Built Up Roof (BUR) Restoration
Stop stripping layers of tar and gravel. Eco-Seal bonds directly over your existing BUR system, sealing alligatoring, blisters, and failing seams without the massive waste and cost of multi-layer tear-off.
Your BUR System Is Failing — But Tear-Off Is Not the Answer
Built-up roofs (BUR) have been the workhorse of commercial roofing for over a century. Multiple layers of asphalt, tar paper, and gravel create a thick, durable membrane — but even the most robust BUR system eventually shows its age. Alligatoring cracks spread across the surface. Blisters form between layers, trapping moisture that accelerates decay from within. Seams and flashings split as the asphalt loses flexibility.
The traditional solution is brutal: strip every layer of tar, felt, and gravel down to the deck, haul it all to a landfill, and start over from scratch. On a building with three or four layers of BUR — common for roofs that have been built up over decades — that means removing thousands of pounds of material per square. The cost is enormous, the disruption is severe, and the waste is staggering.
Eco Choice System eliminates the tear-off entirely. Our Eco-Seal coating bonds directly to your existing BUR surface, flowing into cracks, sealing blisters, and bridging failed seams in a single application. The result is a seamless, permanent barrier that extends your BUR system’s service life indefinitely — with a lifetime warranty to prove it.
How Eco-Seal Restores Built Up Roofs
Six ways our coating system solves the unique challenges of aging multi-ply BUR systems.
Your BUR Has Decades of Life Left — If You Protect It
Built-up roofs were designed to be durable. Multiple layers of asphalt and felt create a thick barrier that can outlast most single-ply systems — if the surface is maintained. The problem is not the BUR system itself. The problem is the surface degradation that lets water reach the layers underneath.
Eco Choice System treats BUR restoration as a surface protection problem, not a replacement problem. Our Eco-Seal coating creates a new, seamless waterproof surface over your existing BUR, sealing every crack, blister, and split in one application. The underlying layers — still structurally sound — continue doing what they were built to do. You get a restored roof at a fraction of replacement cost, with zero tear-off waste and a lifetime warranty that makes the next roof replacement decision irrelevant.
"Restore the surface. Save the system. Skip the tear-off."Built Up Roof (BUR) Restoration FAQ
Can built-up roofs (BUR) be coated instead of torn off?
Yes. Eco-Seal bonds directly to existing BUR surfaces, flowing into alligatoring cracks, sealing blisters, and bridging failed seams in a single application. The structurally sound layers underneath stay in place, and the coating creates a new seamless waterproof barrier over the entire surface.
What is the alternative to a full BUR tear-off?
Eco-Seal restoration eliminates the tear-off entirely. Instead of stripping every layer of tar, felt, and gravel -- generating thousands of pounds of waste per square -- the coating bonds directly over your existing BUR system. This saves 60-70% compared to full tear-off and replacement, with zero landfill waste.
How does coating work on multiple-layer BUR roofs?
BUR roofs with three or four layers built up over decades are ideal candidates for Eco-Seal restoration. The coating does not require removal of any existing layers. It addresses surface degradation -- alligatoring, blisters, seam splits, and flashing failures -- while the underlying layers continue providing the structural protection they were designed for.
What BUR problems can Eco-Seal fix?
Eco-Seal addresses alligatoring (the signature cracking pattern of aging asphalt surfaces), blisters formed by trapped moisture between layers, split seams and flashings caused by thermal movement, and overall surface degradation from UV exposure. Every BUR restoration is backed by a lifetime warranty.
Eco Choice System provides commercial roof coating services across multiple states. Learn more about our services in your area:
Get Your Built Up Roof Assessed — Free
Our team will evaluate your BUR system, map every failure point, and deliver a restoration plan that saves your roof and your budget — backed by a lifetime warranty.
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