Planning tool

30-year lifecycle cost planner.

Lay coat and recoat cycles against tear-off and replacement over the horizon you choose, with escalation and discounting you control.

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PLANNING TOOLThirty years on one page.

Planning estimate, not a quote. Prices start at RC Coatings’ typical ranges and run as a low case and a high case. Typical range; final price after free assessment. Prices vary by region, access and roof condition; a free assessment sets the final price. A recoat is planned at the end of each warranty term and needs an inspection showing the roof still qualifies.

Roof and horizon

Roof area (sq ft)

Planning horizon (years)

Roof type

Condition

Coat and recoat path Coating systemUrethane sits at the higher end, acrylic lower Coating system warranty termOne of the systems we install, Uniflex, offers 10, 15 and 20-year labor and materials warranties. Other systems follow their own written terms.

Adjust coat-path prices

Initial restoration, low ($/sq ft)Typical range

Initial restoration, highTypical range

Each recoat, low ($/sq ft, today)Estimate: today’s restoration range, escalated to each recoat year

Each recoat, high (today)Estimate

Recoat interval (years)Defaults to the warranty term. Edit to test other plans.

Annual maintenance, coated ($/sq ft/yr)Your figure; leave blank to skip

Tear-off and replace path

Adjust replacement prices and life

Tear-off and replace, low ($/sq ft)Typical range

Tear-off and replace, highTypical range

Expected service life of the new roof (years)Default 20: research reports effective lives of about 10 to 25 years for low-slope roofs [1]. Use your designer’s or manufacturer’s figure.

Annual maintenance, replaced ($/sq ft/yr)Your figure; leave blank to skip

Adjust escalation and discount rate

Money over time

Cost escalation (% per year)Estimate. Default 4.8%: BLS construction-input producer prices, Dec 2014 to Sep 2026 [2]. Applies to future recoats, replacements and maintenance.

Discount rate (% per year)Your cost of capital

30 years

What the planner schedules

Recoats at the end of each written warranty term, subject to inspection. One of the systems we install, Uniflex, offers 10, 15 and 20-year terms; other systems follow their own.

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About the cycles

Why recoat at the end of the term?

Uniflex, one of the systems RC Coatings installs, offers 10, 15, and 20-year labor and materials warranties, subject to the written warranty terms. The planner schedules a recoat at the end of each term because that is a natural point to inspect and renew, not because every roof will qualify. An inspection decides.

Change the interval to test other plans, for example recoating earlier or a longer system term. Set escalation and discount to zero to see plain nominal totals.

Sources and notes (2)

National Research Council Canada. "Effective Roof Management: Understanding the Life Cycle of Your Roof Systems" (effective service lives of about 10 to 25 years). https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/supplement/?dp=120&id=49c7996a-27aa-4c44-bcaa-5f6df2ea4f1b (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
U.S. BLS Producer Price Index, Inputs to new nonresidential construction, excluding capital investment, labor and imports (WPUIP231200): 100.0 in Dec 2014, 173.212 in Sep 2026, a 4.8% compound annual change. Via FRED. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPUIP231200 (accessed Oct 20, 2026)

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