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Project:   Private Residence in Miami Shores, Florida

    Waterproof Modified Barrel Shaped Concrete Tile Roof

Surface Preparation: 

    Treat Surface with Chlorine to Kill Mold, Mildew, Fungus
    High Pressure Water Blast to Completely Clean Surface

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 777 – "PST" 100% Poly-Acrylic Primer, Sealer
    Color:  Clear

Intermediate Step:

    SOMAY Product No. 992 – SOMAY Elastomeric "PATCH & SEAL" (Caulk) to seal all joints

Intermediate and Finish Coats:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector 
    Apply at 20 mils dry film thickness for each coat
    Color:  White

 Total:    40 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats

Project:  Private Residence in Miami-Dade County, Florida

    Waterproof Asphalt Shingle Roof, using "White" to Reflect Heat, Reduce A/C Energy Costs

Note:  This asphalt shingle roof, protected with SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC", survived Hurricane Andrew's
175 mph. winds.  All the nearby shingle roofs sustained extensive damage.  Picture was taken five (5)
years after coating application.

Surface Preparation: 

    Treat with "Clorox" to Kill Mold/Mildew; Moderate Pressure Water Rinse

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "Prime & Seal"

Intermediate and Finish Coats:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
    Applied at 20 mils dry film thickness per coat
    Color:  White

Total:   40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

Project:  Condominiums in Hallandale Beach, Broward County, Florida

    Waterproof, Protect & Preserve Two 10,000 Square Foot Roofs, using "White" to Reflect Heat,
    Reduce A/C Energy Costs

Surface Preparation: 

     Treat with "Clorox" to Kill Mold/Mildew; Moderate Pressure Water Rinse

Prime Coat:  

     SOMAY Product No. 7751, "PRIME & SEAL"

Intermediate and Finish Coats:

     SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
     Applied at 20 mils dry film thickness per coat.
     Color:  White

Total:    40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

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Project:  Private Residence, Miami-Dade County, Florida

    Waterproof  and Preserve Old Flat Concrete Tile Roof

Surface Preparation: 

    Treat Surface with Chlorine to Kill Mold, Mildew, Fungus
    High Pressure Water Blast to Completely Clean Surface

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "Prime & Seal"
    Color:  Clear

Intermediate & Finish Coats:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
    Apply at 20 mils dry film thickness for each coat
    Color:  Spanish Tile

Total:   40 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats

Project:    "Lakeside" at Shelving Rock, Lake George, New York

    Waterproof, Protect and Preserve 90-lb. Slate Roof on 100 Year Old New York House

Surface Preparation: 

    Treat Surface with Chlorine to Kill Mold, Mildew, Fungus

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "Prime & Seal"
    Color:  Clear

Intermediate and Finish Coats:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
    Apply at 20 mils dry film thickness for each coat
    Custom Color:  Green

Total:    40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

Project:   Catholic Church in Miami-Dade County, Florida

    Waterproof Barrel Tile Roof with SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC"®, Sealer & Protector

Surface Preparation: 

    Apply "Clorox" to Kill all Mold, Mildew; Pressure Clean with Water

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "Prime & Seal"
    Color:  Clear

Intermediate Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC"®, Sealer & Protector
    Apply 20 mils dry film thickness
    Color:  Terracotta

Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC"®, Sealer & Protector
    Apply 20 mils dry film thickness
    Color:  Terracotta

Total:    40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

Project:   Private Residence, Miami-Dade Country, Florida

    Apply Renewal Coat to Asphalt Shingle Roof Following Hurricane Andrew
    (8 years After Original Application of SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC"®
    Waterproofing System in 1984)

Surface Preparation: 

    Apply "Clorox" to Kill All Mold, Mildew; Gentle Pressure Clean to Remove Airborne Dirt

Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC"® Sealer & Protector
    Color:  White

Total:    20 mils dry film thickness for 1 coat

Project: 

    Waterproof, "Hurricane Proof", Protect & Preserve this 50+ Year Old Concrete Barrel Tile Roof on a Miami Beach Residence 3 Blocks from the Atlantic Ocean.

Surface Preparation:

    Bleach with chlorine solution, then clean with high pressure water blasting.

Prime Coat: 

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, SOMAY "PRIME & SEAL" @ maximum 200 sq.ft./gallon

Second Step:

    Caulk all spaces between all tiles with SOMAY Product No. 992, SOMAY "PRIME & SEAL", Brush-On Caulking.

Intermediate Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842 – "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector, at max. 50 sq.ft./gal.

Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842 – "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector, at max. 50 sq.ft./gal.

Total:  40 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats

Owner's Unsolicited Comments: 

"Last year (2005) we applied your Roof Mastic to my 50+ year old concrete barrel tile roof. Unlike many of my neighbors with new "hurricane resistant" roofs which lost tiles, my roof (three blocks from the beach) made it through all the storms (including Katrina and Wilma) without a leak or a lost tile.

 "Last year I had my windows caulked with "PATCH & SEAL" (leftover from my roof).  Last week I had a few of those windows replaced.  After the screws were removed from the old windows, the crew still struggled with crow bars trying to rip out the old windows.  They were surprised and could not believe that it was just caulk holding the windows in place.  Your "PATCH & SEAL" is tough stuff." 

Project:  Main Private Residence and Satellite Guest Cottages, Hopetown, Abaco, Bahamas

    Rehabilitate, Preserve and Hurricane-Proof  Blue Ceramic Finished Barrel Tile Roof

NOTE:  These rehabilitated roofs, with Atlantic Oceanfront exposure, withstood over 24 hours of two
direct hits from two Hurricanes in 2004 without any damage whatsoever!  We know of no coating system
that can better withstand the potential damage that can be caused by sustained hurricane force winds
exceeding 115 miles per hour

Surface Preparation:  Treat with "Clorox" to Kill Mold/Mildew; High Pressure Water Blast to Remove
Cracking and Flaking Original Ceramic Finish on Barrel Tile Surfaces

Prime Coat:  SOMAY Product No. 7751 – SOMAY "PRIME & SEAL" , solvent-borne Acrylic Primer

Second Coat:  SOMAY Product No. 842 – SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector

Third Coat: SOMAY/Carboline "Rustbond" Polymeric Epoxy Amine Universal Tie Coat

Finish Coat: SOMAY/Carboline "Carbothane" 134 High Gloss Aliphatic Acrylic Polyurethane

Color:  Custom Color: "Customer's Ceramic Tile Blue"


Project:   Application of SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC" to Private Residence, Miami-Dade County, Florida

    Waterproof Flat Concrete Tile Roof

Surface Preparation: 

    Treat Surface with Chlorine to Kill Mold, Mildew, Fungus High Pressure Water Blast to
     Completely Clean Surface

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "Prime & Seal"
    Color:  Clear

Intermediate & Finish Coats:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
    Apply at 20 mils dry film thickness for each coat

Total:   40 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats
 

Project:  A Do-It-Yourself "ROOF MASTIC" Application

    To Waterproof, "Hurricane Proof", Protect & Preserve the Tile Roof of a Florida Residence

Surface Preparation: 

    Bleach with "Clorox" to kill all mildew.  Pressure Clean with high pressure water blast.

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 7751 – SOMAY "PRIME & SEAL" @ max. 200 sq.ft./gallon

2nd Step:

    Caulk spaces between tiles with SOMAY Product No. 992, SOMAY "PATCH & SEAL"

Intermediate Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector @ max. 50 sq.ft./gallon

Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector @ max. 50 sq.ft./gallon
    Color:  Terracotta

Total:    40 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats
 

Project:  Private Residence, Weston, Broward County, Florida

    To Waterproof, "Hurricane Proof", Protect & Preserve the Tile Roof of a Florida Residence

The SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC" Roof Sealer & Protector System is a 3 coat System on sloped roofs such as asphalt shingles, fiberglass shingles, roll roofing, 90-lb. "slate", etc.

On tile roofs, including Spanish Clay Barrel Tiles, Flat Concrete Tiles and S-Shaped Tiles (pictured above), there is another very important step that is essential to both seal and protect the tile roof surface.

This requires the use of SOMAY Product No. 992, SOMAY "PATCH & SEAL", a 100% Acrylic Latex (waterborne) Elastomeric Caulk that is a brushing grade for rapid application by brush.  It is made with exactly the same resin, pigments, etc. as the "ROOF MASTIC" coating, so the two products are completely compatible, but No. 992 is a much thicker version to use to fill the gaps between the roof tiles.

This picture shows a very neat SOMAY "PATCH & SEAL" application job done by a "Do-It-Yourself" homeowner on his own tile roof in Weston, Broward County, Florida.

The "PATCH & SEAL" application was followed by 2 coats of SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC", Terracotta color.  A picture of the completed "ROOF MASTIC" job may be seen just above.

 

Project:

    Seal, Waterproof, Protect, Preserve and "HURRICANE PROOF THE ROOF" of
    Spanish Clay Barrel Tile Roof on Private Residence

Surface Preparation:

    Treat with chlorine to kill mildew; pressure clean with high pressure water blast.

Step 1 – Prime Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 7751, "PRIME & SEAL" to seal porous clay tile surfaces.  

Step 2 – Caulking:

    SOMAY Product No. 992, "PATCH & SEAL" to fill all open spaces between and around each tile.

Step 3 – Intermediate Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector, at 20 mils dry film thickness.

Step 4 – Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector, at 20 mils dry film thickness.

Color:

    Custom Color:  "Ivory"

Total:  40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

 

Project: 

    Seal, Waterproof, Windproof and "Hurricane Proof" Spanish Tile Roof Surface over
    Observation Deck, Lounge, Pro Shop, Locker & Shower Facilities.

Surface Preparation: 

    Step 1 – Treat with chlorine to kill mold, mildew & fungus.
    Step 2 – Pressure clean with high pressure water blast to remove all dirt, chalk, etc.

Prime Coat:  

    SOMAY Product No. 777-00, "PST" – ("Primer, Sealer, Topcoat"), Clear, applied at
    maximum spreading rate of 200 sq.ft./gal. to seal porous surfaces of clay tiles.

Tile Caulking Step:

    SOMAY Product No. 992 – SOMAY "PATCH & SEAL", brushing grade elastomeric caulk
    to fill all open spaces and cracks around every tile.

Intermediate Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector at 20 mils
    dry film thickness.

Finish Coat:

    SOMAY Product No. 842, SOMAY "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector at 20 mils
    dry film thickness.

Color:

    Custom Color:  "Riviera Red"

 Total:  40 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats

 


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