Amidst the hustle and bustle of urban centers is your home you want to live comfortably in. You might already be dealing with traffic during your commute that, when you get home, you also wouldn’t want to deal with problems that shouldn’t have been problems in the first place, like sweltering rooms or water leaking from your ceilings.
Living in urban neighborhoods is a unique experience, and it helps to ensure your home is reinforced with coatings fit for its climate and conditions. Select Boysen products to deal with various concerns in the city, so you wouldn’t have to worry about them in the long run.
Exterior Paints against Dirt and Pollution
Boysen Wallguard
One paint product for city life is definitely Boysen Wallguard. Factories and plants are concentrated in urban areas, and many vehicles pass through the city everyday. These spew dirt in the air, and while communities push efforts to keep the air cleaner, living in the city still means you have to watch out for debris, grime, and smog, potentially dirtying up your exterior walls.
What Boysen Wallguard does is give concrete walls an easy-clean, scrub-resistant coating to help you manage pristine walls. It also coats to a durable finish that’s color- and gloss-retentive.
Boysen KNOxOUT
If you want a paint that directly addresses noxious fumes, then you would want to consider painting with Boysen KNOxOUT, Silicone B-8702 specifically for exteriors. Surfaces coated with this paint convert airborne pollutants into harmless substances. Read this article to know the science behind this innovative product.
You can also paint Boysen KNOxOUT indoors due to its de-odorizing properties, perfect when dealing with pollution in the city. Just make sure you specifically use the Acrylic B-8701 variant.
Waterproofing against Rain and Typhoons
Philippine cities experience storms and rains just like in the rural areas of the country. To avoid water seepage caused by exposure to weather, apply Boysen Plexibond, a cementitious waterproofing system, on exterior surfaces. Note: You need a topcoat for Boysen Plexibond.
Many homes in the city feature a roof deck, a feature to maximize space in compact, tall buildings. This feature is highly exposed to rain, making it a necessity to waterproof this space. Horizontal surfaces like a roof deck, as well vertical surfaces like firewalls, need the protection to prevent different problems caused by exposure to water and moisture.
To double up on waterproofing your home, you can paint walls with the watertight Boysen Acrytex. You can also have the economy-grade Titan Superflex Elastomeric Paint as an option.
With these durable paint products that are applied properly, you can be confident that your home can withstand heavy rains.
Roof Paints for Cooler Homes
Living in the city means dealing with higher temperatures than average. We call this the ‘urban heat island effect.’ Caused by the lack of vegetation, cities make hot weather feel even hotter. To mitigate these effects, painting roofs with white paint, particularly with Boysen Cool Shades, reflects heat that could have been trapped by roofs with a darker color.
At the moment, Boysen is participating in a campaign to promote cooler roofs through paint. One home changing to cooler roofs can make for a more comfortable space. But an entire community embracing this change can help combat the negative effects of warmer climate at a wider scale. Get to know more about the global campaign for cooler cities here.
Choosing Paints When Living in the City
Boysen offers reliable products for city life, addressing different issues you may encounter. Thinking of redesigning your space while living in the city? Get tips from this article. For product recommendation for other challenges found in other parts of the country, visit this article.
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