Finally, A Roof Over My Head

jdc1 wrote:
I am finally re-coating the the 5'er roof. I put it off all winter. I had used the Dicor EPDM roof system about 18 month ago. It failed miserably. Yes....I power washer it twice, scrubbed it, applied the activator and rinsed as directed. It just didn't stick to about 50% of the existing membrane. So, I removed as much as humanly possible and started over with Heng's. I really hope I have better success with this product. I spent 8 hours yesterday prepping. First coat went on an hour ago.

Didn't "learn" the first time and repeated history the second time?

For ALL of the work you have now done TWICE with two different products you will no doubt have more failures in your future to contend with.

Slathering liquid fixes in a drum are pretty much a short term band-aid at best which will require further attention in labor and materials. It is pretty much the same as putting a second layer of shingles on a sticks and bricks roof, the layer on top of the old will have a severely shortened service life.

If the roof was this bad to need something slathered on, it IS at the EOL (End Of Life) and if you are planning to keep it for more than a couple of years you ARE much better off putting a little bit more money into a NEW roof.. Especially all of the hard prep work that goes into scrubbing, cleaning, primering then applying the top coat..

I am painfully aware of all of the work and the failures, trust me, not worth messing around with liquid fixes in a can..

Do it once and do it right the FIRST TIME and you will not have to worry about the roof for another 12-15 yrs.