Brave Industrial Solutions:
Fluid-Applied Roofing

We handle the most complex Fluid-applied Roofing projects, even in situ, with 10- to 30-year to-first-maintenance warranties. We can design an elastomeric, waterproof roofing membrane system over BUR, EPDM, Metal, Fiberdome, Concrete, Wood, Asbestos cement, and most standard roofing insulations. We will provide the solution for the most specialized needs, even providing corrosion control and rust inhibition for metal roofs or applying a seamless, elastomeric, vapor-permeable membrane that can cure under ponded-water or be applied in the rain for emergency waterproofing.

Fluid-applied coatings can be applied over an existing roof to extend its life and/or provide an aesthetically-pleasing reflective finish that dissipates heat for a substantial decrease in energy costs.

In addition, fluid-applied roofing circumvents the high cost associated with shutting down normal business operations for traditional re-roofing. Furthermore, it eliminates many of the health and safety risks, environmental impact and collateral damage to valuable property that can occur in a re-roofing project. Many of our coatings have low to virtually non-existent VOC’s and solvent odors, making them unobtrusive to normal business operations. Their overspray-free application and “dry fall” characteristic maintains a clean job site and preserves property and the environment.

Dependent upon individual circumstances, we may provide an infrared survey, performed by a certified thermographer using modern state of the art equipment. Identification and mitigation of wet roofing and insulation can prevent future problems that will not be averted by simply re-roofing. Such areas provide the prime conditions for mold propagation, and as such, can contribute to substantial losses and liability. In many cases, taking this step will capacitate the best possible roof coating system, but will also serve to document your efforts to attend to existing and potential mold problems. The fluid-applied application can be performed in conjunction with mold remediation to eliminate the problem and prevent future water and mold intrusion.

Fluid-applied coatings can also be used conjointly with traditional roofing materials in new construction to engineer a roofing system that will not experience the eventual breakdown and leakage of traditional construction. A coating system can be designed to accommodate any roofing substrate or unique building configuration.

Key Characteristics:

• Protect and reinforce the substrate
• Protect against extreme climatologic circumstances and weathering agents: aggressive air pollution, changing weather conditions like heat, UV, snow, hail, heavy freezing, windstorms, violent rain
• Water repellent
• UV resistant
• Durable - resists cracking and loss of adhesion
• Aesthetics
• Cost savings
• Eliminates need for dumping old roofing materials
• Reduce operational shutdowns/limitations
• Relative ease of application: brush, roller, airless spray
• Avoid fire risk of bituminous roofing during/after application
• Avoid health and environmental hazards associated with toxic constituents of traditional roofing
• Partial or full reinforcement of roofing substrate
  
  
  
• Long life span
• Maintains elasticity unlike traditional roofing materials (bitumen) which are subject to UV degradation
• Seamless coating eliminates problems of adhesion loss at seams, borders, and other joints
• Elasticity protects from pronounced movement (thermal or other) of substrate that leads to water penetration in traditional roofing
• 10 to 30-year to first-maintenance warranties
• Zinc phosphate rust inhibitor coating for metal substrates
• Topcoats resistant to UV, oil, and dirt can provide further elemental protection, as well as a gloss for an aesthetically pleasing finish coat
• Often can bond to dissimilar materials without a primer

Problems associated with traditional roofing:

BUR and modified bitumen roof materials have a general sensitivity to ultraviolet light, ponded water and heat, and are thereby subject to oxidation and deterioration. This leads to a decrease in elasticity, resulting in cracking and a loss of adhesion at seams. All of these factors contribute to the breakdown of the waterproofing membrane, and subsequently, water intrusion occurs. A fluid applied coating will remedy these problems.

Despite the hardy nature of the actual materials used in metal roofing, it is almost always susceptible to water leakage as it can never create a complete seal. It is also prone to corrosion. Such roofs necessitate a seamless, elastomeric roof coating system that will seal all areas prone to water damage. A reflective finish that dissipates heat will provide an added advantage of a fluid-applied coating.

Design/Application of systems for:

• Palmer Electric Building (metal fluid-applied roofing system)
• DOD/Harris Corp. Missile Guidance Systems Facility (metal fluid-applied roofing system)
• Hunter’s Creek Orange County Water Treatment Facility (fluid-applied roofing system)
• Orange County Water Administration Building (fluid-applied roofing system)
• Orangewood Water Treatment Facility (modified bitumen, BUR fluid-applied roofing system)
• South Lake Hospital/ National Training Center (metal fluid-applied roofing system with Icynene Insulation, creation of fabric ceiling)
• US Naval Air Station, Key West, FL (1932 Historical site renovation/reconstruction of Quarters CA/Admiral: modified bitumen roof and skylights, fluid-applied roofing system)
• Orange County Water Division, Orange County, FL Government (mold abatement of roof decking, reconstruction of roof deck, roofing repairs, fluid-applied roofing system)