Planning tool

Restoration vs. replacement estimator.

Enter the roof, pick a coating, and see both paths side by side as a typical price range. Edit any figure to use your own bid.

PLANNING TOOLTwo paths, one roof.

Planning estimate, not a quote. Price fields start at RC Coatings’ typical ranges for the coating, roof and size you pick. Typical range; final price after free assessment. Prices vary by region, access and roof condition; a free assessment sets the final price. Edit any figure to use your own bid.

The roof

Roof area (sq ft)Size changes the typical restoration range.

Roof age (years)

ConditionFrom a survey or your own walk

Roof type

Coating systemUrethane sits at the higher end, acrylic lower

Share of roof area wet or damaged (%)From a moisture survey. Restoration replaces these areas.

Existing roof weight removed (lb per sq ft)Membrane, insulation and cover board. Ask your designer or bidder.

Adjust prices

Cost ranges ($ per sq ft, editable)

Restoration, lowTypical range

Restoration, highTypical range

Wet-area replace, lowEstimate, per wet sq ft

Wet-area replace, highEstimate, per wet sq ft

Tear-off and replace, lowTypical range

Tear-off and replace, highTypical range

Add energy and emissions (optional)

Energy (optional) StateSets the electricity and emission defaults

Electricity rate ($ per kWh)

Cooling energy saved by a reflective surface (kWh per 1,000 sq ft per year)Model it with the energy tool or the DOE Cool Roof Calculator [2]. Leave blank to skip.

Which path gets a reflective surface?

CO2 per kWh (metric tons)

Years to count energy overA planning horizon you choose

Two paths

What each column is pricing

Restoration prices the coating plus wet-area replacement; tear-off prices the whole roof. Steps only; an assessment sets scope.

Generated image: roofing worker seen from behind spraying a white coating on a gray flat commercial roof

How to read it

Ranges, not promises.

Each path shows a low-to-high range. Restoration starts at $3 to $9 per sq ft depending on the coating and roof; tear-off and replacement at $12 to $20. Typical range; final price after free assessment. Prices vary by region, access and roof condition; a free assessment sets the final price. Restoration adds the wet-area replacement to the coating cost. Tear-off removes the whole existing roof, so the debris figure counts the full area; restoration counts only the wet areas removed.

Condition, roof type and size move the typical restoration range within $3 to $9. Condition also changes the guidance: a roof in poor condition is usually a replacement conversation, whatever the numbers say. An assessment decides eligibility.

Uniflex, one of the systems RC Coatings installs, offers 10, 15, and 20-year labor and materials warranties, subject to the written warranty terms.

Sources and notes (4)

U.S. EIA. Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (commercial sector, July 2026, all states and U.S. total). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
U.S. DOE / Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Cool Roof Calculator. https://coolroof.ornl.gov/ (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
U.S. EPA. eGRID2023 Summary Tables (Revision 2, June 12, 2025), Table 1: subregion total output and non-baseload output CO2 emission rates. https://www.epa.gov/egrid/summary-data (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
U.S. EPA. "Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator: Calculations and References" (national CO2 rate and 0.0053 t CO2 per therm of natural gas). https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references (accessed Oct 20, 2026)

Check the numbers on your roofs

Book the first building on our scheduling page. List the other sites in the notes field and we will plan the walk order with you. Questions? Call (801) 515-3812.

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