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WAY ROOF NON PRESSURE ROOF SOFT WASHING?

1-You Stay Healthy. Roofs provide the conditions mold, and fungi need for growth, namely heat from the sun, water from the atmosphere, and poor ventilation near the surface of the roof if it is covered with dirt and debris. Unchecked, mold and fungi can grow and release spores which can enter your house, populate your HVAC system, and present a health hazard for you and your family.

2- You Save on Energy Bills. A clean surface reflects a large portion of the light that falls on it. That means you can save money on air conditioning during summer. In contrast, a dirty surface absorbs electromagnetic waves (light), heats up, forces your AC to work harder, and increases your energy bill.

3- Cleanliness Prolongs the Life of Your Roof. Moss, algae, bacteria, lichen, and mold grow at the cost of your roof. These infestations cause premature breakdown of most roofing systems. Especially asphalt shingles, the most common roof installed in the United States.

4- You Don’t Have to Worry about Pests. Pests, especially birds, vermin, and raccoons are attracted to roofs and building exteriors. When they find it covered with leaves, branches, and other debris, they often decide to make it their permanent home and location for breeding.

5- Removes Dark Shading and Staining Completely

6- Lasts 4-6 Times Longer Than Pressure Washing

7- Safer, More Effective & Less Destructive

8- Disinfects & Sanitizes

9- 100% Kill Ratio on Mold, Mildew & Bacteria

Soft Washing is a method of cleaning and restoring a variety of different surfaces and substrates, without the use of Power Washing. Using excessive pressure or Power Washing to clean delicate substrates, has great potential to cause irrevocable damage.Soft Washing was first developed, specifically to clean and restore Asphalt Shingles Roofing, due to its fragile characteristics. It was found that using Pressure Cleaning methods to clean and restore asphalts shingles, was resulting in the small limestone particles in the shingles, being dislodged.

This will lead to premature failure of your roof and decrease your roofs ability to both retain heat within your home or building and reflect the suns UV rays, because these limestone particles help with insulation.By Power Washing your Roof or any other delicate substrate, often you can do more harm than good. Soft Washing is the only recommended method of cleaning Asphalt Shingles by the leading Roofing manufacturers such as GAF and also the approved method of cleaning many surfaces around your home by the leading Pressure Washing Associations.

Appearance. One of the first problems homeowners experience with roof algae has to do with appearance. Most homeowners only realize they have algae when it causes ugly black streaks, dark spots, or green mossy fuzz on the roofing system. Roof algae can significantly decrease curb appeal.

Home value. If you’re trying to sell your home, you may run into issues if you have roof algae. Roof algae are signs that your roofing system could have considerable damage, and may need replacing. This can decrease your home’s resale value, until and unless you schedule repairs.

Algae and lichen can adhere to your roof, cause permanent stains, and ultimately damage the underlying materials.

Wood rot. If moisture sinks down into the wood of your roof, you could have a serious problem on your hands. Standing water can soften and rot the wood, permanently compromising its strength and safety. Wood rot can lead to roof leaks, expensive repairs, and wood replacement.

Mold. Another risk of moisture trapped in your roofing system is the development of real mold. Standing water and humidity, paired with growing algae spores, can be a breeding ground for harmful mold. Mold can pose serious health risks to you and your family.

Integrity. If you allow an algae and/or mold situation to stay on your roof, it could damage its integrity beyond the point of simple repairs. Letting algae take over your roofing system for years may make the tiles irreparable, and significantly shorten a new roof’s lifespan. Rotting wood could force you to replace an unstable roof.

Damage to other structures. Algae spores can travel on the wind and easily attach to other structures on your property. Roof algae may start on your home, but it won’t be long until you notice similar growth beginning on the roofs of sheds, barns, and carports. It could even travel to neighbors’ homes, spreading the issue throughout the neighborhood.

Health. Lastly, but more importantly, roof algae can damage health. If algae turn into a mold or mildew problem, your family could be breathing in dangerous bacteria while spending time in your home or yard. The sooner you deal with roof algae, the better for your health and safety.

Roof algae, fungus, mildew, moss, and mold could ultimately hurt your health. Breathing in mold or mildew spores can cause respiratory problems and diseases, allergies, asthma, nausea, vision problems, and other health hazards. It is important to act.

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The black stains on most roofs today is a blue-green algae named Gloeocapsa magma. Roofing manufacturers reformulated asphalt shingles in the late 1980's, removing some asphalt and replacing it with crushed limestone.The limestone acts as a filler and gives weight to the shingle.

The limestone is the food source for the algae. On a North or East facing roof is where most of the growth occurs, combined with the growth of some black mold as well. This orientation provides the ideal environment for each species to thrive, degrading the shingles. The most recognizable and familiar black color is produced by the algae itself to provide it with protection from the UV rays of the sun.

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Soft Washing is a unique and extensive cleaning process that can be applied to all of your exterior surfaces such as your roof, house siding, wood fences, patio decks, brick and stone walls, painted surfaces, concrete surfaces, and even underground parking lots.

WHAT IS ON MY ROOF?

Shingle manufacturers began to change the makeup of their products in the 70’s and 80’s. Their new composition consists of crushed limestone which is an excellent food source for the algae, and when combined with warm and humid weather, gives it the perfect environment to thrive in. This algae can hold water on your roof and act like a magnafying glass raising you roofs temperature and eventually increasing your cooling costs. If left to worsen, this growth will also cause granule loss and ultimately shorten the life span of your roof.

WE CLEAN ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

ROOF WASH ACKNOWLEDGMENT

When the company completes a roof wash service, client understands that all roofs react to our solution differently and results will vary. Our solution is guaranteed to completely kill any damaging growths such as algae, moss, or lichen. Client understands that the roof will show results of a cleaning but in some instances, it may take more time to completely remove the dead growths. This happens due to many factors such as age of roof, type of shingle, location, and the amount of buildup. It is understood that there is potential to have some light brown areas that remain after treatment. These light brown areas are dead algae which previous to treatment were black streaks. If this occurs, client understands it will take some time for the remaining dead algae to come off with assistance of natural elements such as sun exposure and rain. We request clients wait 6 to 8 weeks for the brown areas to fade. If after 6 to 8 weeks, the brown areas remain, we request you contact us immediately so we can come physically view the area to appropriately determine the next step. If roof has moss or lichen growth it will take some time for those to completely fall off. Since we do not use high pressure, we let our solution do the work. If the growth is deep into the shingle it will take time for it to remove. Those growths will turn white when treated with our solution. The client understands that the growths will dry out and fall off as the natural elements such as wind and rain assist with the removal process. If after 6 to 8 weeks, the growths remain we request client reaches out to company. We will then do onsite assessment to determine next step. Client also understands that our cleaning solution is specifically designed for our cleaning services and it will not cause any discoloration or damage to the roof.

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WAY ROOF NON PRESSURE ROOF SOFT WASHING?

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HOW ROOF ALGAE CAN AFFECT YOUR ROOF ?

The black stains on most roofs today is a blue-green algae named Gloeocapsa magma. Roofing manufacturers reformulated asphalt shingles in the late 1980's, removing some asphalt and replacing it with crushed limestone.The limestone acts as a filler and gives weight to the shingle.

WHAT IS ON MY ROOF?

WE CLEAN ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

ROOF WASH ACKNOWLEDGMENT