How does SPF roofing help keep my office cool?

It’s late May but that doesn’t mean the temperatures say it’s still spring. Memorial Day in St. Louis can flirt with triple digits in the mercury and office staff and business owners begin to wonder if they’ll survive the summer. Now’s the time you wish you installed a new SPF cool roofing solution last fall!
SPF roof uses closed-cell technology from its dual-compound composite to reduce heat conduction on even the hottest days. The closed cells inside SPF is actually gas, not water, moisture, or air, that’s trapped inside the insulation material. As the surface of the SPF heats up, the gas is more resistant to the heat transfer. This keeps the sun’s radiant effect from heating up your commercial building’s attic and HVAC system. You can learn more about how SPF insulation affects air flow here. Our R&A Contracting team uses FOAM-LOK closed-cell SPF from Lapolla Industries as our primary choice for SPF insulation. Check out the technical specifications of FOAM-LOK here.
Adding a highly recommended layer of Thermo-Flex acrylic coating gives your roof more protection and a built-in deflector of harmful UV rays. A UV-graded acrylic coating needs to be reapplied on a regular basis to continue protecting the SPF insulation under the surface. Business owners report saving as much as 40% off their energy bill after installing their new SPF roofing solution.
SPF insulation is an investment in the future of your building. Do other commercial roofing solutions cost less? Sometimes, but the savings in energy efficiency and the longevity of your building not affected by the sun can be well worth the investment.
If you’d like to learn more about SPF roofing, our R&A Contracting team is here to address any questions or concerns you may have. We’re the best commercial roofing contractor in St. Louis when it comes to SPF roofing and we’re here to serve you!