Roof Cleaning Saves You Money!

Roof Cleaning Saves You Money!

When your roof forms black steaks you need a professional roof cleaner. immediately. The savings from roof cleaning pays for itself by:

• Making your home more appealing to your friends, relatives, neighbors and prospective buyers because it will look like your home has a new roof. This will also help you sell the house faster.
• Making for a healthier lifestyle by removing bacteria from your environment that could make you sick.
• Adding years to the life to your tile or asphalt shingle roof. We do this by removing gloeocapsa magma from your roof. It is a species of bacteria fungus that feeds upon the limestone filler in asphalt shingle roofs and causes granule loss as it slowly dissolves your asphalt shingles or degrades your tile roof.
• Lowering electric bills by removing the heat absorbing dark bacteria fungus which makes your roof absorb and retain heat.

We are the only Certified Master Roof Cleaning Company in West Michigan and we know what it takes to safely clean your roof. Roof Cleaner is providing no pressure damage free roof cleaning services and offering anExclusive 2 Year Warranty on roof cleaning.

Roof Cleaner removes this bacteria fungus from your roof with our damage free soft washing roof cleaning process. We have been roof cleaning in the greater Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland, Grand Haven, Kalamazoo areas for the past few years.
We can provide you with roof cleaning, House, or Business exterior cleaning services that will make your roof, home or business look it's absolute best while saving you money and on most homes only costing several hundred dollars! That is cheap compared to the cost of a new roof.

Remove Black Streaks and Roof Stains with a Roof Wash!

In the Southeastern United States and spreading throughout the Midwest a bacteria named gloeocapsa magma is leaving black streaks and stains on roofs. The bacteria accumulates over time as it feeds on the calcium carbonate produced by the morning dew and the limestone filler in composite shingles. This accumulation of bacteria appears on your roof as black streaks as the bacteria develops their dark and hard UV-protective outer coating. Experts within the subject area conclude the bacteria to be harmful, if left untreated. The growth holds moisture within shingles causing premature aging, rotting, and/or granule loss. Our roof cleaning process prevents this from happening to your hard earned roof.

Our Roof Cleaning Procedure

• First we water any plants in the area under the roof line where the black streaks are that we will be cleaning. This allows the plants to absorb water and not roof cleaning solutions.
• Then we apply roof cleaning solutions approved by the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) with a 12 volt or air pump at no pressure that kills the bacteria fungus and makes it disappear immediately. At the same time we continue watering your plants to keep any roof cleaner over spray from damaging them.
• After roof cleaning we restitute your soils' pH and neutralize any roof cleaner run off.

Roof Cleaner does not use a pressure washer nor a harmful pitch witch in our roof cleaning procedure. Our Roof Stain Removal System leaves no yucky mold mildew removal sludge residue in your yard like a lot of our competitors do.

That is the benefit of hiring a seasoned professional roof cleaner who uses the proper roof cleaning solutions and knows how to correctly clean your roof and remove the black streaks while protecting your plants.

The process of composite roof cleaningand tile roof cleaningdiffers. On neither roof do you ever clean with a pressure washer hooked up to a pitch witch. Pressure will destroy your roof. This will void your roof warranty and is not approved by (ARMA) Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association nor (RCIA) Roof Cleaners Instutite of America.

For a free roof cleaning demonstration or free estimate give us a Call Now at

(616) 240-3465

Roof Cleaning Can Help You Sell Your House

With the housing market in one of its worst slumps in decades, many homeowners that are trying to sell are brainstorming creative ways to differentiate their home from the rest.  Some have the interior painted, some work on the landscaping, while others will actually go so far as to throw in gifts like electronics and furniture.  But very rarely does it occur to these folks that their filthy, algae-covered roof is probably keeping the buyers away!

Imagine a potential buyer pulling into the driveway of an otherwise beautiful home, but the roof is covered in some kind of mystery “black stuff”.  They’re going to think to themselves that the roof is sick and may even need replacing (although it just needs a cleaning).  They’ll be adding up the cost of a new roof ($10,000 +) before they’ve even stepped foot in the house!  How’s that for lousy curb appeal!  Sellers can’t afford to be this careless with how the exterior of their home looks.  That bad “first impression” that the potential buyer has will often times trump any upgrades or features that are inside the house.  Roof stains and/or moss could also catch the attention of a home inspector who might decide to make negative comments about it to his clients, who in turn might offer less than they would otherwise.

The answer, of course, is to have your roof cleaned by  a professional roof cleaning company that utilizes the low-pressure techniques that are recommend by the shingle manufactures.  That $300 to $600 that you spend on a roof cleaning could garner you an extra $5,000 to $10,000 or more when it comes time to sell as a result of perceived greater value (new-looking roof = healthy roof!), and it doesn’t take a financial genius to see that that’s quite a return on your investment.

                                      

Why Roof Pressure Washing Should Be Low Pressure Washing

In this article I am going to talk to more about how much pressure is adequate to properly clean a roof and why high powered roof pressure washing is never a good idea. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, but in this case we don’t want to skin the cat, we just want to give it a good shampoo! Make sure that if you decide to hire a professional roof cleaner that he is using very low pressure!

1.       Pressure Washers and Power Washers produce far too much pressure for any type of roofing system. Some of these units produce 3000 PSI or more! This is enough pressure to not only remove granules from your shingles but also to cut your shingles in half. The average garden hose puts about 40-80 PSI which is all that you need to properly and effectively clean your roof. 3000 PSI is overkill and an unacceptable cleaning method for your roofing system whether it is an asphalt roof, tile roof, cedar roof or even a metal roof. You may say to yourself “I think that the wooden and metal roofs can take the pressure”. The fact is that you may hire the most talented pressure washer in the world and he may make your roof look amazing with his high pressure methods. Although, a Pressure Washer will not kill the algae, it will only blow it all over the place, such as on your siding, car and your neighbor’s home. It will even push the algae deeper in the pores of your roofing system, which for obvious reasons is a “no go”!

2.      Pressure Washing accessories still produce far too much pressure! Another tool out there is a “Pitch Witch” and is a “No Go”. It is a device that is on wheels and travels up and down your roof. It has three nozzles so instead of 3000 PSI it puts out about 1000 PSI, which is still way too much pressure. On top of that it is not killing any of the algae, so you can be sure that your algae will grow back very quickly. This is sometimes called a “gitter” along with many other names, so you must be sure to ask for a Soft Wash Roof Cleaning method! The picture below is of the infamous “Pitch Witch”

What this all boils down to is remembering one thing, to only allow the pressure of a garden hose on your roof!

Roof Cleaning.

When it comes to cleaning different components of the house, most homeowners tend to overlook the exterior part of the roof. The sloped layout of the roof makes it tricky to clean it as typically as other parts of the house. However, this neglect in cleaning not only mars the beauty of the house, in the long run it can also prove expensive if the shingles have to be replaced. A more inexpensive resolution is to clean and maintain the roof properly and regularly. For this task, it is better to hire professional contractors who provide roof cleaning services.

Roofs of the houses that are situated in an area where there is trouble of high humidity tend to suffer growth of fungus, mold, moss and algae. The dirty roof starts looking worn out and even if the house is well designed; the unsightly look of the roof is the first issue that visitors notice. But more than the unattractive look, the development of moss and mold can also lead to health dilemmas if the inhabitants of the house breathe the spores of the fungus. These growths can damage the shingles to the level where homeowners is left with no choice but to replace them. However, if you have your roof cleaned by Roof Cleaner, you can extend the life of your shingles.

Pressure washing is never recommended to clean a roof because it will remove large amounts of the ceramic coated granules from your shingles, which will void the warranty. Even so called “ low pressure” washing will cause roof granule loss and shorten the live of your shingles. If you have ever cleaned your gutters you will notice a large amount of granules in them just from the rain taking them off.

 Now imagine what a pressure washer would do !

Roof Cleaner uses a Soft-Wash method to clean your roof of mold, mildew and algae from your roof.

Homeowners who tend to neglect roof cleaning have to go for premature replacement of shingles. Commonly a well-maintained roof should last 20-30 years. However, presently most homeowners who are unable to properly maintain the roof have to replace the shingles in less than 10 years time.

Mold & Mildew

Washing the exterior of your home regularly can help keep mold and mildew to a minimum.

If left unattended, these pests can make themselves a comfortable home on your paint, siding, or masonry.
Once established, they can be very difficult if not impossible to remove completely. To maintain the
appearance and value of your home or business, periodic professional soft washing of it's exterior surfaces
is recommended.

Great Lakes Roof & Exterior Cleaning specializes in exterior house washing, wood and deck restoration, concrete and brick cleaning, as well as making your roof look like new again.

Pressure Washers cause damage.

A pressure washer is a fantastic tool, if you are cleaning heavy equipment. Using a pressure washer to clean your siding or roof is a sure fire way to cause a lot of damage in a hurry. Even with someone who has “experience” with this type of high pressure all it takes it one small wrong move and the damage is done. That is why, here at Great Lakes Roof & Exterior Cleaning we use a SOFT-WASH system that not only does a better job at removing the mold, mildew and dirt, it will not damage the area that needs cleaning.

We are a Certified Master Roof Cleaning company, the only one in Western Michigan. What this means too you the home owner is that our service tech has gone thru rigorous training and knows the correct way to clean your roof & siding.

We use methods that insure the safe and complete cleaning of roof’s and exterior siding of both residential and commercial buildings. We take great care in all surrounding vegetation as to not cause any damage.

When you want your roof or exterior cleaned by the best in the business call:  Great Lakes Roof & Exterior Cleaning, 616-662-0880.