Hello everyone,
We have a small house with an old fairly flat roof in Cairns. It doesn't seem to be leaking atm but there is a lot of water damage to gutters and facias that we need to fix, so we thought we should give the roof some attention too. The previous owner sprayed some sort of lacquer on the old tin to seal it - it seems ok but is brittle and is probably only a matter of time before it starts leaking.
We want to hold off replacing the roof if we can because it can't be seen from the ground, replacement quotes have com in around 15k and of course it makes no difference to the rent. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing and can offer advice on how we might go cheaply resealing it with something else?
A quick google search has revealed these possibilities:
- spray on another clear sealer, eg DULUX AcraTex Roof Sealer
- spray on something like Armawall Armashield which is a weatherproof "latex" type paint
- lay down fibreglass matting first and then thickly cover it with some sort of weatherproof sealant paint
- paint the whole thing in tar/gutter sealer
All words of wisdom gratefully received
We have a small house with an old fairly flat roof in Cairns. It doesn't seem to be leaking atm but there is a lot of water damage to gutters and facias that we need to fix, so we thought we should give the roof some attention too. The previous owner sprayed some sort of lacquer on the old tin to seal it - it seems ok but is brittle and is probably only a matter of time before it starts leaking.
We want to hold off replacing the roof if we can because it can't be seen from the ground, replacement quotes have com in around 15k and of course it makes no difference to the rent. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing and can offer advice on how we might go cheaply resealing it with something else?
A quick google search has revealed these possibilities:
- spray on another clear sealer, eg DULUX AcraTex Roof Sealer
- spray on something like Armawall Armashield which is a weatherproof "latex" type paint
- lay down fibreglass matting first and then thickly cover it with some sort of weatherproof sealant paint
- paint the whole thing in tar/gutter sealer
All words of wisdom gratefully received