Insulating roofing paints are (usually) high quality water-based styrene acrylic elastomeric paints fortified with ceramic microspheres.
If applied onto the roof, the insulating paint deflects high portion of the sun radiation which results in considerable lowering of the inside temperature.
The ceramic microspheres
The ceramic additive is supplied in the form of microspheres. The ceramic microspheres are microscopic spheroids, that can be solid or hollow (hollow microspheres have better insulation properties as the air itself is a good insulation material).
Beside their insulatin feature, the ceramic microspheres also improve the general protection properti...
The natural enemies of building lumber never sleep therefore it is reasonable to use some chemical conservation materials to protect the wood from decay or ligniperdous (wood consuming) insects.
Wood protection products
The market offers lots of wood protection (impregnation) coatings. Most of them are of green or brown color (coloring of the impregnation fluids helps you identify better which areas were already protected and which areas still need to be impregnated), but you can buy also translucent protective coatings (for the interior wood).
The most of these wood impregnation products areenvironment friendly, they do not contain formaldehyde, heavy metals (e.g. lead)...
People use lumber as the building material thousands of years. It is reliable and easily machinable. But being the natural building material, wood has lots of enemies.
The natural enemies of building lumber
Apart from the weather conditions like sun, wind, freezing or acid rains, the most dangerous are the biological enemies of wood.
Ligniperdous (wood attacking and destroying) insects
The ligniperdous insects lay their eggs onto the outer surface of the lumber but their worms consume the lumber logs from the inside, enfeeble the wood and so decrease itīs usability as the building material (hardnes, firmness, natural flexibility).
Among the most dangerous ligniper...
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.) birdīs excrements;
4.) dust;
5.) snow and ice;
6.) strong winds;
7.) sun;
8.) moss and lichen;
9.) etc, etc... hereīs more there, I just wanted to stop before reaching 10.
So wha...
