We coat commercial metal roofs in Louisville and nearby towns. Rusted screws, open laps, and rust spots get repaired first, then a flexible coating covers the whole roof.
Metal roofs leak at the joints long before the panels wear through. These six conditions show up most often on commercial buildings around Louisville.
Each row is a condition we find on Louisville metal roofs. The dots show which job it usually points to, and one building often lands in two rows.
| Roof Condition | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light rust, leaking screwsFasteners get upsized and capped, then the field coat goes on. | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
| Chalky factory paint, tight lapsWash, adhesion test, and primer if the test patch peels. | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
| Surface rust plus open lapsLaps get reinforced with fabric and sealer before the coats. | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
| Rust holes in some panelsHoled panels come out; the rest of the roof is restored. | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
| Wet insulation, sagging purlinsStructure and insulation come first, and coating waits. | Coat | Restore | Re-Panel | Replace |
Restoration means coating plus heavier repairs, such as reinforced laps and patched panels. The roof walk sorts each section of your building.
Every system starts with a washed, repaired roof. The primer, the detail work, and the coats on top change from one system to the next.
Exposed-fastener R-panel, standing seam, and older corrugated roofs with surface rust and leaking screws. The panels keep carrying the load while the coating takes over the joints.
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Low-slope metal, flat additions, and box gutters where rainwater sits after storms. Silicone stays intact under standing water, and later recoats call for silicone again.
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Sloped panels that shed water fast and suit a bright white, water-based finish. Acrylic cures in warm, dry weather and takes a recoat easily years later.
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Buildings that need insulation added, or roofs with deep ribs and leaking laps everywhere. Foam fills the ribs to a smooth surface, then a coating protects it from sun.
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Shingle mansards and steep sections beside metal or low-slope roofs on strip centers, offices, and churches, when the shingles lie flat and the maker allows a coating.
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Note where water shows up inside and which roof section sits above it. That detail points the roof walk straight at the failing laps and fasteners.
Five steps, in this order, on every metal roof we coat. Photos are taken at each stage so you see the panels before coating covers them.
A full walk of the panels, laps, ridge caps, skylights, and gutters, plus a look at the underside from inside for rusty purlins and wet insulation. Painted panels get an adhesion test patch.
Pressure washing strips dirt, chalk, and oil. Loose rust comes off with wire brushes or grinders, and bare or rusted steel gets a rust-inhibiting primer.
Spinning screws are tightened, stripped ones upsized, and cracked washers swapped. Laps, end laps, curbs, and flashing get seam sealer and polyester fabric embedded in base coat.
Skylights, vents, and rooftop units are masked. Base coat and topcoat go on at the thickness the product data sheet sets for metal, one roof section at a time.
Coating thickness is checked across the field, thin spots and pinholes are touched up, and you receive the photo record along with the products used.
Coating seals the joints where metal roofs leak and puts a new surface over the steel. These are the four results owners notice first.
Fabric and sealer bridge each panel lap, and every screw head gets capped. Those joints are where most metal roofs start leaking, so sealing them is the main reason to coat.
Solid panels stay in place and keep carrying the load. Prep and coats cost well under tearing off steel and setting a new roof, though rust and fastener counts move the price.
Crews work on top of the panels, one section at a time. Inside, people mostly hear footsteps and notice some odor near open rooftop intakes, which get shut down or covered.
Coating over the existing panels avoids hauling away tons of tear-off metal and insulation. When the topcoat wears years later, the roof is cleaned and recoated on the same system.
We coat commercial metal roofs in Louisville and the five towns below. Don't see your town? Just call us or send us a message and we'll tell you if we cover it.
Not to scale. Placed by direction from downtown.
A city Letter of Compliance comes before the Metro permit, naming every trade on the job.
Plans go to the City Clerk 30 days ahead, so the coating date gets set early.
Exposed-fastener shops and retail roofs carrying years of sign and antenna mounts.
Older industrial metal buildings with layered mastic patches and a city Compliance Certificate.
Gutters and box gutters on shops and strip centers, with permits straight from Metro.
Short answers to the first questions we hear. The full list is on our metal roof coating FAQ.
Question about your own roof?
Call UsIt turns the joints of a metal roof into one continuous, flexible skin. The liquid cures into a rubbery membrane over the steel, bridging panel laps, wrapping screws and washers, and covering ridge caps and trim.
The panels still carry the load while the coating handles waterproofing, and a white finish reflects sun that faded paint absorbs.
For most occupied buildings it helps. A white coat cuts summer heat coming through the panels, and the U.S. Department of Energy cool roof guide notes that in mixed climates the winter heating penalty is often smaller than the summer savings.
A heated warehouse with little cooling is the case to weigh, along with the insulation under the steel.
Prep drives it more than square footage. Two roofs of the same size can price far apart once you count red rust to grind and prime, screws to replace, linear feet of laps and ridge cap, skylights and gutters to detail, eave height for the lift, and coating thickness. Pricing follows an on-roof inspection with photos.
Expect a full walk of the roof and a look underneath from inside. On top we check fasteners, washers, laps, ridge caps, skylights, gutters, and rust, and run a test patch on painted panels.
Inside we note rusty purlins, wet insulation, and stains. You get photos and a plain answer: coating, spot repairs, foam, or new panels.
Prep can, and the field coats wait for better weather. Fastener replacement, lap repair, and rust grinding work in cooler months, while coatings need dry panels and mild nights to cure. Field coats land in the drier stretches of late summer and early fall, and silicone tolerates cooler, damper days better than acrylic.
Tell us about the building and the roof sections that leak. We will set up the roof walk and photograph what we find.
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