Roof Maxx: What's The Scoop

[hausdok]

I've seen this stuff advertised. Some Ohio inspector who claims to do more than 4,000 inspections a year (😂) is endorsing the stuff. It looks to me like it's probably a clear acrylic with a solvent base that, once sprayed on, soaks into asphalt and softens it and then the acrylic coating acts as a sealer and prevents the surface from sloughing off. Anyone had experience with this stuff being used on houses for sale?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!
Mike

[Jim Katen]

Never heard of it. 

Don't trust it. 

[Les]

very popular in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.  I don't caare for it

 

[hausdok]

Les, 
Is it what I think it is - a thin acrylic coating?

[Les]

On 9/7/2024 at 11:46 AM, hausdok said:

Les, 
Is it what I think it is - a thin acrylic coating?

yes and no.  it is a solvent base for asphalt shingles.  penetrates and viola' it extends life by 231years!

[Nicholas Thompson]

Roof Maxx is basically a soy-based shingle “rejuvenator,” not an acrylic coating. The idea is it soaks into aging asphalt shingles and restores flexibility, which can help on roofs that are still structurally sound, but it’s not a fix for bad flashing, leaks, nail pops, lifted tabs, or heavy granule loss. So IMO: not total snake oil, but definitely not a miracle either best case it may buy time on a borderline roof, worst case it delays the inevitable.