Advice would be appreciated...

[animal70X7]

I've been doing power washing for about 6 years, mostly as a side business. I have a customer with a BIG house (4500sq ft) who wants the roof and house washed. They are about to sell. I have no experience with roofs and his really needs to be cleaned. Everything I've researched says use HIGH chlorine content mixture which will likely damage the landscaping. I cannot likely run tubes off the gutters far enough to get them out the lawn. The yard is that big and it is on a lake. Is there a safe product for the roof? Is there a real low pressure solution for the 40ft peak areas? Lots of mold and dirt! I live in the Grand Rapids, MI area and would appreciate some leads on someone in the area with experience with roofs.

Thanks in advance
Troy A. Markosky
JT Mobile Powerwashing

 

[CPW10]

Bump... I am curious also.

 

[misuchel]

House wash mix help

I've been doing power washing for about 6 years, mostly as a side business. I have a customer with a BIG house (4500sq ft) who wants the roof and house washed. They are about to sell. I have no experience with roofs and his really needs to be cleaned. Everything I've researched says use HIGH chlorine content mixture which will likely damage the landscaping. I cannot likely run tubes off the gutters far enough to get them out the lawn. The yard is that big and it is on a lake. Is there a safe product for the roof? Is there a real low pressure solution for the 40ft peak areas? Lots of mold and dirt! I live in the Grand Rapids, MI area and would appreciate some leads on someone in the area with experience with roofs.

Thanks in advance
Troy A. Markosky
JT Mobile Powerwashing

I think maybe I posted this in the wrong place before so here goes again.I am using a soft wash All-Flo pump setup and my house mix is as follows: 50 gallons water, 10 gallons 12.5%SH, 28 ounces Simple Cherry, and 16 ounces F-13, and some Cascade.This combo cleans everything amazingly, including cobwebs,bird droppings, algae, ect. The gutters and windows come out great also.Lots of rinsing. I would like to know if you think this is too much SH, or is my ratio OK? Thanks for your advice and experience!

 

[misuchel]

A simple mix of 35 gallons 12.5% SH, and 65 gallons water and 2 quarts of Amonyx will absolutely clean any roof, with results in about 10 minutes with or without rinsing.I am talking about a no pressure application-power washing a roof is risky at best and should not be done.There is alot more to be said about equipment, but avoid sodium hydroxide cleaners on shingles-this can weaken the integrity of the shingles-it is a degreaser.

 

[animal70X7]

A simple mix of 35 gallons 12.5% SH, and 65 gallons water and 2 quarts of Amonyx will absolutely clean any roof, with results in about 10 minutes with or without rinsing.I am talking about a no pressure application-power washing a roof is risky at best and should not be done.There is alot more to be said about equipment, but avoid sodium hydroxide cleaners on shingles-this can weaken the integrity of the shingles-it is a degreaser.

?? what is the difference between this mix and sodium hydroxide cleaners?

The mix in your last post, you spray this on the siding with the All-flo setup, let it dwell for how long? and rinse off with what pressure. How far will the 60 gallons go? What kind of cost for those mixes?

 

[misuchel]

advice would be appreciated

Sodium hydroxide will not eliminate the algae without using pressure, and being that it is a degreaser, it really should not be used on asphalt shingles, although it is a good cleaner on other surfaces, it is more for applications for non-petroleum based products-i.e. asphalt. Using a sodium hypochlorite based mix elimintes algae, mold, lichen ect. without pressure.
The house mix that i mentioned is applied directly on the house, and if there is algae present, then dwell time is dictated by how long it takes the algae or mildew to disappear-usually not longer than 7 minutes.This mix is really good for cobwebs.most gutter stains, and bird droppings-bird droppings may require longer dwell time.With this mix, no pressure is needed, which is safer for siding on houses.

 

[CPW10]

mix

Is there a smaller mix just for gutters? I have been looking for something to clean gutters with that really works. I guess I could do the math and break it down.

 

[Doug Rucker]

Troy you still out there?????????

 

[animal70X7]

Yes, I'm still around

 

[Doug Rucker]

How are things going for you Troy...are you cleaning roofs? Been a couple years since this post was started. Update us on your business if you can. Great to hear from you.

 

[animal70X7]

No, I never did get into roofs. I got real busy at church last summer and didn't do much with the business. I have 4 houses and a deck set up for spring so far. I would love to learn roofs, but you live a little to far away from me up here in MI. Most I have encountered around here climb them and I usually do stuff on my own and there is no way I'm climbing roofs without a helper...

 

[Doug Rucker]

You can do them from a ladder at the gutter line too. Don't have to get on them.


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[archie_MN]

You can do them from a ladder at the gutter line too. Don't have to get on them.

Yup, and for the rest of them, you can get a comfortable harness setup for a few hundred bucks. I'm no Doug, but I'm closer. I'd be happy to show you how I do roofs.

Doug, have you given any thought to training videos?

 

[Doug Rucker]

You can do them from a ladder at the gutter line too. Don't have to get on them.

Yup, and for the rest of them, you can get a comfortable harness setup for a few hundred bucks. I'm no Doug, but I'm closer. I'd be happy to show you how I do roofs.

Doug, have you given any thought to training videos?

Training videos coat a lot there are so many changes in cleaning techniques, products, etc. I do do web inar training though. $20.00 for an hour I sit and train via the webinar. The 20.00 helps cover my costs and a little of my time, and I figure everyones always got 20.00 to learn something.