Hot, sunny climates can be rough on a home’s roof. As a roof ages, wear from these intense elements can take a toll. Let’s take a look at what homeowners should know about protecting a roof from sun and heat damage.
How to Protect a Roof from the Sun and Heat
There are a number of steps you can take with a new asphalt shingle-roof or on an existing roof to protect it from the sun and heat. Please take time to speak with your roofing expert regarding these possibilities to determine what’s best for your home.
Improve Roof Ventilation
Roof ventilation can be one of the top ways to improve the air circulation and protect your roof and home’s structure from the elements. Heat can build up during times of warm weather under your roofing shingles, underlayment, and decking. And having an improper amount of ventilation can trap that hot air and damage your roofing materials.
As the heat continually accumulates, it will cause your shingles to deteriorate and lose their strength. They can begin to curl, tear more easily in windstorms, lose granules, and crack.
Essentially, the roof itself will age prematurely, and your investment will fail much sooner than necessary with bad roofing ventilation. Adequate and proper roofing ventilation can keep air circulating much better and reduce the collection of hot air to help preserve the health of your roofing structure.
UV and Heat-Resistant Materials
Choosing a particular roof shingle may help prevent the problem from the beginning. Lighter colored shingles can also be helpful in repelling the hot temperature from battering your asphalt shingles and house. Incorporating a coordinating color that is light can be a good solution to reflect more heat from your roof.
Installing a radiant barrier under the roofing structure can assist in UV and heat reflection away from your house and roofing construction. It acts to keep the space cooler in hot and sunny climates and assists with the other components of your home, like the ventilation we talked about, but also with a well-insulated space.
UV coatings are another option, but we actually don’t recommend using them with asphalt shingle roofing setups. This solution can actually cause the roof shingles to shrink, curl, and lose granules. It can also lead to a rotting roof deck, which can lead to even more problems. The end result can essentially lead to the opposite of what you were hoping for.
Protect Your Roof from Sun and Heat
While you can’t reduce the temperatures in Austin in the summertime, it is a good idea to protect what you can and inspect the rest. Make sure to have a roof inspection once or twice a year to determine if heat has been damaging your roof’s shingles and other roofing elements.
Always repair what you can if your roof inspection turns up any issues, and you will make the roof you have last longer. Your roofing expert can discuss the materials and components we discussed above to make the most of your roof’s elements.
Your Local Austin Area Roofing Professionals
We strive to bring you the best in roofing for the Austin, Texas area. We deliver decades of roofing experience, training, and knowledge in this area’s needs. We are a prominent roofing company in residential roof repair and roof replacement. We will not ask for a deposit on labor or materials as a dependable way to stand out from the competition while bringing you the best product and service in Austin.
When we inspect, install, or repair your roof, we want to provide you with the best options for your roof design, components, and ventilation. We are Master Elite Contractors bringing you the latest in roofing technology, and a member of our local area Better Business Bureau, so you know we take pride in our work and our community.
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