(NC)-Canada’s harsh weather can take its toll on your home. Year after year the wind, rain, snow, ice and blistering sun take years off your home’s life. It’s no wonder that the aging process is most evident and expensive on the area that suffers the most - your roof.

On average, Canadian homeowners replace their roofing materials every 18 years at an average cost of $4,500 per project, based on a standard 1,000 square foot bungalow roof.

It’s therefore apropos that a Canadian company, Techni-Seal, has come up with a simple, economical and environmentally friendly alternative to replacing roof shingles. It’s called Elastomeric Roof Coating and it’s a high-tech acrylic emulsion that is applied directly to any sound roof covered with asphalt singles or sheet metal. It creates a highly weather-resistant, waterproof membrane that seals the edges and points of each shingle to reduce the risk of water infiltration due to ice, as well as damages caused by snow removal.

For as little as $700, you can now avoid the costly replacement of aging shingles and membranes and extend the life of your roof by up to seven years or more. The product is actually guaranteed for seven - but your roof may be protected for as long as 15 years - because the UV-resistant barrier it forms between your roofing material and the elements stops deterioration.

To apply it, you simply paint it over your old asphalt shingle or sheet-metal roof with a roller or an airless sprayer. Because the coating is opaque it gives you the unique feature of improving the appearance of your roof with a range of colours including black, brown, green, grey, white and aluminum. It is also UV-resistant, so it preserves its colour and protective qualities throughout its lifetime.

The breakthrough product is also environmentally sound, according to Francis Lacombe, Director, Retail Sales and Market Development for Techni-Seal. It’s a 100% water-based, non-toxic polymer coating that contains no tar. It avoids the premature discarding of asphalt shingles and extends the life cycle of the original roofing material. This helps to keep away millions of tons of waste from landfills.

Elastomeric Roof Coating can be used on sloping or vertical surfaces and is ideal for protecting homes, cottages, garages, sheds, or any roof using asphalt shingles or flat elastomeric membranes. For more information, visit www.techniseal.com. Techni-Seal is available at your local RONA store, for more information visit www.techniseal.com.

Credit: www.newscanada.com

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