What Is a Liquid Rubber Roof?
If your current roofing material isn’t adequate to keep out water, heat or cold, it may seem that the only option is to have the old roof removed and a new one installed — an expensive and disruptive process.
However, there is an alternative. Instead of a new roof, you can coat your existing roof with liquid rubber.
What Is Liquid Rubber Roofing?
Liquid rubber is a fully bonded membrane that can be laid over any existing material and will set instantly. This means that it forms a seamless, edge-to-edge covering on your roof.
Liquid rubber is most often used for flat roofs, but it can also be applied just as effectively to a pitched roof. While it can be used for a new roof installation, applied over an underlay material, it’s most effective as a new covering for an existing roof. Liquid rubber can be laid over felt, concrete, metal, insulation boards and most other roofing materials.
What Are the Advantages of Liquid Rubber Roofing?
Whether used for a new roof or for covering an existing one, liquid rubber is a highly effective roofing material. It’s flexible, allowing it to fit around any shape and adapt to shifts in your roof. It’s highly waterproof, resistant to chemical spillages and provides an efficient insulation against excessive heat or cold.
Because it provides an overcoat for existing roofing materials, liquid rubber makes installation both cheap and non-disruptive. Because there’s no need to strip the existing roof, you won’t have to endure a roofless period and have to temporarily move out. Instead, the work can carry on above you while you go about your business — and it will be over quickly.
A Liquid Rubber Roof Is Resilient and Long Lasting
All too often, a cheap, convenient solution means a lower level of quality and endurance — but the reverse is true with liquid rubber roofing. Besides providing an effective seal with the materials beneath that’s secure against water, heat, cold and chemicals, a liquid rubber roof is likely to last for at least thirty years — far longer than many more expensive, more disruptive alternatives.
As well as being a cost-effective solution, liquid rubber roofing is also an eco-friendly option. Because rubber is a natural, organic substance whose production requires the healthy maintenance of rainforest trees, it has a relatively low carbon footprint. It can also be easily recycled at the end of the life of your roof.
If you’re looking for an efficient, long-lasting and cost-effective way to reinforce your existing roof, give us a call to find out more about liquid rubber roofing.
