You maybe have heard a rumor about homemade roof.
Roof shingle cleaner homemade.
Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.
But once in a while it just gets way to hot.
Algae resistant shingles such shingles cost slightly more per square but the cost is offset by avoidance of regular cleanings or metal strip installation.
A homemade cleaning solution can be mixed using a quart of chlorine bleach and a gallon of water.
After about fifteen minutes of contact with the offending growths rinse the solution off the roof shingles.
Roof shingles become dirty over time.
They are exposed to wind rain and other weather elements that not only cause dirt to form on the shingles but also mold and mildew.
We clean roofs all day long.
Before applying the cleaner spray the roof with water to cool it down.
Spray forget will remove green and black stains from roofs decks awnings brick.
One part of proper roof maintenance is cleaning the shingles which you can do yourself in less than an hour.
Keeping roof shingles clean will not only enhance the professional roof cleaners charge.
Stained shingles take away from the overall neat appearance of the exterior of the home.
Spray the cleaner on a section of roof and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
Then spray the cleaner onto the shingles photo 1.
For extra cleaning power mix in a non ammonia heavy cleaner like tsp.
Unlike other roof cleaning products spray forget does not contain any bleach.
Then mix standard laundry bleach with water.
You can successfully clean shingles by using oxygen bleach.
Start at the lower portion of the roof moving up as you clean each lower section.
Use the sprayer to saturate a strip 3 feet high x 10 feet wide.
So you would wet down all plants and then rinse them again once you re done cleaning the roof.
Roof shingles can become dirty and stained over time.
Pour it into a pump sprayer strap yourself into a full body harness tie it down and climb to the roof.
Pick a cool overcast day so the cleaning solution doesn t dry too fast.
Bleach can effectively clean roof shingles and remove even the toughest stains.
Clean off all that grimy mold for the best looking roof possible.
Cleaning roofs is slippery work.
The high powered water jets can damage shingles and remove the shingle granules that protect the roof.
One is the guy on the roof spraying cleaning the roof and the other ones job is to spray everything and anything that could get over sprayed with the roof cleaner.
That way you always stand on dry surface and reduce the chance of slipping.
Then keep a spray bottle handy for quick touch ups.
As the metal weathers the color blends into most shingle colors over time.
That ll prevent the cleaner from drying out too quickly.
Bleach or sodium hydroxide lye which can destroy all perimeter vegetation burn your skin and eyes and potentially degrade your asphalt shingle performance.