Instead spray down the roof with a cleaner that kills mold and moss or apply a 50 50 mixture of bleach and water in a pump sprayer and let the moss die on its own.
Roof cleaning with pressure washer.
Aim the pressure washer down the roof toward the gutters and keep the tip of the wand at least a foot away from the surface when starting.
A hot water pressure washer is essential for any cleanup job involving a sticky greasy or oily mess as well as for applications where a surface must be sanitized.
Never aim your pressure washer up the roof as it can push water under the shingles.
The one exceptions is if your tile is old and brittle as it could damage the roof.
In fact pressure washing may be your only option to get it looking clean again.
Back at the country bungalow cleaning the roof today.
There is another part to this video that i cleaned the decking and the gates and.
Chemical cleaning sometimes called soft washing in which chemicals are the main thing that are removing those harmful.
The cleaning solution we use immediately kills and cleans the moldy black streaks and any moss or lichen.
Make sure to build up pressure.
Spraying water under your shingles can both tear off the shingles and force water under them and into your home.
Boasting a 0 nozzle and 250 of 1 2 hose you will have the capability to shoot up to 40 easily reaching 2 story peaks.
Proclean roof cleaning utilizes a soft wash low pressure roof cleaning process that will not harm your roof unlike a high pressure washer will do.
In general pressure washing won t hurt your tile roof.
This is because the water comes out too forcefully and can damage the material.
With a variety of models available including self contained mobile units with gas diesel or electric power hydro tek hot water pressure washers can go anywhere and clean anything.
The two main methods for roof cleaning are.
Instead soft washing with a garden hose is least likely to chip dent or crack the tiles or panels.
Pressure washing in which highly pressurized water is sprayed on the roof to remove any mold algae dirt or grime.