Posts Tagged ‘roof cleaning’

Around Seattle, you’ll notice quite a few roofs could use a good cleaning. Black streaks drag down the curb appeal, making plenty of homes and neighborhoods feel dirty. But there’s another problem. A more serious one. Those black streaks feed on limestone shingles due to the moisture held in them. At first, it’s just ugly.…

The spring cleaning of your home should never be limited to just your home’s interior. Indeed, just with other types of cleaning, if you want to truly do a thorough job, then you need to clean everything from top to bottom. Your home is no different. Now that spring is finally upon us, this is…

Moss! It’s everywhere and ruining our roofs! Moss can easily be prevented by keeping loose debris such as leaves off your roof and applying zinc sulfate annually. Shady areas on your roof are the best environment for moss to grow. Try to keep trees trimmed around your house to allow sun to reach your roof…

When it comes to moss removal on composition roofs pressure washing is not the way to go. It looks  really good yes, but the pressure pulls off so much of the grit and life from the shingles. Or when done wrong can cause leaking in your roof. We like to spray a light chemical first to…

Metal roofs are becoming more and more popular. They last long, are durable and they have a really nice look to them. cleaning them can kind of be tricky if they are steep because there so slippery. Also there are a couple ways to go about cleaning them. you can use a pressure washer and turn down…

In the greater Seattle are and northwest moss grows all over because of the moisture, especially in shaded areas that are covered by trees or places where there is not a lot of sun. Moss removal and roof cleaning help maintain and keep the life or your roof. Here we have a really steep roof…