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Posted by cm on September 14, 2006, 9:01 am
I would go with elastomeric. It should last 7 years and is much nicer to
work with being water based.
www.koolseal.com
cm
>I have 2 small flat roofs that had new rolled roofing material
> installed approximately 4-5 years ago. One roof has more of a pitch
> than the other.
>
> The roofing contractor came back a month or so after the installation
> and applied a silver coating over the top of both. He said the coating
> would last about 5 years, (he was right).
>
> Presently I have no leaks, however I have noticed that on the roof with
> less of a pitch the aluminum coating is breaking up, "aligatoring?".
> The roof with the greater pitch looks fine.
>
> I have been thinking about recoating both roofing surfaces with
> aluminum coating, (unsure about fibered or non-fibered varieites?), or
> possibly switching to the white elastomeric coating to prevent the
> aligatoring.
>
> The house is in NJ by the coast and does experience it share of cold
> winters and inclement weather.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
>
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