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<periodOfReport>2004-01-01</periodOfReport>
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000875296</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>URECOATS INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>urec</issuerTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001226391</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>REICHENBAUM MARK A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O URECOATS INDUSTRIES INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>718 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DEERFIELD BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33442</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector>
<isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle></officerTitle>
<otherText></otherText>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
<nonDerivativeTable>
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<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock, PV $.01</value>
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</securityTitle>
<transactionDate>
<value>2004-01-01</value>
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<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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<transactionTimeliness>
<value></value>
</transactionTimeliness>
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<transactionShares>
<value>830000</value>
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</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>0</value>
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</transactionPricePerShare>
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<value>A</value>
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</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>854000</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>I</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
<natureOfOwnership>
<value>By Corporation</value>
</natureOfOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeTransaction>
</nonDerivativeTable>
<derivativeTable>
<derivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value>Preferred Stock, Series C, PV $1.00</value>
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</securityTitle>
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<transactionDate>
<value>2004-01-01</value>
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<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
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<transactionTimeliness>
<value></value>
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<transactionShares>
<value>100000</value>
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<footnoteId id="F2"/>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>20</value>
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<value>D</value>
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<footnoteId id="F2"/>
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<exerciseDate>
<value>2003-12-31</value>
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<footnoteId id="F2"/>
</exerciseDate>
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<value>2003-12-31</value>
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<footnoteId id="F2"/>
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<underlyingSecurity>
<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value>Common Stock, PV $.01</value>
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<footnoteId id="F2"/>
</underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
<value>830000</value>
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</underlyingSecurity>
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<value>0</value>
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<value>I</value>
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</directOrIndirectOwnership>
<natureOfOwnership>
<value>By Corporation</value>
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</natureOfOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</derivativeTransaction>
<derivativeHolding>
<securityTitle>
<value>Restricted Option (Right to Buy)</value>
</securityTitle>
<conversionOrExercisePrice>
<value>3.15</value>
</conversionOrExercisePrice>
<exerciseDate>
<value>2002-07-01</value>
</exerciseDate>
<expirationDate>
<value>2004-06-11</value>
</expirationDate>
<underlyingSecurity>
<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value>Common Stock, PV $.01</value>
</underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
<value>10000</value>
</underlyingSecurityShares>
</underlyingSecurity>
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<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>10000</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value>
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<natureOfOwnership>
<value></value>
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</ownershipNature>
</derivativeHolding>
</derivativeTable>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1">On February 8, 2002, a corporation in which I own a material interest, purchased 100,000 of of the registrant&#039;s Series C Convertible Preferred Shares in connection with a private placement offering pursuant to a subscription agreement, for an aggregate of $2,000,000 in cash, which Series C Convertible Preferred Shares were convertible into restricted shares of common stock according to a conversion ratio price (for determing the ratio for converting the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into restricted shares of common stock), which was $2.40, as adjusted for the reverse split and share consolidation in 2002, as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.</footnote>
<footnote id="F2">The Certificate of Designation of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock included a Mandatory Conversion Date of January 1, 2004, for all Holders of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. The 100,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock converted into, as adjusted for the reverse split and shares condolidation in 2002, 830,000 shares of restricted common stock.</footnote>
</footnotes>
<remarks></remarks>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>For Mark A. Reichenbaum by Michael T. Adams, AS/POA</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2004-01-06</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

