Recoating A Foam Roof

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Recoating a foam roof.

A recoat is a protective coating layer that extends the life expectancy of a foam roof. The crew pressure washes the roof with water. I just got a letter suggesting a recoat to be done on the roof. While foam roofs can last 25 years periodic recoating will keep your roof in good repair and let you enjoy all the benefits of an effective and energy efficient foam roof system.

Costs range from 3 500 to 13 000 depending on your roof size complexity and the roofing company you hire. If small holes to the foam roof occur because of equipment or damage from people walking on it you can usually calk it to prevent it from spreading. A second recoat is generally necessary only 25 years after the roof s installation. With no recoating a dura foam roof will last 20 30 years.

Avoiding this important maintenance will no doubt ruin your roofing system costing you thousands of dollars in the long run. The average cost of a new foam roof coating is about 8 250. I paid around 12000 for my 1800 sq footage house 5 years ago but the recoating price is close to 4000. While a spray foam recoat will generally be in the 2 3 per square foot range the size of your roof can determine if your recoat is going to be closer to 2 or 3.

This step by step article will help guide you through the process of recoating your roof yourself. However with recoating dura foam roofs have proven to last a lifetime. Foam roofs should be recoated every 5 10 years depending on the quantity and quality of coating previously installed. The 5 25 foam roofing maintenance plan.

Verify what type of coat. Recoating your foam roof will cost about 25 of the original cost. Part of a polyurethane foam roof is the topcoat usually a silicone membrane. I installed a foam roof 5 years ago and it has been perfect.

On average foam roof recoating costs about 1 30 per square foot or about 27 5 of the total cost of your original foam roofing system installation. You ll probably want to recoat or seal your silicone roof with another coat of silicone for 1 50 to 2 50 per square foot including labor. The reason is that setup costs are going to be very similar whether you have a 2 000 sq. My spf roof was installed in 2001 by a company that is no longer in business.

Roof or a 100 000 sq.