Roof Coatings
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Midwest Spray Foam.
Trusted Roof Coating Solutions for Businesses.
Midwest Spray Foam restores commercial flat roofs across the Iowa Great Lakes using Conklin’s PUMA XL coating system: a white, reflective roof that seals leaks, lowers cooling bills, and carries a manufacturer warranty of up to 20 years. For most downtown buildings in Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Spencer, and the towns around them, coating the roof you already have costs far less than tearing it off, and your business stays open the whole time we work.
Contact us today for a free, no-obligation estimate and let our experts find the right roof coating solution for your business.
Our Roof Coating Services.
What is a commercial roof coating?
A roof coating is a liquid that goes on over your existing flat or low-slope roof and cures into one continuous skin with no seams to split open. We are not patching one spot and walking off. We clean the whole roof, fix what is failing, and recoat the entire surface so it sheds water as one piece.
The Conklin PUMA XL system we use bonds to most of what is already up there: aged TPO, EPDM, PVC, modified bitumen, metal, and spray foam. It goes down as a base coat and a tough top coat, dries faster than most two-coat systems, and stays flexible so it moves with the building through Iowa’s freeze and thaw instead of cracking. If you want the technical side, here is Conklin’s own spec on the PUMA XL coating.
Why coat your roof instead of replacing it?
Why replace a roof that can be restored? A tear-off is loud, expensive, and slow. You pay for demolition, for hauling the old roof to the landfill, and for the days your building sits open to the weather. A coating skips all of that. We work from the top of the roof you already have, so there is no tear-off, far less waste sent to the landfill, and no reason to close your doors.
Seal the leaks and you can get another 15 to 20 years out of a roof you were about to throw away. When that term runs out, the system can be washed and recoated to start the clock over, instead of replaced again.
Will a coating really lower our cooling bills?
It can, and the reason is color. A dark commercial roof can hit 150°F or more on a sunny afternoon, while a clean white reflective roof stays more than 50°F cooler, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Less heat soaking through the deck means your air conditioning does not have to work as hard. The EPA reports that reflective roofs can cut peak cooling demand by roughly 11 to 27 percent in air-conditioned buildings.
It helps the rooftop unit too. A reflective roof keeps the air right around your AC condenser cooler, so it runs easier on the hottest days. Conklin’s white systems are built to meet ENERGY STAR reflectivity standards. We will be straight with you, though: a coating reduces your cooling costs, it does not erase them, and the savings depend on your building, your insulation, and how you run it.
What happens when we coat your roof?
Here is how a job runs:
- Inspection and measure.
We get on your roof, find the leaks and weak spots, and give you a firm price for the work, not a guess over the phone.
- Clean.
The whole surface gets washed so the coating can bond. On a metal roof we also knock down the rust and prime the bare spots before anything else.
- Repair and reinforce.
We seal the seams, flashings, and fastener heads, and embed reinforcing fabric over the spots that take the most stress.
- Base coat and top coat.
We apply the Conklin base coat, then the PUMA XL top coat, building the membrane to the right thickness across every square foot.
- Cure and warranty.
The system cures into one solid surface, and we register the manufacturer warranty on qualifying projects.
If a roof is too far gone to coat, with soaked insulation or rotted decking underneath, we will tell you straight rather than coat over a problem that will only come back.
Why Midwest Spray Foam for the job?
You get the same local crew that has worked northwest Iowa since 2007. We are a family business that Dustin Reynolds started at 20 and grew with his wife Michelle into a team of more than 40 people. We are not a crew passing through from three states away. We are down the road in Spirit Lake, and we will be here when your warranty needs us. You can meet the team if you want to know who is coming.
Because we already spray foam, lift concrete, and work on buildings all over the lakes, coating commercial roofs fits right in with the rest of our Midwest Spray Foam work. You deal with one local company that is fully insured and stands behind the work, instead of juggling vendors.
Where do we coat commercial roofs?
We coat flat, low-slope, and metal commercial roofs across the Iowa Great Lakes and the wider northwest Iowa region: Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Arnolds Park, Milford, and the rest of Dickinson County, plus Spencer, Storm Lake, and Estherville. Downtown storefronts, offices, warehouses, shops, and ag buildings are all in our wheelhouse. This is a commercial service. We focus on business roofs, not houses.
What does a commercial roof coating cost?
Every roof prices out differently, because the number comes down to the size, the condition, the substrate, and how much repair the surface needs before it can take a coating. What stays true: restoring a roof almost always costs well under a full tear-off and replacement, and there is no shutdown to add onto the bill.
A firm price takes an on-site measure. We will inspect your roof at no charge, tell you honestly whether it is a good candidate, and put a real number in writing. Restoration can also carry tax advantages over a full capital replacement, so it is worth a question to your accountant.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Common questions about commercial roof coatings
How long does a roof coating last?
The Conklin PUMA XL system carries a limited manufacturer warranty of up to 20 years on approved projects. When the term ends, the roof can be cleaned and recoated to extend it again, rather than torn off.
Can you coat a roof that is already leaking?
Usually, yes. We find and repair the leaks, seams, and flashings first, then coat the whole roof so it stops leaking as one surface. If the decking or insulation underneath is soaked or rotted, we will tell you a coating is not the right call.
Do we have to shut down while you work?
No. The work happens on top of your existing roof, so your business keeps running through the project.
What kinds of roofs can be coated?
PUMA XL bonds to most common commercial roofs, including aged TPO, EPDM, PVC, modified bitumen, metal, and spray foam. We confirm the substrate during the inspection.
Stop paying to cool a roof that is fighting you, and stop putting buckets under the same leak.
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