As a Cedar Lake metal roof coating contractor, we replace worn screws, seal every fastener and lap, and coat pole building and shop roofs over stored gear.
Cedar Lake metal roof coating jobs are mostly pole buildings, shops, and storage barns with exposed screws on every panel.
A pole building roof can carry thousands of screws, and each rubber washer dries out and cracks with age. One failed washer is a small drip; hundreds of them soak insulation and rust the purlins below.
Every screw on the roof gets checked. Failed ones come out for oversized screws with new washers, every head gets sealant, and the laps get tape before the coating ties it all together. Ridge caps and gable trim are refastened in the same pass.
These four conditions come up on nearly every Cedar Lake pole building, shop, and storage barn we coat.
Dry Rubber
Condensation
Barn Air
Wind
A pole building roof today, and the same roof after coating.
Pole buildings and shops in Cedar Lake usually take one of these three approaches.
Screw-down pole barns get every fastener and lap sealed, rust primed, and a metal roof coating over the whole surface.
Commercial metal roof coating
Steeper barn roofs that shed water fast take acrylic over sealed screws and taped laps, applied during warm, dry weather.
Acrylic roof coating
Shingle-roofed office fronts attached to a shop get an asphalt-rated coating of their own.
Shingle roof coatingPinholes of light at the screws mean the washers have failed. Tell us the building size, and the roof walk counts how many need replacing.
Five steps, with fastener work taking the most time on a pole building roof.
Screws get spot-checked across the whole roof, washers and laps are rated, and moisture readings separate condensation from real leaks.
Pressure washing clears dirt, pollen, and chalk so sealant and primer bond to clean steel.
Failed screws come out for oversized ones with new washers, and every screw head on the roof gets sealant or a patch.
Rust lines over the purlins are ground and primed, and side and end laps are taped from eave to ridge.
Coating covers the field, trim, and ridge caps to the specified thickness, while equipment inside stays where it is.
Outside Cedar Lake, we coat commercial metal roofs in Merrillville, Crown Point, Schererville, Hobart, and St. John.
Outside these towns? Call us or send us a message.
Pole barns, condensation, screw counts, and finding a contractor nearby.
Yes, on pole buildings, shops, and storage buildings around Cedar Lake. Their exposed screws get replaced where worn and sealed along with every lap before coating, and whatever is stored inside stays put while the work happens up top.
Plenty of Cedar Lake businesses run out of pole barns and shops, and those roofs are a core part of our work. The job follows the same fastener-first program, sized to the building.
Drips on a cold, dry morning point to condensation on bare steel. Drips that follow rain or snowmelt point to a leak. Moisture readings and a look at the screws tell the two apart before anything gets repaired.
You have one here. We cover Cedar Lake from the Merrillville area, along with St. John, Crown Point, Schererville, and Hobart. Call or send the address to book a roof walk.
Business shops and equipment barns qualify. The same inspection and fastener work apply, and the coating choice follows the roof's pitch and drainage. A steep barn roof often takes acrylic, while a shallow shop roof leans toward silicone.
A light-colored coating keeps the steel from getting as hot in summer, but condensation comes from warm, moist air meeting cold steel inside. Ventilation or an insulation upgrade such as spray foam is what reduces it.
Thousands on a mid-size building, since panels are screwed down along every purlin. That is why the inspection counts failed screws before pricing, as fastener work is often the largest part of the job.
Tell us the building size and where light shows through, or get a ballpark range.