As a Hobart metal roof coating contractor, we clean industrial residue, seal the eave laps and gutters where snowmelt gets in, and coat in sections.
Hobart metal roof coating plans start at the eaves, where lake-effect snow and slow melt do the most damage to long industrial roofs.
Lake-effect snow bands off Lake Michigan can reach northwest Indiana, and long metal roofs hold that snow for days. As it melts, water creeps into the laps near the eaves, freezes overnight, and opens them a little wider.
Industrial roofs add dust and process residue on top. We wash it off, test adhesion on a small patch, and give the eave laps, gutters, and valleys the heaviest sealing before the field is coated.
Snow, melt, and plant residue cause these four conditions on Hobart roofs.
Freeze-Thaw
Ice In Gutters
Plant Exhaust
Long Runs
A long industrial roof before and after coating, eave to ridge.
Three systems cover most of the industrial and commercial roofs we coat in Hobart.
Screw-down steel over plants and warehouses gets rust and lap work along each run, then coating in sections.
Commercial metal roof coating
Shallow-pitch eaves where meltwater sits get silicone, which handles the standing water.
Silicone roof coating
Plant roofs losing heat and forming ice dams can take spray foam, then a protective coat.
Spray foam roofingIcicles mean heat and meltwater are working on the eave laps. Tell us where they form, and the roof walk starts at that edge.
Long industrial roofs are coated one section at a time so the floor below keeps running.
Eaves, laps, gutters, and fan curbs get checked first, then the field. Moisture probing finds insulation soaked by past ice dams.
Plant residue and grime come off with a cleaner matched to the film, followed by a rinse and a small adhesion test patch.
Eave laps and gutter seams get ground, primed, and sealed with reinforced mastic, since snowmelt hits them hardest.
The roof is split into sections, and each one is prepped and coated before the next, so production areas below stay open.
A final walk checks each section and eave, and the record notes gutter and lap work for future winters.
From Hobart, our coating work also reaches Merrillville, Crown Point, Schererville, St. John, and Cedar Lake.
Outside these towns? Call us or send us a message.
Plant roofs, ice dams, scheduling, and timing around production.
Yes, on industrial and commercial buildings across Hobart. Plant roofs usually need extra cleaning for dust and residue, then rust treatment and an adhesion test. Screws and seams are sealed after that, and the roof is coated in sections so operations continue below.
In most plants, yes. Sections are coated one at a time, and spraying near exhaust fans or intakes is planned with your maintenance staff so equipment can pause briefly where needed.
Coating seals the laps and screws so meltwater stays out, which cuts down the leaks ice dams cause. Ice forms from heat escaping through the roof, so a building with heavy ice can also need the insulation spray foam adds.
We work out of the Merrillville area and cover Hobart along with Crown Point, Schererville, St. John, and Cedar Lake. Send the plant address and roof size to get on the schedule.
Hobart is on our regular list of towns. A call or a short message with the address sets up the roof walk, and the inspection covers eaves, gutters, and fan curbs first.
Damaged runs are reset or replaced when the hangers have pulled loose, and every seam gets resealed. Gutters in good shape are cleared and kept, since clear drainage at the eaves matters as much as the coating.
Late spring through early fall gives the widest window, since most coatings need dry surfaces and mild nights. Silicone can stretch into cooler fall afternoons, while acrylic needs the warmer part of the year.
Tell us where the ice and leaks show up, or get a ballpark range for the roof.