4 Coatings To Protect & Seal Your Home
The exterior of every home should be well sealed to protect the building materials that make up the structure. While some are inherently waterproof, the underlying structure is not. With various coatings applied to your home’s different surfaces, you ensure that everything stays sealed and protected.
If you go to the store and you look at all the sealants and coatings available, it’s easy to see why some people get confused about what to use where. We at Custom Design Coatings, LLC thought we would share a little information that we’ve accumulated over the years painting homes in Spencer, IA. In our area of the country with so many months of snow, ice, and wet weather, coatings are an important way to keep exterior damage at bay.
Good Old Quality Exterior Paint Coatings
Paint is the type of coating that anyone can apply. By reapplying the exterior paint coating, you are effectively waterproofing your home. Choose a good quality paint and always use a quality primer after properly preparing and repairing the surfaces.
Epoxy Floor Coatings
Epoxy overlay systems use quality epoxy coatings to protect metallic surfaces and concrete flooring surfaces. This durable overlay can be tinted to achieve any color and often includes chips of marble, granite, recycled glass, mother of pearl, or various synthetic materials.
This flooring is virtually indestructible and perfect for high traffic areas or areas like the garage where vehicles park. However, it is starting to be used as a floor surface throughout the entire home. It’s also highly resistant to fading, spills, stains, and slipping. Retail facilities, garage floors, malls, and many other commercial businesses install epoxy floor coatings. Homeowners have recently been discovering how beautiful and protective they are as well.
The metallic epoxy coatings use a new type of epoxy-based system that allows you to coat your concrete with a highly durable metallic-looking surface. Made of durable epoxy resins, this coating lasts.
You can have concrete surfaces that replicate the look of metals such as copper, silver, nickel, aged bronze, and other shimmery finishes.
Wherever an upscale look is desired, the metallic epoxy coating is a great option for concrete.
Retail stores, offices, and restaurants sport modern luxury when these coatings are applied. Metallic epoxy coatings can turn your dull concrete throughout the house into something modern and amazing.
Staining & Sealing Decks
If a deck is made out of any type of wood, it needs to be at least sealed. Reapplying the deck seal coating is a part of regular maintenance. The stain adds color and will fade over time, so it will also need to be done from time to time though not as often as deck sealing.
Even pressure treated pine decks should be stained and sealed well. This type of treated wood is resistant to rotting, but not impervious to moisture. Whether you have an exotic hardwood deck or a standard pine deck, keep up with the seal coatings to protect your investment.
Elastomeric Roof Coatings
Elastomeric roof coatings is a name that refers to an elastomeric membrane which is sprayed or applied to the roof. The result is a seamless surface that’s fully adhered, creating a membrane to protect the roof.
These roof coatings are applied in thicknesses that are 5 to 10 times the thickness of exterior house paints. The thickness of exterior paint is
normally around 3 mils, but the elastomeric roofing application would be 15 to 30 mils. Applied as a liquid, this product dries to form a thick protective membrane.
One of the major differences between elastomeric roof coatings and-and other sealers is the durability. Elastomeric roof coatings can protect the roof surface for decades, which means you won’t be replacing the roof shingles or decking materials anytime soon.
As the name suggests, the elastomeric coatings have elastic-like properties, meaning the sealants and coating flex when necessary, making cracking and peeling a thing of the past. All around, this is a wonderful roof coating you’ll want for your home or commercial property roof.
