[Rhodes22-list] Brad's Roof...

[Bill Effros]

Rummy,

I don't see that many white roofs up north where we live.  Is it just 
that we are late to the party, or is there an advantage to black roofs 
in climates that are cooler?

Bill Effros



R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Brad,
> Save the expense of the electricity and put a couple of coats of a good  
> acrylic (white for sure) roofing compound on the building. The stuff they sell  in 
> the local hardware stores is oil based. (Read the label) You want a good  
> water based acrylic material. "Henry" company makes the best product. It's  
> available from any wholesale roofing supply company. Just check the yellow pages  
> or find a local roofing contractor that installs cool roofing systems and buy  
> the materials from him. Sherwin Williams also has their own brand. Five gallon 
>  pail retail costs about $135.00, but that price can vary because of  
> materials costs these days. You can spray it on or use a roller. Don't buy the  
> primer because it's exactly the same material, just a different color. Each coat  
> should give you ten years of service. Two or three coats......you get the idea. 
>  Henry also makes a seam sealer which is nice on seams, pipe flashing's and  
> bolts. It is easy to install and lasts a long time. Once the materials have  
> dried, try walking on the roof in bright sunlight. Even with sunglasses you 
> will  find yourself squinting. It will keep your roof within 5 degrees of ambient 
>  temperature. It will also work on metal side walls.
>  
> Rummy
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