Building Owners Avoid Metal Roofing Replacement Costs with New Polyurethane System

Roof coating system provides guaranteed peace-of-mind warranty for a leak-free, rust-free metal roof

Pittsburg, Kansas - January 25, 2009 - Iron Sentry, a subsidiary of MCP Industries has introduced a new polyurethane system that extends the life of metal roofs. Acrylic coatings are often used to extend the life of metal roofs, but as the coating wears rust and leaks continue to develop in the usual places: around fasteners near the seams, and laps between the metal panels and at some of the flashing joints. 

Iron Sentry created a system in which a polyurethane sealer is applied to seams, holes and fasteners.  The sealer cannot be penetrated by oxygen and water, even as it expands and contracts with the weather.  It also is non-toxic:  it contains no mercury.  Best of all, the product came with a 10-year warranty from a 50 year old construction products manufacturer.

The manufacturer guarantees the warranty, but only after contractors agree to an inspection of the prep work. "They can only can use our name if they agree to an inspection and apply product as we specify," says John Miller, general manager of Iron Sentry, which is a subsidiary of MCP Industries.  He added, the comprehensive, front-loaded service with heavy emphasis on inspection and prep work adds enormous value to the system.

With the proper roof application, building owners are minimizing the life-cycle cost of maintaining the building and are minimizing the environmental impact. This is because they are using less new materials that eventually must be removed and disposed of in a landfill; and the product contains no mercury, which is a big issue with a lot of construction materials, according to industry sources.
The economic and environmental advantages expand for those building owners who choose the Iron Sentry system, because at a low cost the MCP 10-year warranty is renewable and includes the polyurethane sealer as well as a silver or white coating that is rolled on top of the entire roof. 

If the warranty is meant to provide peace of mind for building owners, why is warranty renewal necessary?  Miller says all roof systems - at least the top or "sacrificial" layer of the system - will erode due to weather, especially acrylics. The polyurethane sealer his firm sells will remain intact, but the silver or white coating that is rolled on top of the entire roof may need to be replaced.  Better to do that at a minimal cost, he says, than use a system that will eventually have to be removed.

 For more information call 951-479-4983; or visit the web site http://www.ironsentry.net/.