{
  "lang": "en",
  "translation_of": "fibrociment",
  "type": "toiture",
  "slug": "fiber-cement",
  "title": "Fiber-Cement Roof Coating: reflective, -10°C, no tear-off",
  "status": "publish",
  "seo": {
    "titre_seo": "Fiber-Cement Roof Coating: reflective, -10°C, no tear-off | Covalba",
    "meta_description": "Reflective roof coating for fiber-cement roofs: 8 to 10°C cooler under the roof, no tear-off, at 20-25 €/m². A cheaper route than ripping the roof off.",
    "canonical": "https://www.covalba.fr/en/roofs/fiber-cement"
  },
  "types_support": [
    "fibrociment"
  ],
  "thumbnail": {
    "path": "assets/produits/compat-fibrociment.webp",
    "alt": "Aging fiber-cement roof ready for a reflective coating with gentle prep"
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "layout": "hero",
      "variante": "standard",
      "eyebrow": "FIBER-CEMENT ROOF COATING",
      "titre": "Reflective roof coating for fiber-cement roofs",
      "lead": "Cool your fiber-cement roof by 8 to 10°C with no tear-off, and skip a costly removal job.",
      "image": {
        "path": "assets/produits/compat-fibrociment.webp",
        "alt": "Aging fiber-cement roof ready for a reflective coating with gentle prep"
      },
      "stats": [
        {
          "value": "-8 to -10°C",
          "label": "under the roof"
        },
        {
          "value": "No tear-off",
          "label": "of the covering"
        },
        {
          "value": "20-25 €/m²",
          "label": "no major job"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "layout": "barre_reassurance",
      "items": [
        {
          "texte": "Safe access, gear stays on the ground"
        },
        {
          "texte": "Goes on without damaging the substrate"
        },
        {
          "texte": "No tear-off"
        },
        {
          "texte": "No downtime"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "layout": "grille_cards",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "Why act",
        "titre": "Fiber-cement runs hot, ages fast, and costs a lot to tear off."
      },
      "cards": [
        {
          "titre": "It soaks up and passes on heat",
          "texte": "Fiber-cement sheets, often dark and barely insulating, get seriously hot in the sun."
        },
        {
          "titre": "It breaks down over time",
          "texte": "Fiber-cement goes porous, gets coated in moss, and loses its looks."
        },
        {
          "titre": "Tearing it off costs a fortune",
          "texte": "On old roofs, removal is a heavy, costly job — especially when the material falls under asbestos rules."
        }
      ],
      "colonnes": "3",
      "theme": "clair",
      "transition": "A reflective roof coating cools and protects the roof without touching the covering."
    },
    {
      "layout": "texte_image",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "The Covalba solution",
        "titre": "Your roof reflects the sun — no tear-off."
      },
      "contenu": "<p>On a fiber-cement roof, the reflective CovaTherm coating goes on with gentle prep, matched to a fragile substrate. It bounces the sun back, drops the temperature, and protects the sheets — no tear-off, no drilling.</p>\n<h3>The system</h3>",
      "image": {
        "path": "assets/cool-roof-layers.webp",
        "alt": "Cross-section of the Covalba reflective roof coating system"
      },
      "position_image": "droite",
      "liste": [
        {
          "texte": "Check the sheets and tailor the prep"
        },
        {
          "texte": "CovaTherm reflective coating"
        },
        {
          "texte": "Solar lacquer on the skylights if needed"
        }
      ],
      "note": "On fiber-cement that may contain asbestos, the work falls under local asbestos rules. We confirm the applicable framework during the technical check.",
      "cta": {
        "label": "View the CovaTherm product sheet",
        "lien": "/en/solutions/covatherm",
        "style": "secondary"
      }
    },
    {
      "layout": "grille_cards",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "What you gain",
        "titre": "Cooler, protected, no major job.",
        "intro": "Up to 8 to 10°C cooler under the roof, from the first summer."
      },
      "cards": [
        {
          "icone": "sun",
          "titre": "A cooler building",
          "texte": "The fiber-cement stops passing its heat through. Warehouses and shops are bearable again come summer.",
          "image": {
            "path": "images/toitures/benefit-confort.webp",
            "alt": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "icone": "wrench",
          "titre": "A protected roof",
          "texte": "The coating shields the sheets from UV and slows their wear.",
          "image": {
            "path": "images/toitures/benefit-protection-toiture.webp",
            "alt": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "icone": "factory",
          "titre": "No tear-off",
          "texte": "You skip a heavy job and the extra cost that comes with old materials.",
          "image": {
            "path": "images/toitures/benefit-chantier-evite.webp",
            "alt": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "icone": "shield-check",
          "titre": "A fast job",
          "texte": "Applied from the ground, with no need to stop work on site.",
          "image": {
            "path": "images/toitures/benefit-chantier-evite.webp",
            "alt": ""
          }
        }
      ],
      "colonnes": "4",
      "theme": "clair"
    },
    {
      "layout": "tableau_situations",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "The right call",
        "titre": "Protect the sheets instead of tearing them off.",
        "intro": "As long as the sheets are sound, a reflective roof coating takes the heat out and saves you a heavy removal job.\n\nOn fiber-cement, the gap versus a tear-off is often the widest of all."
      },
      "lignes_situations": [
        {
          "situation": "Sound sheets taking the heat",
          "recommandation": "CovaTherm reflective coating, gentle prep",
          "justification": "Cool and protect without touching the covering."
        },
        {
          "situation": "Porous sheets, moss",
          "recommandation": "Gentle cleaning, then CovaTherm",
          "justification": "Bring back the look and protect, with no tear-off."
        },
        {
          "situation": "Broken or cracked sheets",
          "recommandation": "Swap the bad sheets, then coat the whole roof",
          "justification": "Fix the spot issues first, then protect the rest."
        },
        {
          "situation": "Roof at the end of its life",
          "recommandation": "Technical check: a tear-off may be the call",
          "justification": "A reflective coating can't save a roof that's beyond repair."
        }
      ],
      "cta": {
        "label": "Request a quote",
        "lien": "/en/diagnostic",
        "style": "primary"
      }
    },
    {
      "layout": "cta",
      "variante": "mid",
      "titre": "Cool your fiber-cement without a tear-off.",
      "texte": "We check the sheets and the regulatory side so you can take the heat out without a costly removal job.",
      "cta_primaire": {
        "label": "Request a quote",
        "lien": "/en/diagnostic",
        "style": "primary"
      }
    },
    {
      "layout": "texte_image",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "What it works on",
        "titre": "Gentle prep, built for a fragile substrate."
      },
      "contenu": "<p>Fiber-cement is fragile and can't take aggressive treatment. So the prep is tailored: gentle cleaning, no high-pressure spray that could chew up the sheets, and no drilling.</p>",
      "image": {
        "path": "assets/produits/compat-fibrociment.webp",
        "alt": ""
      },
      "position_image": "gauche"
    },
    {
      "layout": "etapes",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "Safe to apply",
        "titre": "It all happens from the ground, with no machinery on the roof."
      },
      "etapes": [
        {
          "titre": "Technical check",
          "texte": "Sheet condition, moss, structural soundness, regulatory context."
        },
        {
          "titre": "Prep",
          "texte": "Gentle cleaning, without damaging the substrate."
        },
        {
          "titre": "Safe application",
          "texte": "Reflective coating, sprayed from the ground."
        },
        {
          "titre": "Inspection",
          "texte": "Quality check and monitoring over time."
        }
      ],
      "reassurance": "Gear at the foot of the building, nothing on the roof. The coating goes on without harming the substrate, done by a trained, equipped crew.",
      "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HOB5OVH0Ac"
    },
    {
      "layout": "chiffres",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "Real results",
        "titre": "Measured in the field."
      },
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": "-7.5°C",
          "label": "on surface temperature"
        },
        {
          "value": "Protected sheets",
          "label": "from UV and weathering"
        },
        {
          "value": "No tear-off",
          "label": "of the covering"
        }
      ],
      "theme": "sombre"
    },
    {
      "layout": "faq",
      "entete": {
        "badge": "FAQ",
        "titre": "Your questions, *our answers.*"
      },
      "questions": [
        {
          "question": "What if my fiber-cement contains asbestos?",
          "reponse": "<p>Coating asbestos fiber-cement falls under local asbestos rules. The technical check spells out the framework that applies to your roof.</p>"
        },
        {
          "question": "Will it hold up on porous fiber-cement?",
          "reponse": "<p>Yes, with the right prep. Porous or moss-covered fiber-cement gets a gentle clean before we coat.</p>"
        },
        {
          "question": "Do the sheets have to come off?",
          "reponse": "<p>No — that's the whole point. Only broken sheets get swapped out, one by one.</p>"
        },
        {
          "question": "Why not clean with high pressure?",
          "reponse": "<p>Because fiber-cement is fragile, and aggressive cleaning wrecks it.</p>"
        },
        {
          "question": "What about winter?",
          "reponse": "<p>Barely a difference. The small shoulder-season loss is well covered by the summer gain.</p>"
        }
      ],
      "json_ld": true
    },
    {
      "layout": "cta",
      "variante": "final",
      "titre": "Skip the tear-off when the sheets can be saved.",
      "texte": "CovaTherm cools and protects fiber-cement with gentle prep, matched to the substrate and its regulatory framework.",
      "reassurances": [
        {
          "texte": "Check within 48 hours"
        },
        {
          "texte": "No tear-off"
        },
        {
          "texte": "No commitment"
        }
      ],
      "cta_primaire": {
        "label": "Request a quote",
        "lien": "/en/diagnostic",
        "style": "primary"
      }
    },
    {
      "layout": "contenu_seo",
      "intro": "<p>Fiber-cement covers a big share of the industrial and farm warehouses built last century. It runs hot, ages badly, and tearing it off has gotten expensive.</p>",
      "sections": [
        {
          "titre": "Why a fiber-cement roof runs hot",
          "contenu": "<p>Fiber-cement sheets, often dark and barely insulating, soak up the sun and pass it straight inside.</p>"
        },
        {
          "titre": "How a reflective roof coating works on fiber-cement",
          "contenu": "<p>CovaTherm goes on with gentle prep: no aggressive cleaning, no drilling. The coating cools the building and shields the sheets from weathering.</p>"
        },
        {
          "titre": "The asbestos case",
          "contenu": "<p>A big share of old fiber-cement roofs contain asbestos. When they do, the work has to follow the applicable asbestos rules, confirmed roof by roof.</p>"
        },
        {
          "titre": "Reflective fiber-cement coating or a tear-off",
          "contenu": "<p>Ripping off an old roof, hauling it away, and putting up a new one runs into serious money. As long as the sheets are sound, a reflective coating is the cheapest route by far.</p>"
        },
        {
          "titre": "A principle backed by research",
          "contenu": "<p>On a poorly insulated fiber-cement warehouse, a reflective surface shows up fast in summer comfort.</p>"
        },
        {
          "titre": "Protection that lasts",
          "contenu": "<p>The CovaTherm system — polyurethane with a finishing varnish — is built to last 8 to 10 years while protecting the sheets.</p>"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Heat Island Group, Reflective Roofs",
          "url": "https://heatisland.lbl.gov/coolscience/cool-roofs"
        },
        {
          "label": "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Using Reflective Roofs to Reduce Heat Islands",
          "url": "https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/using-cool-roofs-reduce-heat-islands"
        },
        {
          "label": "EPA, Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies, Reflective Roofs",
          "url": "https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-06/documents/coolroofscompendium.pdf"
        },
        {
          "label": "U.S. EPA, Heat Island Effect: reflective roofs",
          "url": "https://www.epa.gov/heatislands"
        }
      ],
      "replie": true
    }
  ]
}