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Roof coating in Reading, PA
We didn't just put Reading on a service map. We restored an 18-year-old EPDM roof here, and the photos below walk you through exactly how it went.
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A real Reading roof, start to finish
The roof arrived in our hands the way a lot of Reading rubber roofs do: 18 years old, black EPDM gone chalky, seams starting to open, but a dry deck underneath. Replacement quotes would have run $10 to $18 per square foot. The membrane didn't need to come off. It needed to be cleaned, repaired, and sealed.
First came the deep clean. Nothing bonds to a dirty roof, so the whole surface was power washed with manufacturer-approved cleaners until the membrane was bare of dirt, chalk, and growth.
Then the detail work, which is where restorations are won or lost. Every seam got polyester fabric embedded in wet silicone, building a reinforced bridge over the exact places where old EPDM lets water in.
Finally, two full coats of Mule-Hide 100% silicone, applied to the manufacturer's mil spec with wet-mil readings logged throughout. The result is below: one seamless white membrane over the entire roof, warranted, and recoatable for the rest of the building's life.
Why Reading is coating country
Reading's building stock leans older and industrial: brick factories converted to storage or apartments, warehouses along the US-222 corridor, and block after block of commercial buildings whose flat roofs have been up there for decades. Tearing those roofs off means dumpsters, disruption, and a capital expense. Restoring them costs 30 to 50% of replacement, keeps tenants in place, and is often treated as a maintenance expense rather than a capital improvement (confirm that with your tax advisor).
The job above was EPDM roof restoration, but the same system handles TPO, modified bitumen, built-up roofing with the gravel removed, spray foam, and metal. For owners and facility managers weighing options on a bigger building, our commercial roof coating page lays out the full process, and the Berks County service area page covers the towns around Reading we also reach.
Reading questions, straight answers
My Reading building has an old rubber roof. Coat it or replace it?
It depends on what's under the membrane, and that's exactly what the free assessment answers. The EPDM roof we restored here was 18 years old and still a solid candidate because the deck was dry and sound. If yours is holding saturated insulation or the deck has gone soft, a coating is the wrong move and we'll tell you that at the inspection instead of taking your money.
Do you take on the larger warehouse and industrial roofs around Reading?
Yes. Most of our commercial work falls between 5,000 and 30,000 square feet and finishes in 3 to 7 working days, with the building operating underneath us the whole time. Larger roofs can often be phased. Every seam, penetration, and parapet transition gets fabric reinforcement regardless of size.
Does working in Reading cost more since you're based in Chester County?
No. Reading sits inside our normal service area and the US-222 run is one we make regularly. You get the same $3 to $7 per square foot typical range and the same fixed written quote after the on-site inspection. No travel surcharges, no surprises after the fact.