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Roofing and Siding since 1985
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Date Posted: Tue, Jul 23 2002,10:36am
Author: A Roofer
Subject: Re: Tin Roof
In reply to: New Homeowner 's message, "Tin Roof" on Wed, Jul 17 2002,10:37am

Well I have never applied such sealants to roofing products before. Here's my sense of what you are doing. Roofs are installed to keep the weather out. Now if that roof fails down the road it is time to replace it unless that failure is caused by faulty workmanship.

Once you have applied a sealant to a metal roof, such as a product I've heard of call Snow Roofs, you are now on your own for liability of your roof. I will do no work I can't stand behind. Once you apply one of those sealants to your metal roof you no longer have a metal roof but instead you now have a metal roof deck which you have applied a roof on top of. If you do this remember that these are usually short term fixes for a roof that has already out lived its capacity for performance. I would recommend that you make sure that your product holds some elastic properties and make sure you follow manufacturer's specification for prep work to install your product.
I don't do these things because they offer a questionable performance. I can install roofs and guarantee their performance and come off as the qualified professional I am. When roofs excede 15yrs of age you start gambling as a contractor that there is something you can do to restore a customers confidence in the integrity of their roof after it has already failed them. If I can chase down a leak on the first try at a 30% success rate I'm not interested in chasing leaks. I can install new roofs all year long and have a 100% success rate and not have 30% of my customers wonder why they have to be calling me again.

I will not be in a situation with a customer as I have with auto mechanics before. I had noticed a problem with my vehicle one time and took it to a mechanic to fix it. He looked it over and said he found a problem with it and that he'd fix it for a certain price. I pick it up and pay him and the problem returns a little later. I go back to him and he say he wants more money now to do something else he finds. I told him he should have fixed it the first time and I don't appreciate having to fork out more money now for the same thing I came in for previously and already gave him money for. I hate the "dog chasing his tail" situations. You see the problem your chasing but you are having a hard time catching it. The more you persue it the more it takes to keep chasing it. I prefer the roof replacement business over the roof repair business. Long term satisfaction.

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