We inspect your commercial roof first, then seal the seams and screws and coat it. Metal, silicone, acrylic, spray foam, and shingle systems for Erlanger buildings.
1Inspect The Roof
2Seal And CoatWe coat commercial roofs five ways. Each card names the buildings where that system shows up most and what we check before it goes on.
Exposed FastenersExposed-fastener R-panel and older standing seam with surface rust and loose screws. We tighten or replace fasteners, prime the rust, reinforce the laps, and coat the panels as one system.
Low-Slope LapsSilicone handles water that sits after rain on low-slope metal and flat roofs. It goes on thick in one or two passes once the laps, drains, and curbs are detailed.
Sloped PanelsWater-based acrylic suits pitched roofs that drain quickly. Its low odor helps near occupied offices, and a fresh acrylic coat sticks well to the old one when recoat time comes.
Fully Adhered FoamFoam sprayed over an old metal or flat roof adds insulation, buries the fastener lines, and evens out the surface. A silicone or acrylic topcoat then protects the foam from sunlight.
Asphalt ShinglesPitched shingle sections on commercial buildings can take a coating when the tabs lie flat and keep most of their granules. We check decking, valleys, and pipe boots first.
Most leaks on a commercial metal roof start in five zones. These are the spots we walk first, and where most of the coating prep time goes.
Ridge caps lose their foam closures, and wind lifts loose rake and eave trim. Rain blown under the cap gets in long before the panels themselves wear out.
Thousands of exposed screws sit on an R-panel roof. Washers dry out and split, letting water run down the shank, which shows up as rust streaks below each row.
Capillary action pulls water uphill where one panel overlaps the next. Long, low-slope runs collect more end laps per panel line, so warehouse roofs get fabric at each one.
Leaves and grit hold water at the eave, and snow that melts and refreezes builds ice there in a Northern Kentucky winter. Rusted gutter seams weep down the wall.
Pipe boots, rooftop unit curbs, and translucent skylight panels all break the panel field. Their flashing and side laps get the same seam work as the steel.
Coating works on steel that is still firm. Compare your roof with the two below; the one on the right needs panel or framing work before any coat goes on.
When only a few panels fail, we replace those sections and coat everything around them in the same visit.
Tell us where the stain or drip shows up and what sits above it on the roof. We will talk through the likely leak points with you.
Five steps, in this order, on every metal roof we coat. Detail work at the laps and fasteners takes the most time.
We walk the panels, laps, gutters, and curbs, test fasteners, and look at the purlins and insulation from inside. You get photos and a plain answer on whether the roof can be coated.
Pressure washing with a coating-approved cleaner takes off dirt, chalked paint, and loose rust. Grease near kitchen exhaust fans gets a degreaser, and panels dry before primer goes on.
Backed-out screws are replaced, every head gets mastic or a cap, and end laps and ridge caps get fabric or seam tape. Most of the leak protection comes from this step.
The topcoat goes on by spray or roller at the thickness the system calls for. We check wet-film thickness as we go and stop early enough for it to skin over before dew.
A final walk checks curbs, pipe boots, and edges, and the crew clears pails and debris. You keep the product data sheets and our photos for your building records.
A coating keeps the panels you already paid for in service. Here is what that buys a building owner.
Coating reuses the existing panels and framing, so the bill skips tear-off labor, new steel, and disposal on a roof that is still firm.
Crews work from the roof deck, so offices, docks, and shop floors keep running below while each section of panels is coated.
Old panels stay on the building instead of going to a landfill, and only the rusted-through sections get cut out and hauled away.
When the topcoat wears, a clean roof can take a fresh coat of the same system instead of a full replacement of the panels.
We take metal roof coating jobs in Erlanger and six towns nearby. Building somewhere else? Please call us or send us a message.
Older storefronts along Dixie Highway often mix a low-slope main roof with a metal addition, so the joint between them gets our detail work.
Metal roof coating in Elsmere
Medical and office roofs near St. Elizabeth Edgewood carry air handlers, so we plan low-odor products and intake shutdowns with building staff.
Metal roof coating in Edgewood
Standing-seam accent roofs and canopies at retail centers get color-matched coats, and campus buildings are phased around the school calendar.
Metal roof coating in Crestview Hills
Church and office shingle roofs share a visit with the small rusting metal garages behind them, so the lift only comes out once.
Metal roof coating in Lakeside Park
Flex buildings close to I-71/75 carry road film that keeps primer from gripping, so washing and adhesion tests take extra time there.
Metal roof coating in Crescent Springs
Hillside lots above the Ohio River expose edge trim and ridge caps to wind, and steep grades shape where the lift can stand.
Metal roof coating in Villa HillsShort answers to the roof questions we hear most around Erlanger. The full list is in our metal roof coating questions.
It seals the roof. The coating cures into one flexible skin over the panels, covering screw heads, seams, and laps while shielding the steel from rain and sun.
It stretches as panels expand on hot afternoons and shrink at night. It adds no strength, so panels that flex underfoot or have holes get repaired before we coat.
Freeze-thaw cycles hit the fasteners, laps, and gutters first. National Weather Service normals for the Cincinnati area put the January low near 23°F, so melting snow refreezes at the eaves and panels shrink and swell around every screw hole.
A flexible coat handles that movement when the detail work under it is done right. A spring check of the gutters catches winter damage early.
Yes, in most cases. We work from the roof and rarely need to come inside.
Before spraying, we agree on which rooftop air intakes to shut down or cover, which parking rows and loading doors to keep clear, and where the lift sets up. Pressure washers and grinders are loud during prep, so those days get scheduled with tenants.
Planning and Development Services of Kenton County (PDS) issues building permits for Erlanger and the six nearby Kenton County cities we cover, according to the state contact sheet for the county.
Scope decides whether a coating job needs one. Panel replacement, structural repair, or new rooftop equipment changes the answer, so we call PDS before work starts.
Erlanger's business guide calls for a zoning permit when a building's exterior changes, so a new roof color on a visible commercial building is worth raising with PDS.
The city also lists its own HVAC inspector, which matters if rooftop units are lifted for curb flashing or swapped during the job. We bring color charts and product sheets to that conversation.
Roof age, leak history, and access details speed things up. Rough panel type, interior photos of stains with their locations marked, past repair or coating records, and where the hatch or ladder sits all point us to the trouble spots faster.
Names of tenants or staff who need notice help too.
Tell us about the building and the roof, or call and describe what you see at the screws, laps, and gutters.
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