Production Procedure

Tiled Roofs

High pressure hydro wash roof thoroughly to remove any loose paint, bird droppings and any other dirt. (*Please note that we do not remove all of the old paint.)

Gutters to be cleaned of all loose paint, leaves, etc.

All Valleys are inspected and cleaned out. Blocked valleys are a common cause of roof leaks.

All flashing are to be inspected and cleaned and where necessary sealed with either a latex compound or a fibreglass membrane. This is another common cause of roof leaks.

The roof is inspected for chipped and broken tiles, which are replaced or repaired. Broken tiles are a common cause of roof leaks. *Please note that we replace up to 20 tiles free of charge. Often the existing make of roof tile is no longer available. I this case we will take tiles from the gutter line and replace the broken tile with a good one, then we will repair the broken tile and put it back in the gutter line. When using tiles with more grit than others there will be a matt/gloss type finish

All cracking and loose mortar is removed from the ridging. This cracking of the existing mortar is caused by the inability of cement to absorb thermal movement.

All ridging is repaired and sealed with a patching compound. This is a product specially formulated for Mor-Micron. The advantage of this patching compound is its outstanding thermal properties. It absorbs thermal movement easily. It is a great substitute for conventional cement.

This is an airless roof spraying machine. These spraying machines do not allow any air to mix with the coating being sprayed. This is vitaly important, if you get air in your coating, it will form bubbles that will pop and cause peeling.

After all the preperation, a sealer coat is applied to the roof. Please note that in most cases our sealer coat is mixed with our first coat of coating. This allows for good colour penetration into the roof tile.

The first coat of Acrylic roof coating is applied by airless spray gun.

The final product after second coat of Acrylic roof coating is applied by airless spray gun.

* Please note that in some cases mapping can occur. Mapping is when you either a change in texture or level caused normally by thick old paint which we cannot always remove or from lack of grit on the substrate. This normally results in a matt then gloss type finish. Unfortunately there is not much we can do about this.