ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

A cool roof coating turns a hot, chalked Lakewood roof into a sealed, reflective surface. Hot, dry summers and sharp swings between day and night work the membrane and its laps until the surface gives up.

Serving Lakewood and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Lakewood and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including Bellflower, Paramount and Artesia.

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

When coating is the wrong call

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

Lakewood, up close

Across Los Angeles County, Lakewood has its own wear pattern, because inland heat and seasonal wind are the two things that end a roof early. The shop is about 15 miles southeast, which is why we can be out the same day.

We work the same streets in Bellflower, Paramount and Artesia, so crews know the area and its roofs.

• 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.
• Permits and inspections run through the local building department, and we pull them rather than leaving it to you.
• Chimney and wall flashings are replaced, not painted over with sealant.
• Skylights are re-flashed as part of the job rather than quoted as an extra later.

We would rather be on your roof in September than during the first atmospheric river. Everything starts with a free inspection and a written number for your Lakewood property.

When coating makes sense in Lakewood

Good candidates for coating tend to have:

• Flashing and penetrations that leak while the field of the roof is still solid
• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm
• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath
• Chalky, sun-baked membrane that has lost its surface but not its body

How long a Lakewood 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.

Silicone or acrylic for a Lakewood 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 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.

Our habits on site

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

• We show you the soft spots before they are covered, not after.
• We photograph every slope and penetration so you see what we see before deciding anything.
• You get a text when the crew is coming and a walk-through when they are done.
• Plants and pool equipment are covered before tear-off begins.

Ready to look at your roof

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