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We Offer Dedicated Customer Service 

• Check out our recent blog "Protect Your Roof and Avoid an Untimely Roof Leak Repair Project" to hear what our customers think of our service!

Our Products are Rich in UV Blocking Pigments/High Reflectively 

• National Coatings has multiple coatings that are listed on the Cool Roof Rating Council’s website and have passed several independent tests, proving their effectiveness at reflecting the sun’s heat. Twice, National Coatings was selected from over 175 major roofing manufacturers as the EPA’s Energy Star® Partner of the Year award for promoting energy-efficient roof products – making them the only roofing products manufacturer to receive this award to date.

Quick Set Products

• AcryShield® Quick Set products are specifically formulated to resist early wash-off associated with light rain and heavy dew weather conditions. Download our FREE Quick Set Brochure.

Excellent Track Record for over 32 Years

• We have a library of case histories demonstrating our different roofing systems and how they have benefited our clients. Click here to view all our case histories or select from the following:
  

  • Apple - aging BUR restored with an ARM System

  • Google - failing Cap Sheet restored with an AcryPly Roof Restoration System

  • Kaiser - failing BUR roof for a facility open 24/7, restored with an AcryShield SPF Roofing System with the 20 year warranty package

  • Nestle - aging PVC roof restored with an ARM System

  • U.S. Coast Guard Hangar at LAX Airport - worn Metal roofing substrate restored with an ARM System

Full System Warranties

• National Coatings offers Full System Warranties – a Full-System warranty states that National Coatings will provide all labor and National Coatings materials necessary to repair a leak as a result of deterioration caused by normal weather conditions. The System used must include fabric over the entire field or be an SPF or Metal Roofing System. For more information, visit our warranty page on our website.

We Partner with Approved Applicators that are Trained and Specialized in our Products

• We have a team of nationwide applicators to serve you throughout the country.

National Coatings truly strives to be here for YOU!

• We want to help solve your roofing issues

• We work directly with you, assigning a rep specially to your job

• We can match colors to meet your specific needs

• Send technicians to your roof to resolve your unique situations.

• We can handle it all:

  • Cold Storage Facilities

  • Unique Clean Rooms

  • Hospitals

  • Companies that are Open 24/7 and Require Minimal Disruption
    

  • ETC....

Meet Reyna Contreras - NCC's Sales & Customer Service Representative  

Benefits of Roof Coating Membranes vs 
Single-Plies/Installing a Second Roof to Your Existing Roof

Building codes usually allow you to add a second roof to your building if the first roof is failing. Anything after the second roof, you typically need to choose between a roof tear-off/new installation or a roof coating membrane system. A roof coating membrane system is the superior choice for several reasons over a tear-off/new roof but what if your building currently has only one roof, what is the better option, apply a new single-ply membrane to the existing roof or apply a roof coating membrane system to the existing roof? The answer once again is apply a roof coating membrane system. Let us explain.

Roof coating membranes are typically spray applied. This allows them to create a monolithic and seamless membrane which is custom tailored to fit your roofs exact needs. If your roof needs additional slope to eliminate drainage issues, roof coating membrane systems (particularly the AcryShield SPF Roofing System) allow you to build in that slope to redirect the water towards a drain. If your roof experiences a lot of ponded water issues, AcryShield coatings are ideal because they are formulated for resistance to ponded water and protection against biological attach, such as algae and mold. If your roof has skylights, pipes, or equipment on the roof (as most do), roof coatings are sprayed directly on the areas where those items meet the roof, creating a seamless, watertight seal in those areas. 

Single-Plies are not spray applied; therefore, they cannot be custom installed and tailored to meet the particular issues each individual roof has. Single-plies are prefabricated sheets of material that are brought up on the roof and cut and trimmed to fit the size and shape of the roof. It cannot bend, mold and form fit like a liquid coating is able to. A single-ply can not wrap itself around items on a roof like the coating can - it needs to be cut, shaped and placed on the pipe or foot of equipment and then seam-welded, nailed or drilled. Then it needs to be filled/puttied with a sealer so leaks do not occur. The sealant does not have the same adhesion capabilities to the single-ply as a coating has to itself. This makes the single-ply more likely to tear away from the sealant and leak in the future. 

A coating is similar to a paint in that when it is sprayed, it fills small cracks and voids in the roof to create a solid, smooth surface. The coating then dries and hardens together to become a monolithic membrane. Our coatings contain high solids and premium ingredients making them high performing and flexible so they can move with the expansion and contraction of the roof. 

Single-Plies may be installed to the roof deck or substrate using mechanical fasteners, seam welding, adhesives and nailing. They are not 100% adhered to the existing roof membrane like a coating is because they are basically placed on top of the roof membrane or deck and fastened to it. They do not have the ability to be as watertight as a coating system does because they do not fill all the cracks and voids. Single-Plies have the ability to stretch a little but often times become brittle and crack over time due to plasticizer migration. This causes the single-ply to become less flexible leading to potential leaks when the roof experiences movement.  

The important differences of a liquid applied system (roof coating membrane) versus a prefabricated system (single-plies) lead us to believe there is no better choice when faced with restoring your roof other than a roof coating membrane system. The ability to custom install your roof to fit your buildings' exact needs are unparalleled. If you are looking for a watertight solution with excellent adhesion to your existing roof membrane, choose from one our AcryShield Roof Managment Systems (ARM), AcryShield SPF Roofing Systems, or AcryPly Roofing Systems.