We offer metal roof coating services in Philadelphia for warehouses, plants, and older industrial buildings, matching each roof to silicone, acrylic, foam, or a metal system.
Each of our metal roof coating services in Philadelphia starts with the same roof walk, then splits by roof type and drainage.
Exposed-fastener and standing seam panels get rust treatment, new screws, and sealed laps before an elastomeric coat covers the whole roof. Gutters and closures get the same attention as the field.
Moisture-resistant silicone suits low-slope metal and flat roofs where a little water lingers after rain, once drains and soaked insulation are fixed. Walk pads protect it near rooftop units.
Bright white acrylic works on sloped panels that shed water quickly, applied on dry, mild days so it cures before the next rain. A two-color base and topcoat makes missed spots easy to see.
Spray foam goes over dry, fastened roofs to add insulation and fill irregular surfaces, then a protective coating seals it from sun. Extra thickness can fill low spots that pond.
Asphalt shingle roofs on commercial buildings are coated only after the shingle and coating makers both approve it in writing. Flashing at walls is repaired either way.
Start from the roof you have. These five situations cover most of the commercial buildings we look at around the city.
Fastener rows and side laps are where these roofs leak, so they get sealed before the full coat.
Water that sits a day or two after rain calls for a coating that tolerates wet spots.
Good drainage lets a water-based acrylic cure and stay bright on sloped panels.
Foam adds insulation and fills dips that make other coatings pool.
A flat office section and a sloped warehouse section can each take their own system, with a flashed joint between them.
Pull tests show whether to strip the old film or prime and recoat over it with a matching system.
Worn shingles and soft deck boards need new roofing, since a coating would trap the damage underneath.
Give us the roof size, type, and condition and see coating and replacement ranges side by side before anyone climbs a ladder. The ranges use roof area only, so the roof walk sets the final price.
Every service follows the same order. The findings from the first step decide which system, and how much repair, comes next.
Panels, membranes, foam, or shingles are checked by hand, along with drains, curbs, and flashing. Under-deck checks look for wet insulation and condensation. Photos are taken at every problem spot.
Ponding spots get measured after rain or a hose test, since standing water decides between silicone, acrylic, and foam. Drains are cleared before any water test.
Small test patches on the old surface show whether the new system will bond or whether old coating, primer, or patches must come off. Patches show results within days.
Rusted sheets, split laps, failed boots, and wet insulation are repaired so the coating starts on a dry, tight roof. Repairs are listed line by line.
The system goes on at its written thickness, and we walk the finished roof with you to mark service paths and drains to watch. Drains and walk paths are marked for upkeep.
We walk the finished roof with you, hand over the thickness readings, and set a yearly check that covers drains, laps, curbs, and service paths.
In many cases, yes, if the acrylic is still firmly attached. We test small patches first. Going the other way is harder: acrylic rarely sticks to silicone, so a silicone roof is recoated with silicone later.
Foam is a roofing layer that adds insulation and needs its own protective coating on top. On a metal roof it fills the ribs and covers screws, which changes how the roof drains.
Snow load is a structural question for the building, separate from the coating. For ice and snowmelt, what matters most is clear drainage and sealed laps, so water from a thaw has somewhere to go.
The coating planning range is about $2.50 to $4.00 per square foot of roof. A full spray foam roof or heavy repair work sits outside that range, so we price those after the roof walk.
Sometimes. A flat section over offices might take silicone while the sloped metal over the warehouse floor takes a metal system. We keep the joints between them in the scope and flash them carefully.
Yes. The online ballpark range uses roof area only. The final price comes after the roof walk, once the repair list, primer, coating type, and thickness are known.
It can, but small leaks at screws and laps get worse with each freeze-thaw cycle. Fixing the leak points now and coating later is a common middle path.
Thin coatings change rain noise very little. Spray foam adds mass and insulation, which quiets rain on metal noticeably more than a liquid coating.
Call with your roof type and size, or start a ballpark estimate online and we will follow up about a roof walk.
