Are you looking for a new business opportunity or a way to add income to your existing business? Power washing could be the answer. It is a small business opportunity which can be started by an individual, for a cleaning crew, or even as part of a franchise. Power...
Cleaning roofs, as we mentioned in earlier post, can be done in dozens of ways using many different cleaners and tools. As roof cleaning contractors, we want to use the method that keeps our material and labor costs as low as possible while producing results that our...
Washing a roof was generally considered a low-pressure contact sport in the “old days”. Before the creation of contemporary tools and techniques, you had to climb onto the roof with a pressure washer wand or a surface cleaner to get the job done. This involved...
We have introduced some elements of roof cleaning in or blog post about construction basics for roof cleaning, such as the idea that you might walk the roof in the cleaning process. It is time to drill down and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of all the...
We have all seen roofs discolored and unattractive – covered with mold, algae, and bacteria. Like most issues affecting the integrity of a house, the problem goes much deeper than the unattractive appearance.The gloeocapsa magma survives by eating minerals and...
When you pull up to a house one of the first things you notice is how stained or discolored a roof is. Some people will want their roofs cleaned merely for aesthetic reasons while others are looking to extend the life of their roof. As we stated earlier, as much as...
Since the primary target for roof cleaning work is the residential market, we are going to look at typical home construction to introduce roof safety and roof etiquette. It’s important that you understand the basics of roof construction before you think about doing...
Asphalt roof type was discussed in our previos blog post. In this post we would be discussing some more roof types namely tile roofs, metal roofs and membrane roofs. TILE ROOFS Here is an example of clay barrel tiles used for roofing. This is a popular look in states...
To start, there are a varied number of roof types to consider. Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material, but you will also find shakes made of wood or concrete or slate, tile roofs shaped like barrel tiles, metal roofs, and membrane roofs. When we discuss...
The black (sometimes blue or green) stains commonly seen on roofs (known as gloeocapsa magma) is the common reason people ask us to clean their roofs. Most cleaners treat this as a mold, but gloeocapsa magma is actually a species of cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are an...
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