the ten-day forecast. The first step is a free look at the Carlsbad roof and a number you can hold us to.