Light colored materials reflect heat while dark roofs such as those made of asphalt and tar absorb heat driving up air conditioning consumption in order to offset it.
White roof coating benefits.
Recent studies have shown that by painting your roof with a solar reflective white coating your infrastructure will reflect away the sun s rays instead of grounding and trapping them.
When compared to economy grade reflective roof coatings its elongation peel strength and solar reflectance values offer weather protection high solar reflectivity and superior longevity.
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You get many benefits for using this henry you get many benefits for using this henry 587 100 acrylic dura brite white elastomeric roof coating.
It is elastomeric so it can stretch to meet the exact dimensions of your roof and provide a more effective shield.
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A white roof coating is a reflective coating that serves to provide your roof with greater protection from the elements.
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If so any small warming benefits your black roof may provide will be covered by a layer of white snow in any case.
To understand how white coatings can be beneficial for your roof it is helpful to take a look at the benefits of the overall product line white coatings are a subcategory of cool roof coatings.
The benefits of a cool roof extend beyond the building it.
Much ado has been made in recent years about the benefits of installing white or cool roofs.
Light colored materials reflect heat while dark roofs such as those made of asphalt and tar absorb heat driving up air conditioning consumption to offset it.
When energy efficient roofing took off in the 1970s it was spurred on by cool roof coatings or coating products that a roof surface much cooler than usual building products.
In fact elastomeric roof coatings have been used since the early 1980s over multiple roof types including bur modified bitumen metal cement and epdm.
These durable liquid coatings prolong the life of the existing roof.
When combined with an elastomeric weatherproof coating upgrading to a cool roof can add years to the life of an ageing roof says jensen.