ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

A cool roof coating turns a hot, chalked West Hills roof into a sealed, reflective surface. Valley heat bakes a low-slope roof all summer, chalking the surface and opening seams, and the building underneath pays for it in cooling.

Silicone or acrylic for a West Hills 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.

How we work in West Hills

Intake and exhaust are balanced on the same visit - a sealed attic cooks a new roof early.

• Drone shots cover the steep sections, and the rest is checked on foot.
• The written warranty names what is covered and for how long, with no asterisk games.
• Edges are fastened to spec because that is where uplift starts.
• Synthetic underlayment goes down over the whole deck, not just the valleys.

What roof coating costs in West Hills

Coating is priced by the square foot once we know the condition and how much prep the roof needs, and the number comes to you in writing before anything starts.

Because the work is additive, most buildings stay open and in use while we are on the roof.

How long a West 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.

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

West Hills in detail

We quote West Hills roofs off what the roof is actually doing, and whatever fails first on these roofs fails at the edges. 25 miles northwest means a crew, a ladder and a tarp can be there this afternoon.

The roofs in Canoga Park, Hidden Hills and Woodland Hills 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.
• Tile is sorted and reused where it is sound, which keeps the roof looking original.
• Material is delivered the morning of the job, not left on the driveway for a week.
• Dry-in happens the same day the old roof comes off; nothing sits open overnight.
• Access gets planned first - driveway, staging, dumpster placement - so the street stays usable.

The first big storm books out the whole trade, so earlier is cheaper. The inspection is free, and so is the second opinion if you already have a quote.

When coating is the wrong call

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

Serving West Hills and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout West Hills and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including Canoga Park, Hidden Hills and Woodland Hills.

When coating makes sense in West Hills

We usually recommend coating when the roof shows:

• A roof with years left in the deck and insulation underneath
• 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
• Flashing and penetrations that leak while the field of the roof is still solid
• Seams and laps that have opened up and started weeping

Get a West Hills roof coating estimate

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