I see it all the time. A homeowner has a flat roof that holds water like a swimming pool. Their solution? They go to the big box store, buy five buckets of silver aluminum coating (fibered roof coating), and slather it over the puddle. They think they sealed it. Spoiler alert: they didn't. They just made a shiny puddle. DISCOUNTED ROOFING LLC is here to bust the "Silver Coat" myth.

Silver coating is a UV reflector. It protects the bitumen from the sun. It is sunscreen for your roof. It is not a waterproofer, and it definitely isn't a leveler. If you paint over a low spot, you still have a low spot. The water will still gather there. And guess what? That silver coating is water-based or solvent-based. Standing water eats right through it in a few weeks. The coating peels up like sunburned skin, leaving your roof exposed again.

Real drainage correction isn't painting; it's sculpting. We have to physically change the shape of the roof. We use tapered ISO board insulation. Think of it like a shim. We lift the low spots from underneath the membrane, not paint over them from the top. We verify the slope with a level, ensuring gravity does its job.

Also, stop blocking your own drains! I see homeowners put chicken wire or window screens over their drains to stop leaves. Then the leaves hit the screen, form a dam, and the whole roof floods. Professional Roofers in Philadelphia install proper "drain strainers"—baskets that let water flow through even when leaves are present.

Stop trying to paint your problems away. Fixing drainage requires geometry, insulation, and a little bit of sweat. Put down the paintbrush and pick up the phone.

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