Silicone vs Acrylic Roofing: Key Insights

Really makes silicone different than acrylic is that silicone is waterproof where acrylic is water resistant. Okay, and so let me explain that a little bit. Silicone is actually made up of 96% solids. And what it is is these little tiny ceramic balls that are super, super close to each other. That's why it's called 96% solids, because that's the majority of what makes it up. What this means is it's not water permeable. So you can kind of think of it like a lacquer on a desk, you know, or on a table. You pour water on that, and the water just bubble there. It doesn't enter into the wood. Compare that to acrylic, where acrylic is water resistant only up to 48 hours. And so that's why it's so important to shed water with acrylic, because basically you get the water off the majority of the water off the roof, then evaporation happens, and now the acrylic can resist the water for 48 hours. Silicone, on the other hand, is truly waterproof. And so that is why a silicone roof system is going to last twice as long as acrylic without the maintenance required. Now, once you reach that end of life at the 20 years, you would then be able to do another silicone coating and get another 20 years out of it. So a little bit larger of an upfront investment, but you get twice the lifespan. So depending on the.