on 7/26/2009 2:40 PM (ET) Tony wrote the following:
HeyBub wrote:
Tony wrote:
... and paint the roof white
I have been tempted! That part of the roof can not be seen from
ground level anyway.

If you can't see it, that's a good trick. It's often done on
commercial buildings with flat roofs.

The reason you don't want to do it if the roof's visible is that
turns an icky color and stains from the junk in the air.

Do they use actual paint or the white stuff for mobile home roofs?

Home Depot. 'Henry's Solarflex 287 SF'. Comes in a 5 gallon can. I don't
remember the price. I painted my 20' x20' black asphalt shingle sunroom
roof with it 2 years ago. It made a hell of a difference in the inside
temps. Well, maybe 'hell' is the wrong word. :-)
The roof is still white 2 years later.