• Three generations
  • Agricultural · Commercial · Industrial
  • Based in Indianapolis
  • Text or call for an estimate
Thomas & Sons pickup and ladder rack at a pole barn job
About Thomas & Sons

A three-generation painting and roof coating company

Thomas & Sons coats, repairs and paints roofs and metal buildings for farms and businesses. Commercial or agricultural, big or small, we've got you covered.

Every job gets the same prep: washed, refastened, patched and sealed before a drop of coating goes on.

About us
Close-up of a metal roof half coated: weathered red panels on one side, fresh coating on the other
What we do

Roof coating, repair and painting

For farms, businesses and industrial sites in and around Indianapolis.

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Large low-slope metal roof on a commercial building, freshly finished

Metal and low-slope roofs on shops, warehouses and industrial buildings, sealed and coated without a tear-off. Learn more

Row of long turkey barns with coated metal roofs

Pole barns, turkey and livestock barns and equipment sheds. Rust stopped and roofs sealed for years more use. Learn more

Large blue commercial metal building after it was primed and painted

Pole barns, metal buildings and roofs primed and painted with Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial direct-to-metal paint. Learn more

Close-up of a metal roof half coated: weathered red panels on one side, fresh coating on the other

Leaks, loose panels, backed-out screws, holes and failed flashings found and fixed. Learn more

Painted white barn and black silo with a fresh white fence

Barns, fences, silos, siding and grain bins. Damaged wood replaced, then primed and painted. Learn more

Before and after

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Faded red metal roof before coating, with a tarp on the eave
The same metal roof sprayed with a bright aluminum coating
BeforeAfter
Faded red roof, coatedRoof coating
Long dark green metal building with a weathered roof before coating
The same building with its roof coated in aluminum
BeforeAfter
Long metal building roofRoof coating
Gray pole barn with a rust-brown roof before work
The same pole barn with its roof primed and painted
BeforeAfter
Rusted pole barn roofRoof painting
Long barn with a rusted brown metal roof
The same barn after loose metal was screwed down, spots patched and the roof painted green
BeforeAfter
Barn roof, painted greenRoof repair and painting
Tan pole barn with a rust-stained roof
The same pole barn with a clean, painted roof
BeforeAfter
Tan pole barn roofRoof painting
Weathered gray pole barn siding before painting
The same pole barn primed and painted
BeforeAfter
Pole barn siding and trimBuilding painting
Our process

How we take care of a roof

01

Power wash

Every job starts with a full power wash, so primer and coating bond to clean metal.

02

Repair

Loose metal refastened, old nails swapped for screws, holes patched.

03

Seal and prime

Fasteners and flashings sealed. Rust treated with a rust-inhibitive primer.

04

Coat or paint

Asphalt aluminum roof coating, or primer and direct-to-metal paint in the color you want.

Close-up of a metal roof after coating, ridge to eave
Why Thomas & Sons

Name-brand products, and no skipped steps

A coating is only as good as the prep under it. Every job gets washed, repaired and sealed first, then finished with products we trust:

  • Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial Direct To Metal Roof and building paint
  • Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial Acrylic Metal building paint
  • Sherwin-Williams SuperPaint Barns, fences and wood
  • Zinsser Rust-Inhibitive Primer Rusted roofs
  • UniFlex OneFlash Urethane Sealant Fasteners and flashings
  • Asphalt Aluminum Roof Coating Industrial-strength roof coating

Three generations

A family coating company. You talk to the people doing the work.

Prep done right

Washed, refastened, patched, sealed and primed before any coating goes on.

Farm to factory

Turkey barns and pole barns to large commercial buildings.

Our work

Recent jobs

Wide commercial metal roof seen from the roof edge
Questions

Common questions

Often, yes. If the roof deck is still solid, we can refasten it, seal and patch the problem spots and coat the whole surface for a fraction of the disruption of a tear-off. If it's too far gone, we'll tell you.

Coating means an industrial-strength asphalt aluminum roof coating: a thick, silver finish that seals the roof and protects it from further corrosion. Painting means primer plus Sherwin-Williams direct-to-metal paint, which lets you pick a color. We'll recommend one after seeing the roof.

No. Coating is done from the roof, so your building can stay open. We'll work out timing and access with you before we start.

Yes. We do repairs on their own too: refastening, patching holes and sealing fasteners and flashings.

Text or call Woody at (317) 967‑1253, or fill in the estimate form. Including the address helps us get back to you faster.

Tell us about your roof

Text Woody the address, or call. We'll come out, look at it and give you a straight answer.