Cool roof paint is also known as reflective paint – a solution offered for homeowners in order to reduce the heat transfer to a house during hot days. Running air conditioning systems in a house is an expensive affair and a cool roof can save some money. A cool roof paint can reduce temperature inside a house by up to twenty degrees. It means the AC will have to work less to achieve and maintain the desired temperature.
How does a cool roof paint work?
Most homeowners are startled when they hear about a paint that can help them to greatly reduce power consumptions in a house. Most of them like to know how paint applied on a roof can achieve this. When the sun shines on a roof, it increases the temperature of a roofing material. When temperature increases, heat is transferred from a roof to the inside of a house that results in increase of temperature inside. A cool roof paint is made of a high reflective type of paint which increases the reflectivity of a roof. This means that more rays of the sun are reflected away when they come into contact with a roof. A cool roof increases the reflectivity of any kind of roof, whether it’s concrete, asbestos, metal and is made of precoated roofing sheets. Cool roof paint is the best way of controlling heat in a house because it prevents the sun heat from entering a house. Other methods like insulation and ceilings do not prevent heat from entering a house, but just delay heat.
Benefits of using cool roof paint
With the application of a cool roof paint, it’s easy to enjoy lower power bills and therefore money is saved. The cool roof paint is eco-friendly and isn’t dangerous for the atmosphere. Furthermore, cool roof paint reflects away UV and IR rays, protecting a home or building. When a roof is cooled, it can bring many benefits to the environment as it is. Cool roof paint also restores a roof surface and extends resistance to abrasion of a roof. Reducing temperature in a house keeps it comfortable during hot sunny days.
How are cool roof paints applied?
If you in collaboration with skilled cool roofing company. The application process of a cool roof paint is easy. No special equipment is required. A roof should be cleaned thoroughly before the paint is applied and let it dry under the sun. Any algae or mold on a roof should be removed and treated as required. If there are places that require any kind of repairs, it should be done before the paint is applied. After a roof becomes dry, the first coat of the paint is applied on a roof. The coat is given two hours to dry and another coat is applied. The thicker the coating is, the better a roof will be at reflecting sun rays away.
