Can Metal Roofs With Stone Coated Be Repainted

Have you ever wondered about the painting issue on your roof?

For those who used to roof in traditional roofing materials such as Asphalt Shingle / Standing Seam Metal Roof / Clay Roof / Corrugate Roof etc, regular painting would be a common maintenance method.

The only reason for painting was color change.

The biggest drawback with painting a roof like that is the field applied paint will never last as long as the factory finish. With the correct prep/coatings, peeling shouldn't be a concern but fading is.

If you are now living under the stone coated metal roof, with time going by, you may worry about if the granules would starting fading or falling off? It comes with a question: "Can I paint my stone coated metal roof?" - The good news is it can be painted!

#1 Painting the roof should be done only after the roof is inspected by folks who install metal roofing of this type.

All flashing should be re-sealed and any issues in the original SANGOBUILD roof should be fixed first.

Depending on the age of the roof it may have used outdated flashing details.

#2 Depending on the roof profile( Shake, Shingle, Bond ect) will also be a factor.

Tile on battens is not walkable to the lay person is the painter who has to walk every course to paint. Damaging the roof system from improperly walking on it which the denting will occur.

Replacement cost is very high on these roof systems and repairing damaged tiles is far from perfect. The best practice would be to replace tiles.

Also, the paint will void the SANGOBUILD warranty. Unless you are familiar with these roof systems you should pass on the painting.

Generally speaking, stone coated metal roofing could obviously lower your maintenance cost when compared with other traditional materials.

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