Roofing Material Surface Treatments
Requirements on roofing material
I really do trust the roofing manufacturers when they say they are trying to produce the perfect roofing material, but the requirements on roofing material are really high. Just count with me. The "very best roofing material" has to face:
1.) atmospheric water (I am not talking about the clear little brook water but the hungry acid rains that can erode almost any material);
2.) ultraviolet (UV) radiation;
3.)
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4.) dust;
5.) snow and ice;
6.) strong winds;
7.) sun;
8.) moss and lichen;
9.) etc, etc... thereīs more there, I just wanted to stop before reaching 10.
So what are the roofing manufacturers doing to achieve better roofing surface treatments? Hereīs the overview:
Ceramic (burnt clay) surface treatment
The non-treated rough ceramics is dipped into various clay sediments and then it is annealed in the furnace. The final surface is called the "engloba". If, afterwards, the silicon sands are added, after second annealing the surface is glazed (or enamelled). Both systems radically improve the quality of the burnt clay surface.
Concrete shingles surface treatment
Concrete shingles are the roofing material that comes in variety of forms and quality levels. The concrete shingles are either dyed during their production (colours are added to the basic material) or after the production the coloured spray coating is applied that also serves as the water-repugnant protection. The last concrete roofing fashion trends dictate you should apply the so called "protector" roofing - which in fact is chemically treated concrete with almost zero surface porousness. Therefor it better resists to dirt and improves the colour-stability of the material.
Metal surface treatment
The metal roofing components also need to be treated to avoid their corrosion. Anyway, this is a simple mission as the metal surface treatment protective coatings can be bought in almost any store.
