Soft Wash Roof Cleaning. [Best Roof Wash Method]
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- Soft Wash Roof Cleaning. [Best Roof Wash Method]
Regular roof cleaning preserves the life of a roof's shingles and tiles, removing harmful algae, grime, moss. These contaminants hold extra moisture against roof shingles and roof paper.you can see this in the mornings if you look up at the roof, added moisture can cause shingles to get soft and cause roofing paper to fail, leading to water leaks.
Regular roof washing can save you hundreds of dollars.
Remember you clean your car and your house, why not the roof.
Here at Drew's Roofing and Home Repair we have the experience to soft wash your roof causing no damage at all.
Soft Wash Roof Cleaning. How to wash your shingles safely {Best Roof Wash Method]
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00:00.
00:20 Simple mix.
01:03 going on the roof.
01:31Mildew on roof.
01:51 we changed the boots.
02:38 the old lead pipe boot.
03:24 we will make this roof new again.
03:57 Drew showing the bleach and how to start by washing bushes.
06:00 step 1.
08:23 step 2 Mixing the Bleach.
11:15 adding the water and the bleach with 4 ounces of soap.
16:21 Drew spraying the bleach mix on the shingles. Watch this.
26:00 applying the soft wash to the roof.
29:42 Look at the difference from start to here.
30:20 Letting the bleach run down the roof.
33:09 spraying the edges.
35:36 Look at the change it made.
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Thanks for sharing 😊 and I share you out on my community tab 😊
Awesome thank you!
The black streaks are actually called Gleocapsa Magma, not mildew. Regular laundry bleach is mixed 50/50 with water and sprayed and left per all shingle manufacturers in the US. If you are not a pro call one.
Bar far the best down to earth honest roof cleaning video I have watched. Well done!
Wow, thanks!
Drew, I really enjoy you helping others by cleaning their roofing shingles for them. I especially like you letting everyone know how they can clean their roofing shingles themselves. Your a very honest hard working man and I respect you for that. Finding honest people that know what their doing today is a God send. As I have mentioned before I would really like people to know that most of American's choose very poorly when it comes to the color of their roof. They could save themselves a lot of money by simply lightening the color of their roof. Dark colors absorb heat from the sun lighter colors reflect the suns rays away from the home. In the southern states this is tremendously important in lowering outrageous power bills from having to run ACs continuously to try to cool their homes. America really needs to wake up. God Bless, Whip
For me all my life I just like helping people. So if there’s a way for me to help somebody I always do my best to do that. If I can show you how to do something on your own and not spend hundreds of dollars doing it that’s exactly what I like to do.
Good job very helpful
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!
Best soft wash video I have seen for this one reason..........you shared your mixture in detail and showed the proof of your work. Great video. I have been watching soft wash videos for months and many people would show you the process but would not share contents or mixture ratios.
Are used to watch soft, wash roof washing videos before I did my own and nobody would tell me what their mix was. I was always frustrated at the end of the video, not knowing what to use or how to do it. All they would show was what the product did at the end. I was never so confused. So one day I just tried it myself. This is what I came up with. I figured I wanted to share with everybody what I did and how I mixed. You would not believe the roof washing people that came to my channel and told me I was giving away trade secrets. How could I do that All kinds of dumb stuff so I’m glad it helped you. Please share it with your friends share it on your Facebook share it everywhere Roof Washers do not want you to know this very easily done project.
Not only will I show you how to do it you can call me and I will walk you through it
That is just like magic I couldn’t believe how clean that roof was great job
You can easily do this to your own roof anytime it’s easy job
My advice to anyone watching it to make sure the hose connection on the pump sprayer is tight. I was pumping one up and it was loose. Sprayed all over me. Thankfully I had glasses on and I was using 30 second cleaner
That’s a good idea. Thank you for the advice.
Hi Drew.I didn't know a thing about soft wash but thanks to you I just finished up my roof in Ocala,FL.I used a 2 gallon sprayer similar to Roundup from Smith Performance that is made for bleach and my mix was Walmart Great Value 121 oz 7.5% and 1 gallon or a little less water and 6-8 oz of Ajax hand/dish soap, so I was somewhere around 3.5 - 3.75% the whole time
My roof wasn't nearly as bad as the ones in your videos so I got the north side on Day1 morning and a hard rain came that night and I only had to do some touchups the next day.The rest of the roof I did on Day 2 & 3 and it's just sitting there waiting on rain but you can tell it's pretty much perfect.
Thanks for MRGA (Making Roofs Great Again)!
I’m glad I could help. If the roof was as dirty as mine, you would just increase the bleach amount. Thank you for watching and I appreciate the comment.
Man I love using a pressure washer with a turbo nozzle on my shingle roof. Great video!
Lol
Looking good. I get roofs that are covered in moss. I like your two jobs.
Cool, thanks!
Great video! Some key points were highlighted that I hadn't heard anyone else discuss. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
CONTINUED: 8) Will bleach kill grass, yes, you're right. If you mix the cleaning solution strong enough to kill growing stuff on the roof, it's also going to be strong enough to kill organic growth on the lawn, especially when it is collected by the gutters and discharged into a small location like a downspout. As high as this downspout is, you could put small buckets to collet the runoff to protect the grass, and pour the collected bleach onto the driveway and take advantage of the leftover bleaching action to help clean, or you could dump it where that potted plant is sitting at 5:00 into the video. The root system of the bushes is not going to pull enough salt from that one spot to do any harm to the bush or plants. You should also move any potted or hanging plants away from the house. It keeps them safe, and it is fewer items to rinse. Also remove any flags. American flags, college flags, seasonal flags, etc. Most are made of bleach proof materials, but not all. Seat cushions, etc. The grass may not be dead when you leave that day, but there's a good chance there will be damage, even with a lower bleach strength (thus, less salt). You don't just rinse before and after, you also have to rinse during, multiple times. If not, you greatly increase the chances of plant damage. That information is directly from a horticulturalist, and not just my opinion. You could easily run that runoff into that white rock flowerbed if they do not want any plants growing there. The salt will kill any chance of plants growing there for some time. There are tricks to avoid the runoff going directly to that one spot, but I'll not list all those corrections. 9) Rinsing the concrete won't do much. The gutters will collect the runoff and protect the concrete. Without gutters, that becomes a pain as the runoff can easily continue to drip for 20 minutes. 10) You're seriously using Ajax? You're what's wrong with the SoftWashing roof cleaning industry. It's uneducated people like you that give the rest of us a bad name. First is your safety. Ajax contains an ammonia and mixing ammonia with bleach causes a chemical reaction that releases a LOT of toxic chlorine gas. Remember back in school learning about the yellow mustard gas the Germans used in trench warfare? The chlorine gas is heavier than air and it would settle into the trenches and force soldiers out of the trenches. This gas was created by mixing bleach and ammonia. Very bad idea. There are bleach safe alternative surfactants. The main issue for the homeowner is Ajax is a degreaser. Degreasers break down oils, grease, and other petroleum products. Guess what, asphalt is also a petroleum product. A lot of people say that using bleach on an asphalt roof will make the roof brittle. That is 100% wrong. Bleach does not harm asphalt, but people like you using degreasers will harm the asphalt roofing. Weekend warriors, or chlorine cowboys as many professionals refer to cleaners like you are what is wrong in the industry. 11) The bleach mixture is WAY too strong. You're using a 12.5% SH mix, and mixing at a 50/50 rate with water leaving you with a 6% SH mix. SoftWash Systems sells surfactants that also contain a bleach catalyst, spiking the strength of the mixture. I could get the same bleaching strength as you using only a 3.5 to 4% bleach mixture when I use the SoftWash Systems surfactant with bleach catalyst. That saves me out of pocket cost, as well as significantly reducing the amount of bleach I leave behind on the customers property. You used about 4-6 ounces of Ajax. In a 1 gallon mix, I could use 1 ounce of my surfactant, or buy the 6X concentrated strength (to save on shipping weight) and use about 6 ounces in a 50 gallon tank mix. 12) Your siphon hose is busted. Once you pump it a few times, it should continue to flow. 13) There's no science in roof cleaning? Wow, just wow, that was an ignorant statement. It may be true for you, but educated professionals know there is a TON of science in proper roof cleaning. If you'd used a little more science in your job, you'd use a bleach safe surfactant that doesn't cause a toxic chemical reaction. You'd know from the bioogy that these stains are not just mildew, and in fact, mildew is a minor compoent in the roof stains. You'd know how to better spray the roof because you'd better understand the oxidizing nature of bleach and how to spray better and use less bleach to get a faster and equal clean, and using even less bleach. Between spraying technique and proper surfactants, I could clean this roof with 1/2 to 2/3 the amount of bleach you use. 14) The bleach will not effect the RoundUp tanks. They are chemical tanks. I don't know if the rubber seals are made of Viton, but if so, they are also bleach safe. The bleach will burn out faster if stored with the Ajax in it, but if you're doing roof cleaning every day, a partially full spray bottle will be fine the following day or two. 15) Your spraying technique is absolutely wrong. You're applying in an incorrect pattern, applying in a wrong manner which will cause additional runoff, and it is taking you more time than it should. I could go into the details, but that would be a long education. Using such a low pressure pump up sprayer and gallons per minute, you shouldn't have any runoff. 16) Slippery? It may be counter-intuitive, but one your spray the roof, it should be less slippery, or if you were using the correct amount of surfactant anyway. I know it doesn't make sense, but it is true. 17) Correct! Rain is the absolute way to rinse a roof. Unless you're pumping water from a fire hydrant, residential pressure will never match the amount of water you'll get from a decent rain. Although if the rain is very mild, it will be worse because it will wash off a very concentrated amount of salt without enough water to dilute the salt, which will be bad. 18) No, you should not buy your bleach from Home Depot. A pressure washing store will have bleach that is much fresher. Depending on the time of day you arrive, the bleach may be 24-30 hours old, or a matter of hours old. This is very important as bleach is not a stable mixture. Meaning if you put 5 gallons of water into a sealed container, a year later you'll still have water. If you put 5 gallons of bleach into a similar sealed container, in a year it will look perfectly clear like normal water, and if you taste it, you'll taste salt. Bleach is nothing but salt water with an additional oxygen molecule, and about 0.2% sodium hydroxide to help stabilize the mixture so it doesn't break down as fast. Even with fresh bleach hours old, I'd not use bleach to clean a roof after it is a month old. The bleach you get at a typical store is 1-2 months old by the time is is made at a factory, bottled, labeled, shipped to the store, stored, and then put on a shelf. Per EPA guidelines, once you buy bleach at a typical store, in 2-3 months is has degraded to the point it is no longer acceptable to use for sanitizing around the house in kitchens and bathrooms, so it's definitely too low to make an effective roof cleaning product without being much slower to do the job, and leaving behind a great deal more salt because you need to use more bleach from its age. 19) The guy that sprayed the area on the roof before you came up, he over sprayed by quite a bit. I could apply better and less using a 5.5 gallon per minute (GPM) pump, and with the low flow and pressure of these RoundUp pumps, you should have much less runoff. 20) I could go into detail on why these different types of organic growth can reduce the life of an asphalt roof by as much as 50%, but that would also be pages of typing. There's not moss on this roof. There are over 13,00 species of moss, and over 13,000 species of lichen. Lichen is usually worse than moss as it grows so tightly around the granules that it will lift the granules out of the asphalt and leave bare patches. Many people will mistake this and call it damage from a hail storm, but many times it's lichen damage. These roofs around you are stained, but luckily for these homeowners, it's not reached a point where moss and lichen are causing damage. I could explain why these stains are here, but they were not a problem in older roofs (maybe in the 80's and before), but that's also a long explanation. 21) A 30 year shingle does not mean the shingle has to be replaced at 30 years. That's a common lie and sales tactic used by roofing companies. If you have a 30 year shingle, the warranty just runs out at 30 years. If the roof has been cared for with proper cleaning, a 30 year shingle can last much longer than 30 years. Think about it. If you buy a car with a 100,000 mile warranty, do you reach 100,000 miles and just throw away the car at a junk yard and buy a new car? No, you just know the warranty period has passed. You didn't mention this so I'm not saying you're wrong, but I like to spread that roofing company lie/sales tactic far and wide to save customers money. Another lie/sales tactic some shingle salesmen use is that these stains are the underlying asphalt leaching through, and that this is an issue indicating the roof needs to be replace. In my training class, a shingle salesman was getting into roof cleaning, and admitted he had no clue what these stains were, but that's how he twisted these stains to get more sales. 22) Correct, you need to protect your copper. If it has petina which many people love, bleach will cause streaks. It can discolor properly cared for and cleaned copper as well, but to a much lesser degree.
I was taught that method about 20 years ago great method
Excellent! Thank you 😊
The roof looks amazing!! Can you use the same mixture to clean your concrete drive and walks?
Keep up the great work guys. I learn so much from your videos Drew. Thank you!!! ❤
It does not work well on concrete or brick it’s a good idea to use a pressure washer for that.
Use the product like I do. And then pressure wash it off it comes off a lot easier that way
@Shari Price > Muriatic Acid is in gallon containers and cheap. Sold at all home improvement stores but it serious stuff. Full PPE on days with no wind, suits ($12.00), nitrile gloves (Black Ones) and old rubber boots. It's main job is cleaning concrete and instruction are clear. It sounds scary but is very easy to use, fast and remarkably efficient for the dollar. Once you have gloves, old shoes & eye protection and scrub in to allow downhill drainage, it becomes at easy as painting. Some buy brushes sold at boat stores as they have 8" - 12" brush heads that once rinsed, reused over many times and multiple other house hold jobs. What makes them great, the snap in place, handles snap or screw together and a narrow scrub head concentrates more force.
I hope this helps even though a little late. I am a CZcams viewer and never had a channel. But again, like my neighbor who has the 3" bulbs hung for the last 6 events we call Christmas, they are still there! Just waiting. Not sure about the 3 pallets of bricks in his driveway. lol.
DK, ASE Master Tech since 78, retired.
To extend the life of shingles for a long warranty period, they used copper sulphide embedded into the asphalt along with the colored aggregate. I don't know what they use today. But the bleach would chemically attack it unless after it becomes oxidized,
Is non-reactive or gone.
I am glad you pointed out wetting the greens before application.
I did laugh about "Roundup" because one is a name brand and the other is an activity. You set them straight. Nice video & great information as bleach content varies between companies otherwise ii is coping.
Now jump from one roof to another lol. Awesome tips I have a soft wash/pressure wash business I still use pump sprayers every now and then.
I don’t have a pressure wash business but occasionally people ask me for my service so I do it and I just use a pump sprayer like I did in this video and it seems to get the job done. Thank you for the visit.
One of the things I like about the pump sprayer is lack of overspray and your not wasting any material. I also have to assume less bleach is coming out of the gutters. Nice job
Nice neighborhood to get hooked up in. One house after another
My friend your videos are insperational and down to earth explanation no scientific terms or chemical terminology. Question: should I worry about the Algae that lands on the grass down the gutter? Thank You
No it will be fine. The bleach will kill algae. After you do the roof wash. Wait 15 20 or even 30 min. Then rinse it off from the top down. Or do it just before a rain storm and don’t rinse at all.
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair Amazing how nerve-wracking it is for me to avoid damaging property when to you it's just a walk in the park 😇 I'm sure soon I'll be in your shoes with the breeze.... Thank You! and wash on.
Thanks for the video. What % SH are you using? Thanks
I generally use 12.5
Thank you for showing us this!! So how much do you charge? Maybe you can show us your pump set up! Love you vids!!!
Here you go this is a DIY homeowner process you can also go on Amazon and buy a foam cannon. They work very well and you can use less product. Same mix less product. The reason why I’m showing you this with a pump sprayer is this is what a homeowner can go to Lowe’s and buy. As a professional I would rather use a Devlon pump. With a Devlon pump you can put 5 gallons per minute of product on that roof you can literally finish your roof in 30 minutes. And walk away this video is only for homeowners. You don’t wanna go out and spend $1000 on equipment to wash one roof
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What another great good Drew what a difference
And it will save your roof David. It will save your roof years of life. The mildew will remove the granules from the roof
This is very informative thanks
Some people don’t know you can clean your roof. You can clean your roof. And it will save the roof and make it last longer
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Hi Drew, you re amazing. Thanks for helping us. I have a question. After you put the bleach with soap, do you put water in your roof?
No let rain wash it off. Or rinse it. Either way. The darker the stains the stronger you make the bleach
Thank you kindly neighbor for sharing this, I am a older man and have been scrubbing my shingles with crud buster and a stiff brush to bring back the beauty of my roof. God have mercy it's been tuff. I will take your advice and use 6:39 bleach. What does this pay if a old man wanted to do it part time?
You can also go stronger with the bleach if your roof is real dirty. Stop scrubbing it with a broom you don’t have to do that and you’re taking life away from your Shingles. All you have to do is and you can do this with straight bleach and soap if your roof is dirty. I suggest, 3/4 of a gallon of bleach maybe even a whole gallon half a gallon of water 6 ounces of soap put it in a spray thing that you can buy at Lowe’s spray it on your roof leave it alone do not rinse it off. do not scrub it off with a broom, just let it sit there. Let the wash off.
Thank you for your reply sir.@Drewsroofingandhomerepair
Another killer video!
A lot of people have no idea you can wash your roof. I like to show them that you can
Great video! Is the soap slick, are you worried about walking over it after it's sprayed? I know better not to I am sure but I am sure you paint yourself into some spots where you have to sometimes..
Soap sticks. You can walk over the sprayed surface.
Mill doo mill doo. 😂😂😂. Roof looked good though buddy. 👍
Thanks 👍
I always cleaned my own house roof and gutters till I got vertigo now I have to pay somebody to do it. Cant keep my balance and it gets too scary for me. Not worth getting killed to save a few dollars I miss going out on my roof and checking my house for potential damage..
It happens to all of us we all get old
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Thank you Nicole you’re the best I appreciate you always. Love your channel and what you do
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@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair Thanks kitten 💜💜💜
How long do you think it would of taken you if you did it by yourself ? Also, how many times did you refill the 2 gallon pump spray ? Like
How many did you have to use in order to complete the job.
We filled the 2 gallon jug eight times. Maybe Ten. But this is not the easiest way to wash your roof on my next video I will show one more easier way. I just want to give people choices on washing their roof.
You can also use swimming pool shock soap and water
Respect 👍
Thank you so much it gives your life back to the roof
Another awesome video
Thank you love. A lot of people don’t know you can do that people think they’re roof is needing replacement in it most likely needs to be cleaned
The best way to help your roof,
Is to stay off of it.
It's the only thing protecting the interior... don't walk on it.
I agree, 100% you have to be careful when you’re walking on the roof. If you don’t know how to walk on it you can cause problems.
Thank you brother. Helped me a lot. Sodas on me one day.
If you look right below my video, there is a section that says thanks you could always buy me a soda there. I love soda.
Thank you so much for your video,,,what kind of soap did you use??? Thanks
You can use any dish soap
Will this be safe on Solar panels and on the Aluminum mounts? The only Copper is my pipes for my Solar Hart hot water system. Also how many 1 gallon mix did you use on this Roof? Thanks for the video
It’s fine for Aluminum but it’s not show good for steel and after you put it on just rinse it off. If you get it on anything besides the shingles rinse it off, that’s all you need to do.
Should you rinse the roof during summer time?
You can but not necessary
Great Video!
Glad you enjoyed it
How about flexible 5 inch hosing to direct the bleach water from the downspout to the curb. Write it off as a business expense and it will pay for itself in the time spent double hosing the surrounding plants.
True you could do that. I’m just really trying to make these videos for homeowners only just to let them know that this is something that can be done by a homeowner.
You are right. I was thinking from your perspective as a professional. @@Drewsroofingandhomerepair
How long should the solution dwell on the shingles before it rains? Like you, it's supposed to rain today, everyday! here in central FL
It can stay till it rains. No worries. It will just look dirty. I hardly ever rinsed my roofs. I recommend if you use household bleach that you use straight bleach with 6 to 8 ounces of soap, sprayed on and leave it. It will rent soft beautifully with the rain. You might have to touch it up. You might not start with your chemicals at the top. Let it work its way down.
what type of spray bottle is that?
It is a pump sprayer you buy it at Lowe’s or Home Depot
I just did a roof this way. It was way too slow getting onto the roof. I won't do it again unless I have a proper way of distributing the solution. Came out fine. but and it is a major but. It took so dam long to get the roof wet with solution.
Bumber
Te escribí ayer haber si tu estaba vendiendo la pistola de pereció y cuanto vale Porvavor
Not selling
Hey Drew, appreciate you! Have you had any experience with application of product with an XJet? There are proportioners inside which control the strength, but not sure which color or if you would recommend?
Never have no
Thank you for your videos. Where do you get your bleach from?
I get it a an industrial supply company
Do you rinse it offf the roof?
You can if you want to or you can actually just leave it there. Let the rain do it.
The gloeocapsa magma feeds off of the lime in the shingles and it needs to be treated
Yes, that is why I use bleach or you can use pool shock whatever you choose
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair SH yup just don't burn anything up lol
Dang bro, how many days did it take to coat that roof?
About an hour and a half, maybe two hours I charged them $700 and went home
Do you jave to have gutters to soft wash with bleach what if you dont have gitters will it mess the siding up
No, it will not mess the siding up actually it will help clean the siding. You just have to spray it off. I recommend spraying the siding before and after you do the roof.
What if your gone and it runs off the roof and it's ceader siding stained you will streak it
Can I use the same solution on the rain gutters? Fronts of gutters have mildew.
Go on Google and look up gutter cleaner I think that will work for you a little better.
Ennelei, If you have metal gutters and have installed clip on leaf guards from a home improvement store, these cause airborne dust and dirt to discolor the fronts of gutters as seen from below. If painted to help match the house, like exterior latex is cause. Rolls of steel, now aluminum has a powder coating that is slick and this dirt rinses off during rain or hose end sprayer. This bleach solution may help but using a pressure washer maybe better. Brushing with hot soapy water maybe to best. You will have to play around to find what works on your issue. Remember, if it is exposed to good sunlight, mold has a real hard time growing. If it comes off with a brush, Dawn dish soap a little scrubbing...it's dirt. It is getting expensive to replace as I am retired and my "Uni-Corn" ran off, replacement maybe the answer. I painted my gutters 2 decades ago, but I have adult trees, some are pine with long needles. The front edge of the gutter covers allowed dirt to flow over the front and caused the same problem you have. I removed what I paid for, scrubbed using brushes with screw in handle from a marine shop and scrubs right off. I use a hose and simply walk the gutters to last a couple of years, then repeat!
Things to add to the "Honey-Do" list!
DK, retired auto technician. I want to keep them because they are galvanized steel.
Best of luck, stay safe! Careful if overhead power lines above power meter. The bare wire is ground back to the transformer is ok.
I got a lot of old hosues I pressure wash that have electrical lines going to the facia is that something to worry about
No not at all not at all they are completely closed in spray away
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair sounds good just can’t accidentally hit them with the metal wand
Exactly
Were are you located and do you travel for clients
I will travel anywhere is within 6 to 8 hours from my location 28461
Will this work on hard water stains?
I think hard water is lime. And I’m not 100% sure about that. But I would say give it a try. There’s a good possibility that it will
This may have been answered already but should you rinse the roof if no rain is expected or if rain was expected and mother nature didn't follow through....thank you.
Every evening or I should say every morning when you wake up you’ll notice that the grass is wet from the do of the day or the evening. That is activating the chemicals on the roof. My answer to that question actually is no I would never rent it. When it rains it will rinse it off all by itself. I hate to rinse
This is the shingle manufacturers recommended application for cleaning shingles it will not hurt your shingles in any way shape or form it will just clean. What you see on your roof is clearly mildew bleach will remove it. If the video helped you please smash that like button and help me and have a good day God bless. Love answering questions
Just so you know when you look up there your roof will still look dirty before it gets wrenched or washed off by the rain ignore that after the rain comes if it has any more spots just go up and hit the spot with a little bit more bleach and water. Good luck with your project and I’m sure your roof will look amazing
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair thank you so very much for your replies...that was very very nice of you...God bless
I hope you are a subscriber to my videos. If not that’s fine too so do me a favor and slam the light button if I helped you in anyway. I always try to comment back
So whats a good mix to wash down the house without scrubing it?
Go to Lowe’s or Home Depot or Walmart I don’t care where you buy it buy some outdoor bleach. If you’re gonna wash vinyl siding I would mix 2 quarts of bleach to 6 quarts of water. 4 ounces of whatever you use for dish soap. You can spray it on and you don’t even have to rinse it off but being that it is vinyl siding I would say rinse it off after 30 minutes. Just to get the bleach off of your house Bleach if you leave it on your house for a long time it can make the vinyl brittle so anytime you do vinyl siding rinse it off if you do shingles leave it on but if you do shingles I recommend if it’s not too dirty 50-50 bleach and water 6 ounces maybe even 8 ounces of soap. And I would go on Amazon and buy a foam cannon. If you buy the foam cannon you will use half of the material
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair thank you soooo much for taking time to write this !!! I will give it a try!!!
It will be amazing. Worst case scenario if your roof is real bad hundred percent bleach 8 ounces of soap it will definitely take it off just rinse the bushes. Make sure if you get any bleach on your bushes or grass during the wash that you use a water hose to rinse. If you don’t care about the grass don’t worry about it
It will be amazing. Worst case scenario if your roof is real bad hundred percent bleach 8 ounces of soap it will definitely take it off just rinse the bushes. Make sure if you get any bleach on your bushes or grass during the wash that you use a water hose to rinse. If you don’t care about the grass don’t worry about it
And can you use a foam cannon to soft wash a roof with the pressure turned down on a pressure washer
Yes, I actually like the foam cannon pressure have to be really turned down though because you’re not supposed to put over 40 pounds psi pressure onto a shingle roof
As an Australian living in North America I really can’t get my head around why anyone would install a shingle roof knowing it will need replacing in 12 -15 years
They do it here all the time I agree it is kind of weird
What brand is ur drum and where can I find a pump like that Nice set up also what tip did u put on the end of your sprayer
I go to a place called industrial supply in Wilmington North Carolina that’s where I buy my bleach my pump the sprayer I buy at Lowe’s hardware. The tip comes with it. I think you can buy that pump on Amazon if you look for a 55 gallon, drum hand pump.
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair thank you
Soft wash does not remove moss, right? So we have to brush it off?
It will release the fingers from the moss and you will be able to sleep it off easily
When there is mosque involved, use straight bleach with soap, no water
At what ratio would u mix 10.5% bleach to do the roof? Also it doesn't rain much here so how long should I wait to rinse off with water? Thank u in advance. I want to do my mom's house for her so she doesn't have to pay a bunch of money to get it done.
Rinse after a few days if no rain 🌧. I use 12.5 bleach some times I use it straight
If you want to rinse it that’s fine but make sure to water the plants 🌱
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair so u don't mix the bleach with water at all?
I go straight bleach and soap if the stains are really bad. And then rinse it off in about an hour. And then you can touch up a few spots if you have to after it clears off
@@Drewsroofingandhomerepair okay thank you
You didn't show the finished product after you were done cleaning
I have a few that do. Sorry
What’s the 55 gallon of beach cost
Actually it’s only 25 gallons and it’s $110
Where you purchase 25 gallon from
How much was that job$$?
450 to 500
what kind of bleach?
You can use house bleach. Out door bleach. You can also use pool shock. Mix and spray
Do you have to rinse it off?
I recommend doing it just before it rains or if you don’t have any rain in the near future just go ahead and rinse it off
Make sure you run plenty of water on the plants and at any downspouts as the bleach will come out they’re stronger and you don’t want to kill any plants bleach will kill plants if you don’t dilute the water enough
Can you use anything else other than bleach
Yes. Shock The stuff from swimming pools mix the shock in water. It doesn’t take much shock quarter of a bag for 5 gallon. Maybe half a bag for 5 gallons is a Corbin Howe dirty a roof is and spray it on.
How many gallons of shock did you use?
I actually didn’t use shock which is something that you can use. I personally use bleach if the stains are not real bad I go 50,50 or 75, 25,75% be in bleach 25% water 6 ounces of dish soap I generally don’t rich mine off. We get rain here quite often, so I always try to just let it rented off, even though it still might look dirty before it rains after it rains it really looks good.
Awsome video question do u soak the whole roof or just infected area
I actually soak the whole roof starting from the top
That’s depending on the kind of roof you get . That’s looks like 3-tap cheap shingles. 😂😂😂😂
What
How much u charge by Sqf
I go by size. 600 is the cheapest goes up from there
Oh ok not bad I think is good price to be Busy
But Thank you Good luck
I'm from NY
Folks dont give a damn how to do it themselves if they're hiring you to fix the issue
I don’t recommend a homeowner going up on the roof. Something they’re not used to doing so I’m glad they hire me
It's algae.
Yes sir it is algea
3ft in 3ft down😂
Yes it’ll work but you could be doing this a way more efficient way smh 🤦♂️
SMH does work great. I agree I’ve used it before.
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Not sure what that means but hopefully something good thank you