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Feb 18 2020

What is Commercial Roof Restoration?

Possum Park Professional Center, Newark DE (Before)
Possum Park Professional Center, Newark Delaware (After)
Johnny Janosiks World of Furniture, Laurel DE (Before)
Johnny Janosiks, Laurel Delaware (After)
Power East Honda, Bear DE (Before)
Power East Honda, Bear DE (After)
Aetna Hook and Ladder, Newark Delaware (Before)
Aetna Hook and Ladder, Newark Delaware (After)
Angerstein Homecenter, Elsmere Delaware (Before)
Angerstein Homecenter, Elsmere Delaware (After)
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts (Before)
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts (After)

As you can imagine, all roofs have an expected life cycle. There are, however, ways to increase it and one of the best known solutions is roof restoration. Did you know this process can save you some money, too?

As experts in commercial roof restoration in Delaware, we know a thing or two about the best practices when it comes to working with your existing roof. In today’s post, we would like to share our roof coating and restoration process with you so can have a better idea of how this may benefit your business!

For Rubber and Asphalt Roof Restoration (three-coat process):

Pressure washing the entire surface of the roof to remove all contaminants and allow for the best coating adhesion.
Repairing any bad areas and reinforce all seams, vents, flashing, and penetrations with a high strength polyester mesh repair system.
Covering with gray base coating as the first step of our three-part coating process.
Applying the second coating. This first cool white coating is applied over the gray base coating.
Completing the process by applying the third and final cool white coating creating a seamless membrane over the entire roof surface.

For Metal Roof Restoration (two-coat process):

Checking every fastener for tightness.
Pressure washing the roof to remove all contaminants and allow for the best coating adhesion.
Removing any surface rust by hand or mechanical tooling.
Priming all rusted areas as needed.
Repairing bad areas.
Covering with gray base coating as the first step of our two part coating process.
Completing the process by applying the second and final cool white coating.

Want to know more about our roof restoration work?

Our employees are trained by Robert Burke, President of Restore It Commercial Roofing. We have the product knowledge and hands-on industry experience to handle any type of problem. Not to mention, we have a full range of products to protect your commercial roof!

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Jan 14 2020

Commercial Roof Restoration Solutions for 2020

Possum Park Professional Center, Newark DE (Before)

Possum Park Professional Center, Newark Delaware (After)

Johnny Janosiks World of Furniture, Laurel DE (Before)

Johnny Janosiks, Laurel Delaware (After)

Power East Honda, Bear DE (Before)

Power East Honda, Bear DE (After)

Aetna Hook and Ladder, Newark Delaware (Before)

Aetna Hook and Ladder, Newark Delaware (After)

Angerstein Homecenter, Elsmere Delaware (Before)

Angerstein Homecenter, Elsmere Delaware (After)

Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts (Before)

Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts (After)

Roof Restoration Offers an Affordable Alternative to Roof Replacement

Roof restoration experts can prolong the life of your roof by a decade or more at a fraction of cost to rip it off and roof replacement. Compared to the price of a full roof tear-off and replacement, roof restoration typically costs about half as much.

What is the Life Expectancy of a Commercial Roof?

The life expectancy of most commercial roofs can be lessened by leakage or other issues. The lifespan of a commercial roof depends on the type of material and can last anywhere between 10 to 30 years. Different roof types have different life expectancies. One thing for sure, any style roof will need work one day.

Business owners dread when their commercial roofing system is reaching its life expectancy. It’s even worse when experiencing leaking or other problems well before the date. They fear it means paying for a costly roof replacement.

Roofing Technology Has Evolved to Offer Longevity for Your Roofing System

Roof Restoration experts use the latest roofing technology along with the best-engineered roof coating materials to restore your roof to better condition than when it was new. They apply acrylic or silicone coatings that provide durable and flexible membranes that resist UV deterioration and bond directly to existing surfaces.

Make Roof Restoration Your New Year’s Resolution!

There are many benefits to restoring your roof versus a full tear off and replace. For one, reflective roof coatings render your roofing system more sustainable by reducing the urban heat island effects and eliminate the need to cart off the old roofing material to a landfill.

Restoring Your Roof is Sustainable!

Another sustainability benefit to roof coatings is the lowering of energy bills and lengthening the life of your rooftop equipment due to heat reduction because of the reflectiveness of the materials used. A roof with cool white coatings will typically top out around 100 degrees versus exceeding 160 degrees from a roof with a dark roof coating.

The Many Benefits of Roof Restoration

A roof restoration is less noisy and disruptive of your business, eliminating costly downtime that a roof replacement can cause. Business owners need to learn just how beneficial a cool roofing system can be. If you want to learn more, contact the experts at Restore It Commercial Roofing in Delaware. We help many local businesses make smart choices.

Restore It Commercial Roofing, Inc. sends a fully trained and dedicated team to your commercial roofing project to ensure that job is completed in a professional and timely manner. Our proactive approach emphasized safety and noninvasive scheduling to minimize distractions or disruptions in your place of business. Contact us today to schedule your roof restoration estimate.

Let Restore It Commercial Roofing, Inc. save you money and prolong the lifespan of your roof.

Dec 12 2019

Silicone Vs Acrylic Roof Coatings: Which is Right for My Roof?

Commercial roof coatings are a perfect solution for those property managers that are looking for a simple solution for a leaking or aging roof. Silicone and acrylic roof coatings are both popular options that can solve your leak problems and prolong a roof’s lifespan.

However, it depends on the roofing system, conditions and current temperatures as to which option best suits your commercial roofing restore needs. Knowing the benefits, drawbacks and limitations of silicone and acrylic coatings can help you to make a more informed decision.

BENEFITS OF SILICONE ROOF COATINGS

Silicone roof coatings are extremely UV stable and reflect up to ninety percent of the sun’s harmful rays. This greatly reduces the cooling load, lowers utility bills and increases indoor comfort.

They are also very flexible and durable due to the high concentrate of solids. This composition of high solid requires less material and allows for a single application, saving time and labor.

They can withstand extreme temperatures, downpours and oxidation. Silicone coatings are better at protecting structures from ponding water than acrylic coatings.

DRAWBACKS OF SILICONE COATINGS

While silicone is an excellent choice, they tend to attract dirt and dust which requires routine maintenance to avoid the coating from losing its reflective benefits. Silicone coatings are also slippery when wet, requiring a ‘Walk Pad’ installed in highly trafficked areas.

BENEFITS OF ACRYLIC ROOF COATINGS

Acrylic roof coatings are an excellent choice for many types of substrates; modified bitumen, metal, built up, single-ply and spray polyurethane foam.

These acrylic roof coatings are very cost effective, have a high UV resistance and reflectiveness. In addition, acrylic is easily applied via spraying or rolling onto the existing substrate of the roof.

DRAWBACKS OF ACRYLIC ROOF COATINGS

While acrylic coatings have many enduring benefits, there are a few limitations. Because acrylic coatings are water-based, they coating can become brittle and delaminate from the roof when exposed to ponding water on a roof for long periods.

In addition, cold temperatures slow down the drying time and make it hard for the coating to adhere to the roof. Acrylic coatings cannot be applied when temperatures drop below fifty degrees.

So there you have it. Both Silicone and Acrylic roof coatings are very viable options. However, determining which to us depends on your particular commercial roofing restoration needs. Those of us at Restore It Commercial Roofing can help you decide the best solution for your commercial roof.

Contact us and schedule a roofing restoration for 2020 now to save 10-15%

Let Restore It Commercial Roofing, Inc. save you money and prolong the lifespan of your roof.

Nov 12 2019

Why Choose Roof Coating Systems to Restore Your Commercial Roof?

Roof Coating Systems are weatherproof, seamless, monolithic membranes that are applied with spray application to your roof, around pipes, vents, hatches and other common roof equipment. Because the coating is applied with a spray, the coating permeates any nooks or crannies, so there are no patches or seams around hard to reach areas.

1) Roof Coatings are Cost Effective

While there are many benefits to roof coatings versus a total roof replacement, one of the major reasons commercial building owners opt for a roof coating system is the cost effectiveness. The savings of not having to rip off your current roof reduces the contribution to landfills, hence landfill fees. In many cases, a roof coating system is applied to the current roofing system, speeding up installation time and lowering cost.

2 )Roof Coating Systems are Sustainable

A roof coating system can be re-coated every 10+ years, renewing the reflectivity, waterproof capabilities and prolonging the longevity of your roofing system.

3) Roof Coatings are Environmentally Friendly

As we shared before, restoring a roof through a professionally applied roof coating system reduces landfill waste and improves the environment. A good amount of our roof coating products contain ultra-low or zero VOCs and qualify for US Green Building Council’s LEED program for Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, and Materials and Resources.

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4) Roof Coating Can Be Applied With Minimal Disruption

As much as a roofing contractor may try, there is a big disruption and mess associated when a full commercial roof replacement is required. This is not so when applying AcryPly or ARM systems. These applications create minimal noise disruptions and low odor.

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5) Roof Coatings Offer Excellent UV Protection to a Rooftop

Perhaps one of our favorite reasons to opt for a roof coating system over a roof replacement is the advantage of a UV protection that extends a roof’s longevity, and lowers maintenance costs. Highly reflective roof coatings deliver a cooler more comfortable environment inside the building, lowering energy costs and increasing employee productivity.

5 TIPS ON PREPARING METAL ROOFS FOR ROOF COATNGS

Let Restore It Commercial Roofing, Inc. save you money and prolong the lifespan of your roof.

Oct 15 2019

5 Tips on Preparing Metal Roofs for Roof Coatings

Roof Coatings are a very affordable option to repair and restore an aging metal roof. Roof coatings extend the life of a roof. When a reflective coating is applied, it can reduce heat transfer into the building and decrease thermal shock. Roof coatings are also very effective in stopping leaks.

The successfulness of a roof coating depends strongly on a sufficient preparation and cleaning of the roof before a coating application. For the purpose of this article, we would like to concentrate on the steps to prepare a metal roof for a roof coating application.

Here are 5 Tips on Preparing a Metal Roof for Coating:

1) Remove Rust: Do a thorough inspection of the roof for any signs of rust and remove by wire brush, acid etching or sand blasting

2) Clean the Surface: Acid etch galvanized metal surfaces with a 1:20 solution of ‘’Rust Off’ (rust and oxide remover) and water to clean. Rinse thoroughly. Power wash and scrub entire roof.**[see note below on new metal roofing prep]

3) Tighten & Secure: Tighten all the fasteners and secure the substrates. Replace faulty or missing fasteners and washers.

4) Seal Fasteners: Seal all exposed fastener heads and seams wider than 1/8”

5) Brush or Power Blow: Just before the coating application, bush or power blow all dirt, dust, etc…

**[Note: New Metal Roof Prep]: For new metal roofing materials, remove oil contaminants by wiping with mineral spirits and a coarse rag. Either acid-etch surface as explained above or allow to “weather etch” naturally for 3 to 6 months.

Roof coatings add durability, resistance to UV rays and leaks, which will extend the lifespan of any roof and offer savings on energy bills. Roof coatings can save you from having to rip off the roof and avoid the cost of a full roof replacement.

If you would like more information or to schedule a free estimate for your commercial roof coatings, please get in touch:

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Whether it’s a business in Delaware or the Tri-State area, RestoreItCommercialRoofing sends a dedicated team to your site to ensure the completed job is a success. Our proactive approach emphasizes safety and noninvasive scheduling to minimize distractions or disruptions in your place of business. Contact us today to schedule your roof restoration estimate!

What is Commercial Roof Restoration?

For Rubber and Asphalt Roof Restoration (three-coat process):

For Metal Roof Restoration (two-coat process):