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Designed for flat or near-flat roofs often found on commercial buildings.

Our trusted process, which has been effectively used since the 1970s, makes necessary roof replacement a cost-effective and pleasant experience.

How Energsmart Installs Roof Foam & Coatings:

First, high density closed cell foam is installed to the desired R-value. We can typically do this without costly removal of the old roof, saving you time and money on your roofing project.
Next, a coating of acrylic or silicone is installed on the foam to protect it from the sun and provide an additional layer of waterproofing over the already waterproof foam. The depth of the coating depends on the warranty period desired by the customer.
In some cases, we can install silicone or acrylic without the need for foam insulation. This can typically be done on rolled and metal roofs.
Upon completion, the roof will be significantly stronger than the old roof, easily supporting typical human and mechanical weight loads.

On a properly maintained roof, the foam will last centuries. Over time, the protective coating on the roof will degrade, at which point the roof simply needs to be power washed and recoated for a fraction of the cost of the original install. During the recoating process, no additional foam is needed.

Why Choose Energsmart Roof Foam & Coatings?

Historically, there have been many different roofing materials used in our region. Very old buildings will have a wood deck with tar and gravel. Middle-aged buildings will have some kind of rolled asphalt or rubber that is sealed at the seams, which are sometimes only a few feet apart. These roof systems tend to fail more often than pitched roofs. But why?

Materials

Materials such as tar and asphalt are weak by today’s standards. They break down, crack, and are easily damaged by weather. Acrylic and silicone, which are the products we use, have the ability to expand and contract with changes in temperature, and they endure building shifts without tearing.

Seams

Older materials, especially asphalt and other roll material, have a tremendous amount of seams. These are bound to fail (and they do), as they rely heavily on the experience and workmanship of the installer. Failing seams can be patched, but it is an exercise in futility – as another faulty seam will pop up a month later. Spray foamed roofs have NO SEAMS to worry about.

Color

While black is a common color for old roofs, the color black absorbs much higher amounts of energy and heat, and therefore takes a beating in the summer months. Energsmart’s acrylic and silicone coatings can be colored to your liking. Typically the top coat of our roofs are white, which reflects heat – keeping cooling costs low and preventing the surface of the roof from becoming damagingly hot.

Drainage

All roofs are designed to shed water, but flat roofs are prone to developing ponding over time as the building ages. Settling of portions of the building can result in low spots where water pools – sometimes 365 days a year. None of the materials used in the past were designed to be submerged in water for months on end, much less every day. When remediating an old roof, we can spray our roofing foam to various depths, eliminating ponds and re-directing drainage.

Old roof in Buffalo that we remediated.

This is a rolled roof that they attempted to fix with “silver seal”. The huge low area you see cannot be stopped with that type of a system.

Another portion of the same roof.

Any dark spots are low areas. The seams every few feet really stand out in this picture.

Clean deck.

We power wash the roof deck to remove all dirt and anything else that keeps our coating from adhering and curing properly. The silver seal comes off with ease because it’s not a good long term solution.

Roofing foam was installed in any low areas to get rid of ponding.

We also used it around any roof penetrations and vents. Roofing foam is water proof.

Another portion of the roof that was too low and required foam to be installed.

Note that we didn’t insulate this entire roof because the building already had adequate insulation inside.

Acrylic was then installed to the roof.

The gray layer is the base coat and the white layer is the top coat. The customer is left with a seamless roof that will last several decades. The long term elasticity of the acrylic will expand and contract easily with the extreme changes in the WNY weather. The white roof will also make the building far more comfortable in the summer.

Roof insulation of an approximately 60 year old roof in Clarence.

This steel metal roof wasn’t in terrible shape, but the insulation in the building needed to be replaced and the owner wanted the roof to be exposed for aesthetics. By insulating from the top side we could provide that to him. This picture is early in process. Roof was power washed, rust areas were primed, and insulation was installed.

Roof insulation – progress.

Good progression picture. The far end has been insulated and coated with acrylic to protect the foam from the sun’s rays and to provide redundant waterproofing. The middle section only has foam installed. The close section hasn’t been insulated yet.

Roof insulation – foam action shot.

Foam must be covered with acrylic (the gray area) the day it is installed. Over time, the sun and weather will deteriorate the acrylic, at which point a new layer of acrylic is installed. Insulation does not have to be replaced. The warranty we provide is based on the thickness of the acrylic installed.

Roof insulation – progress.

This shows the same area as the last picture, but at the end of the day. The gray coat is a base acrylic coat. At least one more layer of acrylic (typically white) has to be installed over this layer. If a customer wants a longer warranty, then a third layer is installed.

Kittinger Furniture production facility, Clarence, NY.

Insulation over old rusty steel roof. No tear off was necessary. Insulation and a new roof added in the same step. The white acrylic topcoat also reflects most heat in the summer making the building much more comfortable and less expensive to cool.

Roof insulation – completed project.

Another completed picture of the same project.

Roof insulation – completed project.

Another completed picture of the same project.

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