Silicone has two major advantages over the other four types of coatings that should be considered when searching for the best roof coating.
Roof coating material square footage.
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Measure the length and width of the roof to determine the size in square feet by using the following formula.
If your roof is flat or has no more than a 3 in 12 pitch you can calculate its total square footage by simply multiplying the length by the width.
For pricing and availability.
The cost of acrylic coating will be between 5 to 6 per square foot.
This price is for a coating over a pre existing roof system such as a rubber membrane or metal roof.
The cost of applying a polyurethane foam coating can be as little as 3 per square foot.
For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every.
1 it can resist ponding water for extended periods of time and 2 it can adhere to most substrates without a primer.
In the united states a run of 12 inches 1 foot is used and pitch is measured as the rise of the roof over 12 inches.
In those instances you need to break the area down into smaller rectangles.
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Length x width square feet a good rule of thumb is that every 100 square feet of roof equals one gallon of coating.
Roof pitch is the measurement of a roof s vertical rise divided by its horizontal run.
These coatings are applied anywhere from 2 to 3 5 gallons per 100 square feet depending on the substrate.
Steep roofs measure your house at ground level then add in the roof s overhang for greater accuracy.
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For instance an l shaped surface can be broken into 2 smaller rectangles see illustration below.
Silicon is the agreed upon premier spray application but the material costs can drive installation prices up to 9 10 per square foot or more.
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Square footage is based on multiplying the length of an area x width of that area.
Knowing the square footage of your roof helps determine how many pails of elastek coating you will need.
It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same.
What about non rectangular areas.