ROOF COATINGSilicone & Acrylic

Most Sherman Oaks flat roofs do not need tearing off — they need cleaning, repairing and sealing. Valley heat bakes a low-slope roof all summer, chalking the surface and opening seams, and the building underneath pays for it in cooling.

Serving Sherman Oaks and nearby

We coat commercial and residential low-slope roofs throughout Sherman Oaks and the surrounding Los Angeles County communities, including Van Nuys, Valley Glen and Encino.

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.

The cost side of coating

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

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.

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.

When coating makes sense in Sherman Oaks

Good candidates for coating tend to have:

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

Working in Sherman Oaks

Roofs in Sherman Oaks do not wear out the way a brochure says they do, and attic heat pushes up through the deck and ages shingles from below. Being 14 miles northwest of Sherman Oaks, we can be on the roof before the next rain band arrives.

We work the same streets in Van Nuys, Valley Glen and Encino, so crews know the area and its roofs.

• We photograph every penetration before and after, so the file shows the work.
• Tear-off debris leaves the same day; nobody is left with a pile over the weekend.
• Gutters are pulled and refitted where they block a proper drip edge.
• Dry-in happens the same day the old roof comes off; nothing sits open overnight.
• Chimney and wall flashings are replaced, not painted over with sealant.

The crews fill up fast when the first storm is on the ten-day forecast. The inspection is free, and so is the second opinion if you already have a quote.

How we work in Sherman Oaks

Edges are fastened to spec because that is where uplift starts.

• Plants and pool equipment are covered before tear-off begins.
• Drone shots cover the steep sections, and the rest is checked on foot.
• You get a text when the crew is coming and a walk-through when they are done.
• A hot attic shortens any roof, so the venting is part of the quote, not an upsell.

How we coat a roof in Sherman Oaks

• 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

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 Sherman Oaks roof needs replacing instead.

Ready to look at your roof

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