House Washing
Pressure-washing is a wonderful thing if done properly. A well-trained person with a decent machine can turn a dirty, moss-infested property into a gorgeous, fresh-looking estate.
On the other hand, an untrained person can leave stripes up and down the driveway, cut lines into wood siding, remove chunks of mortar from your nice brick retaining walls, or worse.
On the other hand, an untrained person can leave stripes up and down the driveway, cut lines into wood siding, remove chunks of mortar from your nice brick retaining walls, or worse.
Because of the damage done by untrained businesses over the years, the state of Washington now requires everyone performing the service of pressure washing to have at least a specialty contractor’s license (if not a general contractor’s license), insurance, and bonding, in addition to a regular business license.
Below are our options for moss treatment/removal:
A. Moss Treatment Only.
This method is easiest on your roof and your budget. We air-blow the roof and apply the treatment (usually zinc sulfate monohydrate, powdered or sprayed, depending on roof type and weather). If your roof has very thin moss or is just beginning to green, this is the way to go. Here in the northeast, we recommend doing this annually or every two years, depending on the amount of sun your roof gets.
This method is easiest on your roof and your budget. We air-blow the roof and apply the treatment (usually zinc sulfate monohydrate, powdered or sprayed, depending on roof type and weather). If your roof has very thin moss or is just beginning to green, this is the way to go. Here in the northeast, we recommend doing this annually or every two years, depending on the amount of sun your roof gets.
B. Moss Removal.
We brush the moss off every shingle and out of every groove in your roof.
We brush the moss off every shingle and out of every groove in your roof.
Then we air-blow, clean out the gutters, clean up the ground, and treat the roof for moss (see
option A). Though this method doesn’t leave the roof quite as clean as the Roof Wash, it is often
a close second and can be less expensive. The moss will be removed and the treatment will take
care of any bits of moss left behind from the brush.
C. Roof Wash.
The Roof Wash begins by air-blowing any debris from the roof (composition, aluminum, and most types of tile) and by cleaning out the gutters if needed. We then spray an outdoor cleaner (30 Seconds, www.30seconds.net) onto the roof and rinse down every square-inch with a low-pressure, high-volume pressure-washer. After clearing out the gutters again, rinsing down the siding, and cleaning up the ground (this can be really messy!), we treat for
The Roof Wash begins by air-blowing any debris from the roof (composition, aluminum, and most types of tile) and by cleaning out the gutters if needed. We then spray an outdoor cleaner (30 Seconds, www.30seconds.net) onto the roof and rinse down every square-inch with a low-pressure, high-volume pressure-washer. After clearing out the gutters again, rinsing down the siding, and cleaning up the ground (this can be really messy!), we treat for
moss. This is a great method for getting your roof to look new again. Because we use the 30-seconds beforehand to loosen the moss roots, we don’t need a lot of pressure to clean and our method is much easier on roofs than traditional pressure-washing.
Roof Washing
Due to our rainy and moist climate, combined with all our beautiful trees, our roofs can take a beating over time. Moss, lichen, leaves, needles, and other debris not only serve to make a home look run down, but they also trap moisture into shingles, which speed the buckling process and cause decay.Regular roof maintenance can delay the cost of an expensive re-shingling by many years. Depending on the situation, we can use leaf-blowers, brushes, or pressure-washing to clean the roof. In addition, we offer moss-treatment services to help prevent future growth on the roof, using zinc or a hydrogen-peroxide cleaner.
