Restore & Upgrade
Permanent Stable Asset
- Stop Inevitable Erosion: Transform your roof to a sustainable long-term asset.
- Improve rather than Remove: Stabilize the value in your existing roof. Preserve your home's weather shield long-term.
- The Permanent Shift: Transition your home from a disposable asphalt roof to a maintainable liquid rubber roof, breaking the replacement cycle.
The Elastomer Advantage
Roof Erosion is inevitable. In the past, the only remedy was to tear off the roof into a dumpster and buy a whole new one. Now, elastomeric polymers, liquid rubber, can reinforce the surface of your roof preventing erosion permanently.
SmarTcoaT will reinforce the roof’s surface structure and upgrade durability of the surface. Polymerized asphalt sealer soaks into dried, aging shingles, sealing surface cracks and gluing down the leading edges to stop wind-driven rain. The top layer is a superior waterproof elastomer that reflects UV light and heat, protecting the roof from heat stress while also conferring improved resistance to physical damage including hail.
History
- 1960s - Aerospace Origins: NASA engineers pioneer advanced elastomeric polymers to coat solid rocket boosters and spacecraft. The material is formulated to withstand the brutal 400°F temperature swings of orbit and atmospheric reentry without cracking, peeling, or losing its seal.
- 1980s - The Space Shuttle Era: NASA relies heavily on advanced elastomeric compounds for the Space Shuttle program. These hi-tech rubberized polymers are utilized to secure thermal protection tiles and seal external fuel systems, absorbing the violent vibrations and hypersonic thermal shock of a launch sequence.
- 1990s–2000s - Commercial Sector: High-stress facilities (hospitals, manufacturing plants, data centers) adopt liquid elastomer layering to permanently waterproof their structures, shifting their operations away from expensive roof tear-offs toward scheduled maintenance.
- Today - Residential Application: Modern-era shingles combined with modified asphalt-polymer coatings bridge the chemical incompatibilities between shingles and elastomeric polymers, delivering aerospace-level structural preservation to residential applications.
Chemistry
The obstacle between elastomer protection and a shingled roof is chemical repulsion: a water-based (polar) acrylic rejects adhesion directly to an oil-based (non-polar) asphalt surface. SmarTcoaT solves this chemical incompatibility with an engineered two-stage bridge.
First, polymer-modified asphalt sealer penetrates the weathered shingle, utilizing mechanical interlocking and weak-force van der Waals bonds to fuse directly with the existing asphalt. As this base layer cures, its high-density mineral fillers (quartz and clay) and cross-linked polymers are exposed at the surface, creating a high-energy, "mineral-rich" matrix. When the acrylic elastomer top-coat is applied, its highly polar molecules form powerful hydrogen bonds directly with those exposed minerals. It doesn’t just sit on the roof—it chemically welds the acrylic shield to the asphalt core.
Physics
- Thermodynamic Reflection: The high-albedo topcoat reflects solar radiation, preventing the thermal energy absorption that drives asphalt degradation and heat-stress fatigue.
- Viscoelastic Recovery: The membrane functions with "viscoelasticity"—the strength of a solid paired with the flexibility of a liquid. This allows the coating to accommodate the dimensional changes caused by moisture and freeze/thaw cycles, stretching to absorb mechanical stress and recovering its shape without cracking or splitting.
Tactical Application
Gentle Cleaning
Gentle cleaning with residential pressure water and soft brooms keep remaining granules intact.
Polymer-Modified Sealer
Polymer-modified asphalt sealer is a low-viscosity base coat that penetrates and bonds into deteriorated asphalt, making the existing surface more durable and ready to chemically bond with an elastomeric polymer top layer.
Manual Application
Manual application of elastomer top layer using heavy-nap rollers and soft brushes ensures mechanical contact. Superior adhesion to sprayer-application with no danger of wind drift.
Futureproof Monitoring
Scheduled monitoring will identify any minor problems and solve them before the minor problem grows into major damage and major costs.
The Efficiency Equation
By organizing project costs into a radial gravity model, the difference becomes undeniable: 100% of your capital investment is pooled at the top into durable materials and lean labor, while the bottom 25% Waste & Replace Tax is permanently eliminated.
THE 1:1 WAGE PARITY GUARANTEE:
We do not achieve our price advantage by paying cheap wages or cutting corners on craftsmanship. We value our field technicians at the exact same hourly labor rate as traditional contractors. Your savings are driven entirely by aerospace physical efficiency: zero hours spent destroying your roof, and rapid manual roller encapsulation that covers square footage 40% faster than nailing asphalt shingles.
0.0 Tons
of non-biodegradable petroleum waste routed to Sangamon County landfills.
By preserving your existing roof, we bypass the massive industrial energy and fossil fuels required to manufacture, transport, and dispose of disposable asphalt shingles. Better for your wallet. Better for the dirt.
Request a Structural Baseline Assessment
Submit your coordinates. We will conduct a remote satellite surface sweep to determine if your current roof is a viable candidate for polymer encapsulation.
