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

[Robert Skinner]

Brad -

At one point in my life, when I was campaigning in
East Coast enduros, I had a Ford A100 van.  I painted
it gloss white.  Even without insulation, it was
comfortable in the summer sun.  Finally added
insulation to prevent condensation, not overheating.

I think Rummy has a point.

As to the trumpet vines, they would not do well in
that environment, but would happily climb up chicken
wire hanging on the sides of the "building".

Might want to put a black stack in the middle of the
roof, about 2' in diameter and 10'+ tall - covered and
with screenwire at the top, of course.  It would
convect with a surprising amount of flow volume.  Sort
of a tee-pee effect.  Worked for the plains indians...

/Robert

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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