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Wouldn it be better to install a rubber roof system (EPDM) and be maintenance free for 10 to 15 years?

April 26, 2017EPDM Free install maintenance roof rubber system

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Wouldn it be better to install a rubber roof system (EPDM) and be maintenance free for 10 to 15 years?

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There’s no such thing as “maintenance free” roofs. A rubber roof system can cost twice as much as coating your roof. Rubber roof systems also add more structural weight at an average of 1.5 lbs./sq.ft. compared to coatings at only .15 lbs./sq.ft. Plus, most coatings comes with a 10-year warranty. So, the real question becomes: why spend more money when you don’t have to? Additionally, EPDM is black and therefore much hotter than our system.