Roofing Foam and Coatings
Installing the roofing foam.
Closed cell 3 pound roofing foam has been in
use for many decades. You have probably seen a foam roof and did
not know it. One of the most high profile foam roofs is the Super
Dome in New Orleans, LA. After Hurricane Katrina came through and
tore off the 5 year old roof that was on the dome, the Owners and
Architects consider tearing down the building. They decide to save
it but specified a “Hurricane Proof Roof”. The spray
foam roofing industry was the only roofing industry
Roofing foam is sprayed into place just like
all other kinds of foam on to flat or low sloped roofs. Closed cell
roofing foam is water proof after about 1½”. It is
very durable and hard. It will stick to about any thing that is
clean and dry. It is a great way to get more insulation and a new
roof in one shot.
After installing the roofing foam.
 After
installing the roofing foam it needs to protect from the U.V. lights
of the sun. The sun will break the foam down over time if it is
not protected.
There are two different ways to protect. The first is to install
Acrylic Elastomeric paint. This is the least expensive way to cover
it. It works well but is not the best way.
 The
best way to protect the foam is to install Volatile Free’s
540 Hybrid Polyurea coating. The easiest way to explain Polyurea
is to tell you it is similar to the spray on bed liners you see
in pickup trucks all over. This coating is a higher grade of material
than the bed liners. This is the only coating for a flat roof you
will find that can with stand ponding water! Click
here to go to Volatile Free's Web site.
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