As a Papillion metal roof coating contractor, we inspect commercial steel roofs, seal laps and screws, treat rust, and coat the panels while the building stays in use.
Our Papillion metal roof coating work covers five systems. Each card names the spots where water usually gets in on that roof, which is where our prep starts.
Exposed-fastener and standing-seam steel on warehouses, shops, and plants. We clean, prime rust, seal every lap and screw head, then coat the panels as one continuous membrane.
Where Water Gets In
Low-slope steel and flat sections where water sits after rain. Silicone holds up under ponding, so it goes on roofs with slow drains and a shallow pitch.
Where Water Gets In
Sloped metal panels that shed water quickly get a water-based base coat and finish coat, applied in warm, dry weather and easy to recoat later.
Where Water Gets In
Bare steel buildings that need insulation as well as a watertight surface. Closed-cell foam fills the corrugations, then a coating protects it from sunlight.
Where Water Gets In
Offices, churches, and small retail buildings with asphalt shingles that still lie flat. After repairs and a wash, a shingle coating adds a weather layer.
Where Water Gets In
A coating job changes specific details on the roof. Here is what a warehouse roof in town looks like before we start and after the last coat cures.
Most owners call us about something they can see. These are the common signs, what usually causes them, and the work we do about each one.
Washers have dried out and cracked, or screws backed out as the panels moved through winter.
We tighten or replace each screw, using oversized fasteners in stripped holes, and seal every head before coating.
Water and snowmelt collect where the panels end, and the paint there wears through first.
Scale is ground off, the steel is primed with a rust inhibitor, and badly rusted panels are replaced.
Lap sealant has shrunk and pulled away, so wind-driven rain runs along the joint.
Each lap is cleaned, bedded with base coat and polyester fabric, and topcoated before the field coats go on.
Curb flashing and old caulk have split where the unit vibrates and the steel flexes.
We rebuild the seal at the curb with fabric and base coat, then coat it into the surrounding roof.
Call and tell us the building address, the roof type, and where the water shows up inside. We set up a roof walk from there.
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Every coating job here follows the same five steps, in this order, so the repairs and prep are done before any coating touches the panels.
We walk every panel run, probe rusted laps, check screws by hand, and look for wet insulation from inside. You get a plain account of what can be coated and what needs repair first.
Rusted-through panels come out and new steel goes in. Stripped screws are swapped for oversized fasteners, and split curb flashing is rebuilt before cleaning starts.
Power washing takes off chalk, dirt, and oil. Flaking rust is wire-brushed or ground to firm metal, then every treated spot gets a rust-inhibiting primer.
Base coat and polyester fabric go over each lap, ridge cap, curb, and penetration. Screw heads get their own sealed cap, so every detail is done before the field coats.
Field coats run across the whole roof at the thickness the system calls for. We check wet film thickness with a gauge and walk the roof again once it cures.
The roof’s condition decides the job. Find the card that matches what you see on your building, and the right side shows where we usually start.
The steel still carries weight and the insulation below is dry.
Shallow pitch or slow drains leave ponds on part of the roof.
Heat moves straight through the panels in summer and winter.
Holes, soft purlins, or soaked insulation show up in many areas.
We coat commercial metal roofs in Papillion, La Vista, Eagle, Bennet, Weeping Water, and Ceresco.
Outside these towns? Call us or send us a message.
Short answers to what Papillion owners ask most before a coating job. Every question we get asked is on our metal roof coating FAQ.
Plan on about $2.50 to $4.00 per square foot for a coated metal roof and about $5 to $8 per square foot for replacement. Where your roof lands depends on rust, how many laps and screws need work, roof size, lift access, and the number of coats. Wet insulation changes the plan.
Yes, when the panels are firm and the insulation is dry. Coating seals laps, screws, and light rust under one membrane and puts a reflective surface on faded steel. When panels are rusted through or insulation is soaked, we tell you so and price the repair or replacement instead.
Usually, yes. All of the work happens on top of the panels, so docks and floors stay in use. We keep lifts and material away from truck doors and shut down rooftop air intakes with your staff while cleaning and priming run near them, one section at a time.
Each freeze and thaw moves the panels around every screw. After a few Omaha-area winters, washers crack and holes stretch, and snowmelt finds its way in. Before any coating, we tighten or replace those screws and cap each head with a reinforced seal.
Coating fits when panels, purlins, and screws can still carry a new membrane, and it keeps the steel in place with no tear-off. Replacement fits widespread perforated rust, failed framing, or soaked insulation. We probe laps, check suspect areas for moisture, and walk every panel run before we recommend either one.
Tell us the roof size and what you see on it. We give you a ballpark range and set up a walk of the roof.