[Greenbuilding] Paint a tar roof?

[Benjamin Pratt]

Thanks for the ideas. Around here, I only see tarps in silver, blue, or
green, but it seems like a good idea. Do you think any of these things will
keep the garage cooler?
   I don't want to put money into the garage. It is a very poor structure.
I sometimes wish for a freak tornado or something to take it out--but not
the house or anything in the garage. If I ever can afford it , I'd love to
build a new one.


b e n j a m i n p r a t t

professor art+design
the university of wisconsin stout

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Michael O'Brien <obrien at hevanet.com> wrote:

> Hi, Ben--
>
> Paint may improve reflectivity but not emissivity of asphalt, so it will
> still get hot.
>
> Best, Mike
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 7, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> My garage has an almost flat black tar roof. It gets really hot in the
> summer, but I need to work in there, I know I can buy a silver coating and
> there is a white coating (but it says it won't work where the water
> puddles),  What about painting it? Would regular oil based or water based
> paint work? I believe I can get free paint at the recycling center.
> Anyone tried it? I googled it and haven't found much.  It looks like the
> paint that accidentally spilled on the roof is holding up just fine...
> Ben
>
> b e n j a m i n p r a t t
>
> professor art+design
> the university of wisconsin stout
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Erin Rasmussen <erin at trmiles.com> wrote:
>
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