How to Get Your Roof Clean

How to Get Your Roof Clean

Shingle roofing is one of the most common roofing materials across the US. Many homeowners who have shingle roofs don’t know enough about maintaining them. If you have noticed that your roof is no longer uniform in color, you likely need to get your roof clean. Roofs can look dirty due to algae or moss growth or other problems.


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If something is growing on your roof, it can harm your shingles over time, so it’s important to get your roof clean.

The video posted here shows how a professional roof cleaner gets an asphalt shingle roof clean. If you plan to hire a professional service for this project, watching the video will give you a great understanding of how they will treat your roof.

If, on the other hand, you want to clean your roof on your own, you have other options that don’t require expensive equipment or supplies. Your local hardware or home improvement store should have special cleaning chemicals designed for asphalt shingles. You simply need to dilute them as directed in a garden sprayer, spray them all over the roof, and wait the specified amount of time before rinsing them off. This is a fairly easy process and should kill moss and algae in just one treatment.
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I’m Eric Brophy, a carpenter and homebuilder with 16 years experience doing the job right, the old-fashioned way. What they used to say is true — measure twice, cut once. If you plan out a project from the start, with blueprints, a bill of materials, the whole nine yards, you may seem to be wasting time at the start, but it’s time saved on having to do the job again when it just doesn’t fit. Whether you’re building in the city or off the grid, ground-up or touch-up, I can guarantee you’ll find home improvement tips for your next DIY project at home.

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