How To Apply Silicone Roof Coating
Flat roofs less than 1 12 pitch 5.
How to apply silicone roof coating. Once you have a silicone coating on your roof it is true that you must recoat with silicone in the future or remove the silicone. Clean roof surface with a power washer preparing it to receive coating. First carefully read the directions on the coating product. Removing the silicone is indeed difficult.
However we truly believe that this is a very effective product and we don t think you will want to use a different system once you have a silicone roof. Silicone roof coatings are messy to install and repair. Perhaps the best reason to consider a silicone roof coating is the fact that you don t always need to replace the existing roof to benefit from this product. For better results use a trowel or roof brush to apply patching compound.
These benefits all come from a system that is spray applied in liquid form directly to the existing roof surface. Use a minimum of 2 000 psi of water pressure. Silicone roof coatings tend to collect dirt and debris easier than other roof coatings. Use a solvent resistant 1 nap roller and depending on type of roof dip roller directly into pail and apply or pour product onto flat roof surface and roll out evenly or for very smooth surfaces pour out product and spread with an 2 3mm notched squeegee then immediately back roll for a smooth even.
Be sure all loose dirt and debris is removed. Make sure that it is ideal for the roof s material and slope. An acrylic roof sealant is a good solution for this step. If you need to apply another coat you have to use a compatible silicone based coating.
A silicone roof coating provides you with some needed versatility but it also comes at a higher price than most of your other choices. Applying totalroof 100 silicone roof coating couldn t be much easier. 99 9 of installs will follow the steps below. Apply the elastomeric roof coating.