As a Shelton metal roof coating contractor, we walk roofs after hail, repair dents and damaged caps, and coat metal roofs in a set, checked order.
After The Storm
Shelton metal roof coating jobs often start after a storm. Hail dents panels, cracks fastener caps, and bruises an older coating, while repeated freezing and thawing loosens screws and opens laps.
A walk after each hail season shows what the storm did. Small coating damage gets patched before water reaches the steel, and a roof with widespread wear gets a full recoat in a set order.
Roof Conditions
Storm damage on a metal roof shows up in five places. A walk after hail checks each one.
Hail leaves dents that hold small puddles. Dents alone rarely leak, yet cracked paint inside them starts rust.
Plastic and coated caps over screw heads crack when struck, opening the screw hole to water.
An older coating can split or lose grip where hail hit it hard, leaving bare steel in small spots.
Water that gets into a lap freezes and pries the panels apart a little more each winter.
Ice and hail bend gutters and edge trim, which sends water behind the panels instead of away from the building.
Benefits
Coating after a storm season puts a fresh, full-thickness layer back over a Shelton roof.
A coating at full thickness takes small hail impacts better than a thin, worn one. Recoating after the damage is repaired restores that thickness across the whole roof, and the next storm meets a fresh surface.
A coated roof with a known thickness is easier to check after hail, because new damage stands out.
Reinforced laps keep meltwater from getting in and freezing between panels.
One walk after each hail season and small patches as needed keep the roof on a planned schedule.
Coating Options
After storm damage is repaired, one of these three systems goes back over most Shelton roofs.
Dented but firm steel gets sealed screws, reinforced laps, primed rust, and new finish coats.
Heavily dented sections that now hold small puddles take silicone, which keeps its bond under standing water.
Roofs with widespread dents and cracked caps can get foam, which fills the dents and covers every screw.
Call and tell us what you see from the ground or inside. A walk after the storm shows what needs patching.
Process
Work on a Shelton roof follows a set order, so each step builds on a finished one.
The walk checks dents, cracked caps, bruised coating, and open laps, and an adhesion test shows how the old coating is holding.
Washing removes dirt and loose coating, then the panels dry completely before any repairs go on.
Cracked caps are replaced, loose screws are tightened, and bent trim and gutters are refastened or replaced.
Rust in dents and at laps gets primer, and seams get fabric set in base coat.
Base and top coats go on at measured thickness, and a final walk checks every seam and penetration.
Nearby Towns
Besides Shelton, we coat commercial metal roofs in Kearney and the towns below. Building somewhere else? Call us or send us a message.
Storefronts with metal warehouses behind, priced section by section.
Shops and implement buildings with long exposed-fastener runs.
Roofs coated while the business below keeps its normal hours.
Pre-coat checks and adhesion tests, with extra washing near grain.
Questions
Answers for Shelton owners dealing with hail, ice, and an aging metal roof.
The job runs in a fixed order: inspection and an adhesion test, then power washing and full drying. Fasteners are tightened or replaced, rust is primed, and seams are reinforced. Base and top coats go on at measured thickness, and a final walk checks every seam and penetration before we leave.
Coating still plans at about $2.50 to $4 per square foot, with storm repairs added to the prep. Cracked caps, dented low spots that need silicone, and bent gutters raise the labor. If the panels are punctured or badly buckled, replacement plans at about $5 to $8 per square foot.
A coating at full thickness handles hail better than a thin one, whatever the chemistry. Silicone and acrylic both take small impacts when applied to spec, and spray foam with a thick topcoat absorbs more. We match the system to the roof's drainage first, then build the coats to measured thickness.
We cover Shelton from Kearney and walk roofs after hail to check dents, caps, and the existing coating. Call after a storm or start with a ballpark estimate online, and the roof walk gets scheduled.
Once a year at minimum, and again after any hail storm. A yearly walk catches cracked caps and opening laps while the fixes are small. After hail, the check looks for bruised coating and bare steel to patch before water reaches the metal.
Repairs come first, then the coating. Cracked caps, punctured coating, and bent gutters are fixed as soon as the roof is safe to walk, and the full recoat is scheduled for dry weather that meets the product's temperature limits.
Next Step
Start with a ballpark estimate, or call after the next storm to set up a roof walk.