Restoration & Coating

The full restoration scope

Restoration is more than “paint a roof”. Half the work happens before any coating goes on.

• High-pressure clean of every tile face — moss, lichen, accumulated dirt and the chalky surface layer all come off.
• Replacement of any cracked or broken tiles spotted during cleaning.
• Removal of failing ridge cap mortar; re-bedding in flexible polymer mortar and re-pointing.
• Inspection and re-fixing of all flashings before coating.
• Application of one full coat of acrylic primer formulated for porous tropical roof tiles.
• Two finish coats of heat-reflective acrylic membrane — your choice of standard colour or custom mix.
• Gutters cleaned out at the end so the colour wash from coating doesn’t block downpipes.

Heat reflection: what actually changes upstairs

The premium-grade coatings we use carry an independently measured Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) above 105 on light colours. In real terms, that has measured as 3 – 5 °C cooler ceiling cavity temperatures during midday sun in Bukit Jelutong and Bandar Sri Damansara homes we’ve restored. You feel it most in upstairs bedrooms that share a wall with the roof void.

When restoration is NOT the answer

Honest contractor moment — restoration is sometimes the wrong call:

• If more than 8% of the tiles are cracked, broken or porous, you’re paying to coat tiles that should be replaced.
• If the underlay (sisalation) is shredded — common past 20 years — coating fixes nothing inside the roof void.
• If the trusses or battens have moved, you’ll just be re-coating an out-of-true roof.

We will tell you during the free survey if a full replacement gives you more value than restoration. We are not paid commission to recommend one over the other.