Anyone on here clean cedar roofs?

Roof Cleaning PA wrote:

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I get calls all the time but when they hear the price they run.

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 Same hear Eric. We get plenty of calls for them, but only did one in the last 4 years, and that was a previous customer that I usually get all of his work anyhow.

Eric Schnaible wrote:

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Yep, same here. I always think of what a pain it is to get the stuff out from between the shingles, not worth it. If you dont it looks bad (pine needles are the worst). There is a lot of disagreement about the right way to do it. Seems to me the three step way is the right way, and that is why people run.

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 Eric, Whats the 3 step way? Clean, Brighten, Seal

Ed Thompson wrote:

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Of those we did, 2 were sold over the phone north of $3500 and done in one day. Yes, sh can damage fibers. We keep cedar solution @ or about 10%. Let it sit a bit then rinse. On these 2 particular homes the roofs had a lot of black mold. The infested areas were really black and moist. I informed both jobs that sh does damage some wood fibers. Both agreed that the acute damage caused by the sh was the lesser of 2 evils. The pace of the rot caused by the mold was unfolding exponentially. I even explained that the correct way was the 3 step and can provide that option. It boiled down to cost.

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 He said, Moist.

I was just looking up Sodium Percarbonate. That stuff has a lot of use's. Looks like it will clean just about anything.

I have also done a few cedar roofs. Use a my regular mix just weake and no soap. Roofs look great.

Eric

 I did a little of both. I rinsed from on the roof In spots that I could and some from gutter line. I also have a ladder that hooks to the top of the ridge.

We've done plenty in past but a PITA. use to clean with powerwasher but its extremely slipperly up there so I used golf spikes, short metal ones so as no to do any damage plus they were 2 "high" stories. should not "seal" them but oil or paraffin based stains condition them and protect them while letting them breathe.

have not done recently but am prospecting a bunch lately that are high end homes that are highly infested and been looking into best ways to be most efficient the last couple of days.  supposedly either sodium precarbonate or citrus based solutions are best.

this is one product company I think might have potential, esp the green powerkleen stuff looks promising. will call this week to talk to tech. dept.

http://syntecpro.com/products/category/building-grounds-maintenance