Spring is here, and summer is fast approaching. The consistent heat of daytime can cause possible damages to your roofing materials.
Thankfully, both spring and summer give you the opportunity to adjust and improve your existing roofing materials. Have a professional team inspect your roof and give you insights about its current condition, the best replacement materials to increase its dependability, and beyond.
Here are four tried-and-proven methods to help cool down your roof. Each of these can reduce about 2-3 degrees Celsius, which can preserve and improve the comfort in your home. Learn more about them below.
Dense roofing materials add to your existing insulation’s capability to cool down your property because they can absorb and reflect more sunlight away. Light-colored roofing materials or applying light-colored acrylic elastomeric coating on metal roofs helps reduce heat absorption and destructive UV rays. Alternatively, light-colored asphalt shingles can deliver outstanding results, too.
Clay and slate tiles have enough density and heat resistance to maintain your roof’s coolness and structural composition simultaneously. While they’re much more expensive than most roofing materials, they last for more than five decades on average and require periodic maintenance.
Insulation helps to keep your home more comfortable during the summer by trapping heat in your attic and preventing it from radiating into the house. During winter, the insulation helps to keep heat in your house, saving you money on your heating bills.
You can find a wide variety of materials for insulation with high R-values, such as wool, cotton, and polyester. Spray polyurethane foam is a popular choice because of its affordability, application speed, and efficiency. Additionally, SPF applicators can easily repair problematic insulation once they reach their second decade after installation.
Green roofs are roofs which are covered in vegetation and other materials that retain water and release it back into the atmosphere through transpiration.
In doing so, the vegetation also helps to maintain a cooler temperature on the roof. The water is not only held but also filtered, which is helpful for the environment.
It’s true that it isn’t the most affordable way to cool your house because of the installation costs and required maintenance, but it does provide you with long-term benefits and an aesthetic that has no rival.
Conducting roofing inspections and conducting small repairs are important in maintaining your roof's temperature. Without these tasks, your roof will deteriorate over time, and you'll be forced to replace it sooner.
Roofing professionals can conduct precise inspections to identify the roof’s smallest issues and immediately repair them as part of their maintenance service package. These small issues can balloon into enormous ones in the future, and they require more resources, equipment, and time to keep your roof cool, maintain its lifespan, and ensure protection against the elements.
Turbo Roofing is a specialist in residential roof installations, repairs, and restorations for more than a decade. What started as a venture to help local residents who need professional, certified, and guaranteed roofing services has now become a full-fledged service. Contact us today to learn all about the services we can provide to you.