Roof Restoration
Many people don’t consider roof restoration when considering home maintenance. In most cases, the first time you think about your roof is when something goes wrong. However when this happens, it normally requires extensive roofing repairs. By keeping the top of your house at top of mind, you will save long term damage and major costs.
When restoring roofs, Advanced Affordable Roof Restorations use only the best materials in the market. Our choice of roof coating is Nutech NXT® Cool Zone®.
NXT® Cool Zone® Heat Reflective Roof Coating helps keep your roof and home cooler, without sacrificing colour and design. This nu-technology reduces the amount of sunlight you roof absorbs, dramatically lowering its heat build up.
Technical Information
Coating specification & Properties |
Nutech Paint NXT ® Cool Zone ® |
Competition Roof Paint |
Application |
Exterior/Roofs |
Roofs |
Dry time @ 25 C & 50% Relative Humidity |
30 to 60 minutes |
30 to 60 minutes |
Minimum Film Formation Temperature |
3  C |
10  C |
Re-Coat |
2 hours + |
2 hours + |
Wet Film Thickness – 2 coats |
500 microns |
400 microns |
Dry Film Thickness – 2 coats |
200 microns |
140 microns |
Dirt Pick Up Resistance |
Excellent |
Poor to Good |
Waterproof |
100% |
Possible |
Flammable |
No |
No |
VOC – Volatile Organic Compounds |
Extremely Low |
High |
Environmentally Friendly |
Yes |
Possible |
Repaint |
12 – 15 years |
5 – 10 years |
Estimated Investment per year per sq.m. |
34 cents |
$2.84 |
Saves You Money $$$ |
Yes |
No |
Cross Linking Technology |
Yes |
No |
Enhanced with Teflon® |
Yes |
No |
Nano-Technology |
Yes |
No |
Heat Reflective Pigments |
Yes |
No |
High Emmissivity |
Yes |
Some |
Reduce Urban Heat Island |
Yes |
No |
lower Cooling Costs |
Yes |
Yes |
Socially Responsible |
Yes |
No |
Reduces Summer Building Temperature |
Yes |
No |
Unlimited Colour Range |
Yes |
No |
Advanced Defoamer and Biocide Pack |
Yes |
No |
Pigment Acid & Temperature Resistance |
High |
Low |
Satisfies Council Urban Design Requirements |
Yes |
Possibly |
Contributes to 5 Star House Energy Rating |
Yes |
No |
12 Year Manufacturers Warranty |
Yes |
No |
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Thermal Properties
Infrared Reflectance |
30 – 91 |
Thermal Emittance |
88 – 94 |
Total Solar Reflectance |
>30% to 91% * ** |
* US EPA Energy Star threshold for Steep Slopes (>10 Degrees) = 25%
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** Subject to colour – darker colours lower, white highest
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Physical Properties
Water Resistance |
ASTM D 358 |
Passes |
Alkali Resistance |
ASTM D 3273/3274 |
Passes |
Scrubability |
ASTM D 2486 |
Passes |
Flexibility |
ASTM D 522 |
Passes |
Cracking |
ASTM D 661 |
Passes |
Blistering |
ASTM D 714 |
Passes |
Water Vapour Transmission |
ASTM E 96 |
15 Perms |
Accelerated Weathering |
ASTM G 90 - 98 |
Passes |
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Restoring roofs is no easy feat, and you want to make sure it’s being handled professionally. Advanced Affordable Roof Restorations provide quality Brisbane roof restorations to the Brisbane market. Contact us today for more information. |