Roof Coatings & Flat Roofs in Globe

Older housing, much pre-1970; mixed assemblies and generations of repairs are the norm. Flat and low-slope roofs from that era in Globe live under 110°F-plus roof-surface temperatures and monsoon microbursts, and they fail at ponding areas, seams, and penetrations. A coating is a maintenance system, not a new roof. Applied to a sound, dry, properly draining roof it reflects heat, seals hairline cracking, and adds years. Applied over ponding water or a saturated deck, it peels or bubbles within two summers.

What we check first on a Globe flat roof: access, staging, and drainage all change Historic district design and permit questions downtown That is why every coating job starts with a moisture survey and a drainage walk. We find the low spots, fix scuppers and drains, replace saturated insulation or soft deck, seal seams and penetrations, and only then coat.

Older roofs with mixed assemblies and prior repairs City requires permits for roof alterations meeting its thresholds Silicone handles ponding water and lasts longer but costs more; acrylic elastomeric is the value choice for roofs that drain and is easy to maintain. We recommend based on how your roof actually drains, and we show the moisture readings that justify the prep.

Neighborhood by neighborhood: Historic downtown / Broad St, North Globe hillsides, and Six Shooter Canyon carry most of the pre-1970 block homes with parapet walls, scuppers, and patios tied into the main roof at a different height. Miami (adjacent), Claypool, and Central Heights add shops and outbuildings where a coating is the practical choice over a re-roof. Evaporative coolers and satellite mounts screwed through the membrane are leak points we detail before coating, everywhere.

A typical Globe coating job is one to three days depending on prep: cleaning, repairs, primer where needed, then two coats to the manufacturer's thickness, wet-film measured as we go. City of Globe permit; historic district review downtown. If the roof is too far gone, we tell you and price a new low-slope system instead of a coating that would have been a waste.