Buy cool asphalt shingles which use specially coated granules that provide better solar reflectance.
Cool roof coating colors.
Black jack elasto kool 1000 5 gallon elastomeric reflective roof coating 10 year limited warranty item 139941.
There are many cool color products which use darker colored pigments that are highly reflective in the near infrared non visible portion of the solar spectrum.
However a cool roof need not be white.
How they can be made cool.
Black jack eterna kote 4 75 gallon silicone reflective roof coating lifetime warranty item 484330.
Shingle roofs consist of overlapping panels made from a variety of materials such as fiberglass asphalt wood polymers or metals.
Commercial cool roof options include bright white membranes and white coatings.
Residential roofing options include asphalt shingles metal clay tiles and concrete tiles.
Coating existing asphalt shingles to make them cool however is not normally recommended or approved by shingle manufacturers.
This decorative coating resists fading and the dry coating of this paint is mildew resistant.
For use on metal single ply smooth bur modified bitumen polyurethane foam concrete epdm hypalon existing asphaltic and elastomeric roof coatings.
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There are different cool roof standards for commercial low slope roofs and residential steep slope roofs.
Cool roofs like a white t shirt keep the internal temperature of the building lower.