Streaking Off The Shingles, Without Walking Them
A roof is the one place where pressure does real damage, so we only ever soft wash them. The solution kills the algae and lichen at the root, and your roof keeps clearing for weeks after we've left. We don't scrub it, we stay off the shingles as much as we can, and you won't lose granules.
What Roof Cleaning Involves
Three stages, and the first one is why your roof survives the clean.
Assessing The Roof
Black streaking on asphalt shingles is algae, not dirt, and it feeds on the limestone filler in the shingle itself. Before we mix anything we check the pitch, the shingle condition and where the water's going to run, because we treat a roof with lifting tabs differently to a sound one.
- Shingle type and condition checked first
- Pitch and run-off mapped before mixing
- Gutters and valleys inspected
- If something isn't safe to treat, we'll tell you up front
Low Pressure Treatment
We never pressure wash a roof. The granules on an asphalt shingle are what give it its life, and pressure strips them straight off. We put the treatment on at low pressure and leave it to work, so it kills the algae at the root instead of scouring your shingles.
- No pressure on the shingle at any point
- We put the treatment on and give it time to work
- Algae killed at the root, not scraped off
- Granules left where they belong
Protecting What Is Below
Most of the care on a roof job happens at ground level. We wet your planting, grass and paintwork down before we start and flush them after, and we clear the gutters of whatever comes off so the next rain doesn't put it straight back down your wall.
- We wet planting and grass down first, then flush them after
- We keep the downspout run-off away from your beds
- Gutter line cleared of what comes loose
- Walls below the run-off rinsed clean
Why It Is Worth Doing
Why people around Tattnall and Evans County treat a roof instead of replacing it.
The Streaks Are Alive
What looks like dirt running down your roof is algae growing on the shingle. It holds moisture against the surface and it spreads, so leaving it isn't just a cosmetic decision. Treating it stops the spread instead of hiding it for a month.
Pressure Ruins A Roof
A pressure washer takes the granules off an asphalt shingle, and those granules are what protect it from the sun. Your roof can look cleaner the same day and have years knocked off it. Low pressure is the only thing that should go near one.
Cheaper Than The Alternative
A treatment costs a fraction of what a new roof does, and a roof that gets cleaned keeps looking like one somebody takes care of. That matters if you're putting the place on the market or having it valued.
Nobody Walks Your Roof
We work from the ground wherever the pitch lets us. The less anybody walks on your shingles, the less damage the clean itself does, and that's the whole point of treating it properly.
