does anyone know if your roof can be cleaned and someone who might be able to do it
If you're talking about the black streak-like stuff you see on many shingled roofs, you can't clean that. It's an algae that actually "feeds" of the asphalt in the shingles. You can add these copper cap type things I understand which changes the water as it runs down and will deter any more algae from growing but once it's there you can't fully remove it is my understanding. They do make shingles that are supposed to resist the formation but of course that means replacing the roof.
i just spoke to this one company. he told me you can get rid of it. and then to put the copper stirps on the roof to stop it from coming back. he is comng out next week to look at it. he says he has pic. of roofs he has done before. so we will see. i let you guys know how it turns out.
Ok - I have a secret concoction;
Take a 2 gallon pump sprayer - add 1/2 gallon of bleach, rest water, 1 cap full of liquid clothes detergent. The bleach kills the mold, water thins it, liquid soap lets the solution "cling" to the surface...
Pump it up and spray it on your siding (vinyl or aluminum), shingles, lawn furniture, grill, bricks, concrete, windows, screens, gutters, facia boards, soffet - whatever and it will clean it and kill the mold... use a garden hose to rinse it off. I have done this for about 14 years and have had no problems...
If you do your siding - let the solution stay on for about 3-5 minutes before you rinse it - it lets the bleach kill the mold and loosen up dirt... DO NOT let it dry or you will have a mess... keep it wet and like I said, use a garden hose to rinse it off. The green mold on your siding might take a couple of applications BUT it is a heck of a lot cheaper than the cleaners at Lowes that really does not work that well... Most of the "dirt" you actually see on siding (if you look REALLY close) are little black dots - this is black mold... bleach will kill it!
You use a straight stream on the sprayer to get high and just "paint" the areas to be clean! Use the fan for when you are down low on the ground and up close... you will see the crud just run off..
This should also clean your roof as well...
Wear old clothes and try not to be in direct sun, so it does not evaporate, make sure the surface is not hot to the touch - use common sense!
Ok - I have a secret concoction;
Take a 2 gallon pump sprayer - add 1/2 gallon of bleach, rest water, 1 cap full of liquid clothes detergent. The bleach kills the mold, water thins it, liquid soap lets the solution "cling" to the surface...
Pump it up and spray it on your siding (vinyl or aluminum), shingles, lawn furniture, grill, bricks, concrete, windows, screens, gutters, facia boards, soffet - whatever and it will clean it and kill the mold... use a garden hose to rinse it off. I have done this for about 14 years and have had no problems...
If you do your siding - let the solution stay on for about 3-5 minutes before you rinse it - it lets the bleach kill the mold and loosen up dirt... DO NOT let it dry or you will have a mess... keep it wet and like I said, use a garden hose to rinse it off. The green mold on your siding might take a couple of applications BUT it is a heck of a lot cheaper than the cleaners at Lowes that really does not work that well... Most of the "dirt" you actually see on siding (if you look REALLY close) are little black dots - this is black mold... bleach will kill it!
You use a straight stream on the sprayer to get high and just "paint" the areas to be clean! Use the fan for when you are down low on the ground and up close... you will see the crud just run off..
This should also clean your roof as well...
Wear old clothes and try not to be in direct sun, so it does not evaporate, make sure the surface is not hot to the touch - use common sense!
do you do this. or do you know the guy who does this. or where did you find this info.
but can you do this on your roof.
If you're talking about the black streak-like stuff you see on many shingled roofs, you can't clean that. It's an algae that actually "feeds" of the asphalt in the shingles. You can add these copper cap type things I understand which changes the water as it runs down and will deter any more algae from growing but once it's there you can't fully remove it is my understanding. They do make shingles that are supposed to resist the formation but of course that means replacing the roof.
i just spoke to this one company. he told me you can get rid of it. and then to put the copper stirps on the roof to stop it from coming back. he is comng out next week to look at it. he says he has pic. of roofs he has done before. so we will see. i let you guys know how it turns out.
Ok - I have a secret concoction;
Take a 2 gallon pump sprayer - add 1/2 gallon of bleach...........
Others use TSP and Chlorine Bleach mix...
Removing fungus, mildew, algae and more from roofs on the Natural Handyman home repair and do it yourself website
Neighbors thought I was crazy 2 years ago when I washed the roof on the house. I used a mixture of water, bleach, TSP, and liquid dish soap. (something like the above link) Worked great, got rid of the streaks, and hasn't come back yet.
Ok - I have a secret concoction;
Take a 2 gallon pump sprayer - add 1/2 gallon of bleach, rest water, 1 cap full of liquid clothes detergent. The bleach kills the mold, water thins it, liquid soap lets the solution "cling" to the surface...
Pump it up and spray it on your siding (vinyl or aluminum), shingles, lawn furniture, grill, bricks, concrete, windows, screens, gutters, facia boards, soffet - whatever and it will clean it and kill the mold... use a garden hose to rinse it off. I have done this for about 14 years and have had no problems...
If you do your siding - let the solution stay on for about 3-5 minutes before you rinse it - it lets the bleach kill the mold and loosen up dirt... DO NOT let it dry or you will have a mess... keep it wet and like I said, use a garden hose to rinse it off. The green mold on your siding might take a couple of applications BUT it is a heck of a lot cheaper than the cleaners at Lowes that really does not work that well... Most of the "dirt" you actually see on siding (if you look REALLY close) are little black dots - this is black mold... bleach will kill it!
You use a straight stream on the sprayer to get high and just "paint" the areas to be clean! Use the fan for when you are down low on the ground and up close... you will see the crud just run off..
This should also clean your roof as well...
Wear old clothes and try not to be in direct sun, so it does not evaporate, make sure the surface is not hot to the touch - use common sense!
Glad to know I am not the only nutjob that does this!