Not every Roof Wash is the same.

Some companies stand on the ground with a hose or pressure washer and call that a Roof Wash.

Our extensive inventory of sophisticated Aerial Bucket equipment and telescopic wands and specially equipped ladders allows us to get the job done safely and effectively.

The most important aspect in Roof Cleaning is the permanent removal of the mold spores.

Like a dandelion on your lawn, if you don't get the root, it comes back next week.

These spores come from pollen that metabolizes into moss, mildew, algae, and mold and can eat through the aggregate of your roof shingles when in search of water and nutrients.

Water, no matter how much pressure is not adequate nor is it the correct approach as you do not want to remove the aggregate from the shingle.

Using proper cleaning products provides 80% of the workload and requires a minimal amount of pressure long called soft wash for the longest-lasting results. We use a fungicidal as opposed to a germicidal. This kills the root cause of the problem without collateral damage to your specimen plantings below thereby providing you with several or more years before the bio-pollutant returns.

It's always a good idea to have large trees trimmed back before our arrival.

Marketing words like Shampoo or Soft Wash are all the same and are some form of Washing with varying degrees of pressure.

Rest assured that since all shingles are installed in an overlap dovetail manner, this cannot happen since water would have to pass through two shingles and a layer of either felt paper or weather shield. Moss does grow under shingles and squirrels will hide their acorns under shingles too. Just prior to removal, the shingle may have begun to lift as plant growth beneath a shingle actually caused the edge of the shingle to begin to lift but was not visible until after the removal of the moss. This is clearly more pronounced after the removal of the moss ball.

Power washing a roof shingle cannot cause a shingle to lift or leak. Lifting and leaking come from a previously existing condition.

We feel that once a roof has lived beyond 3/4 of its normal expected life span (26 years in the above example), it's a good idea to take a little extra time to examine the integrity of the shingle. At some point, it makes more sense by putting a few pennies into the cookie jar and replace.  However, if you plan on selling your home before you needed to replace the roof, the curb appeal and return are tremendous.

Still have questions? Let us take a look with you and discuss.

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.