A homemade cleaning solution can be mixed using a quart of chlorine bleach and a gallon of water.
Roof shingle cleaner homemade.
Algae mold mildew moss and dirt are often attracted to shingles.
Wait about 20 minutes then rinse.
Stained shingles take away from the overall neat appearance of the exterior of the home.
The high powered water jets can damage shingles and remove the shingle granules that protect the roof.
Start at the lower portion of the roof moving up as you clean each lower section.
Spray the cleaner on a section of roof and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
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.
Cleaning roofs is slippery work.
One part of proper roof maintenance is cleaning the shingles which you can do yourself in less than an hour.
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.
Then mix standard laundry bleach with water.
Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.
You maybe have heard a rumor about homemade roof.
Roof shingles become dirty over time.
Spray forget will remove green and black stains from roofs decks awnings brick.
After about fifteen minutes of contact with the offending growths rinse the solution off the roof shingles.
For extra cleaning power mix in a non ammonia heavy cleaner like tsp.
We clean roofs all day long.
Bleach or sodium hydroxide lye which can destroy all perimeter vegetation burn your skin and eyes and potentially degrade your asphalt shingle performance.
Unlike other roof cleaning products spray forget does not contain any bleach.
Bleach can effectively clean roof shingles and remove even the toughest stains.
But once in a while it just gets way to hot.
Keeping roof shingles clean will not only enhance the professional roof cleaners charge.
You can successfully clean shingles by using oxygen bleach.
That ll prevent the cleaner from drying out too quickly.
Before applying the cleaner spray the roof with water to cool it down.
Adding metal strips can be an effective course of prevention for up to 10 years.
Pour it into a pump sprayer strap yourself into a full body harness tie it down and climb to the roof.
Use the sprayer to saturate a strip 3 feet high x 10 feet wide.
Algae resistant shingles such shingles cost slightly more per square but the cost is offset by avoidance of regular cleanings or metal strip installation.
Then spray the cleaner onto the shingles photo 1.
Clean off all that grimy mold for the best looking roof possible.
Pick a cool overcast day so the cleaning solution doesn t dry too fast.
That way you always stand on dry surface and reduce the chance of slipping.
Then keep a spray bottle handy for quick touch ups.
