ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

A cool roof coating turns a hot, chalked Shadow Hills roof into a sealed, reflective surface. 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.

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 we tell you not to coat

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

How we run the job in Shadow Hills

Change orders are written and signed, never verbal.

• Keep the paperwork: it transfers if you sell the house.
• Drip edge and starter course get installed properly - that is half the wind resistance.
• An inspection here means walking the roof, not pointing a camera at it from the driveway.
• A hot attic shortens any roof, so the venting is part of the quote, not an upsell.

What we look for on a Shadow Hills roof

We usually recommend coating when the roof shows:

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

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.

Notes from Shadow Hills jobs

Before materials come into it, the site decides the job: in Shadow Hills, the grade means water moves fast and finds every lazy flashing detail. From the shop it is a 16-mile run northwest to Shadow Hills, so emergencies get a same-day answer.

The roofs in Shadow Hills, Pacoima and Sun Valley are built much the same way, and they fail the same way.

• Skylights are re-flashed as part of the job rather than quoted as an extra later.
• 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.
• Solar gets detached and reset by a licensed crew, not improvised around.
• Dry-in happens the same day the old roof comes off; nothing sits open overnight.

Insurance work moves faster when the damage is documented before the next storm. We will tell you if the roof has five years left, because that is also useful to know.

Serving Shadow Hills and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Shadow Hills and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including Shadow Hills, Pacoima and Sun Valley.

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.

How long a Shadow Hills 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 Shadow Hills roof coating estimate

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