Thomas Parks Contracting

Alex Reid, aka, Alexander Reid Roofing. working under the contractor license for Thomas Parks Contracting, in early in 2022, suggested replacing just the missing shingles, sealing the cracks around the pipes, and applying a roof coating that would seal the shingled roof with a 10-year warranty and it would cost a fraction of a new roof. He completed the roof repair.

Do not let Alex talk you into the white coating material called, elastomatic, to "seal" asphalt shingles to extend the life of the roof. It doesn't work, in my experience. The coating material is really for a flat commercial roof or metal roof for a mobile home.

I wish I saw the TV commercials for the Roof Maxx treatment before I hired Alex. Roof Maxx uses a natural treatment material sprayed on the shingles that is designed to protect, restore, and rejuvenate asphalt shingles to extend the life of a roof by 5 years for a fraction of the cost of a roof replacement. You can extend the life of the roof up to 15 years with multiple treatments.

The Elastomatic coating material Alex applied only lasted 2 years before a leak occurred in the bedroom. In February of 2024, Alex did come out to add another layer of coating material to the shingles above the bedroom area and replace shingles that were not held down by the coating. Then I called in February 2025 about a leak still occurring in the same spot in the bedroom. Alex refused to repair, despite a 10-year warranty. He only wants to replace the roof.

Our handyman neighbor repaired the exposed roof paper with a waterproof membrane, replaced missing shingles, and applied the elastomatic material. The ceiling did not leak with the repair made when it rained in late February. Something Alex refused to do under warranty.