ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

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

When coating is the wrong call

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

What we see on Sylmar roofs

Most of what we fix in Sylmar traces back to one thing: ridges here catch the first gust of every Santa Ana. We are roughly 21 miles northwest of Sylmar, close enough for a same-day look at a leak.

We know San Fernando, Pacoima and Mission Hills as well as we know Sylmar.

• Solar panels get detached and reset on a schedule that matches the roofing crew.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted properly instead of being crushed by a ladder.
• Tile is sorted and reused where it is sound, which keeps the roof looking original.
• Permits and inspections run through the local building department, and we pull them rather than leaving it to you.
• We protect landscaping and the pool before a single bundle comes off the truck.

Insurance work moves faster when the damage is documented before the next storm. If a repair solves it, we quote the repair instead of selling a replacement.

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.

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

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.

When coating makes sense in Sylmar

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

• Low spots that hold water for days after a storm
• 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
• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping
• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath

What you can expect from us

Drip edge and starter course get installed properly - that is half the wind resistance.

• Any rot found under the old layers is swapped before anything new goes down.
• Nothing is left on the lawn overnight, and the dumpster goes when the job ends.
• You get a start date and a finish date in writing, and we hold them.
• Underlayment is where corners get cut; we use the system the manufacturer warrants.

Serving Sylmar and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Sylmar and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including San Fernando, Pacoima and Mission Hills.

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.

Get a Sylmar roof coating estimate

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