Anthora,

He is talking about elastomeric roof coating which runs around $65.00 per 5
gallon bucket at Home Depot. Each gallon will cover up to 50 square feet of
roofing. If he buys three five gallon buckets of product. That will cover
about 750 square feet and cost him $195.00 + tax for materials alone. Most
roofs that have never been coated with elastomeric before will need 2-3
coats for the first application. I am assuming your house is larger than 750
square feet? For $225.00 he cannot do a good job. We would charge around
$200.00 just to wash and prepare an average roof for elastomeric.

Elastomeric will extend the life of your roof if applied and maintained
properly. I would get other estimates if you are interested.
Also check out www.koolseal.com

Good luck,

Craig

"Anthona" wrote in message
ps.com...
I own a 1 family home that has flat roof. About 7 years ago I had new
top done...not familiar with names, but it was white. No problems with
leaks. Now i had a handy man checking something out on my gutter and he
looked at my roof and said something like it wasn't finished properly.
It needs to be painted. Then he show me what he meant by pointing to
another neighbors roof 3 houses away. He said its meant to reflect the
sun off the roof. He said the product cost about $90 and he would
charge me $225. Is it really necessary for that paint job and is the
price overstated?