Colbyt wrote the following:
It was only a couple of years old, and it was in very good shape. I only did it to reduce the summer heat in the sunroom, and it did that very well. I didn't use a brush. I did the whole thing with a roller, but I did have to make a triangular jig to keep the roller pan level while on the roof pitch.
Google "henry white elastomeric roof coating"
Yep, it's called WATER. Get your hose and spray the roof. It will reflect the sun. Cost is cheap too.
Actually, if he's using city water it contains chlorine and can damage the roof.
Jim
thats OK rain now contains radiation thats probably not good for roofs either:)
If the OP can afford it why not just replace the roof NOW, assuming it wouldnt need replaced again in the OPs lifetime:(
amazing how stuff you do at 20 without a thought changes when your over 50, and changes again for folks in their late 70:)
there are 50 year guaranteed shingles, costly but might help
It attaches inside the rafters. I also saw one that installs with tension fit between the rafters.
Michael Dobony wrote in news:1vj2ry19zfaag$.mpdf6hp03fge$. snipped-for-privacy@40tude.net:
Do you have a link, please?
I was in the roofing industry and went to technical meetings about roof coatings. Although there are now products marketed for coating shingles, there are reservations about this. One of the main ones is that if water gets through somewhere, it can get trapped underneath and not evaporate because the coating will make the shingles breath less. This could lead to premature rotting of your roof decking. I would only try this if you positively can’t afford re-roofing and the shingles are still in good enough shape to be coated good (no moss, etc. )
Paraffin.
There was a product out there for coating shingle roofs a number of years back that an uncle of mine was involved with. Ended up being almost as expensive per year of extended roof life as replacing the roof so it really didn't go anywhere. Applied to metal roofs it peserved roofs that were starting to rust making them at least LOOK better
Liquid EPDM Rubber is not advised for asphalt shingles, stainless steel or glass. The following roof types-substrates do not require the ProFlex primer and only one coat of the Liquid EPDM:
There was a product called "roof-saver" if I remember correctly that was sold for use on all kinds of roofs - including steel and asphalt shingles. An uncle of mine was selling it in Sask. a number of years back. No idea how it worked or if it was any good. He has since passed on.
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