Great before and after photos. They tell the story.
Hank
Fred W said
Mar 19, 2016
Nothing wrong with cleaning old shingles so long as the homeowner knows ahead of time. I've cleaned lots of older shingles that, still had a few years left, for clients that were getting ready to sell.
Awesome to see you off to a great start.
Jeff Wible said
Mar 19, 2016
Yea,..that looks good. Made the house look better overall.
Jeff
BlueRidge said
Mar 19, 2016
A totally different home Nicholas!
Art O said
Mar 19, 2016
Nice work Nicholas
njacobson said
Mar 19, 2016
Thanks everyone. yes, it made a huge difference. I had to spray, rinse and spray again because it hadnt been cleaned in 7 yrs and the shingles were deteriorated pretty bad. The algae and pollen was so thick and really holding on. I did learn that i need a booster pump for rinsing. I used my twelve volt system to rinse, and wasnt very efficient
Maverick Contracting said
Mar 19, 2016
I don't use the 12v if I rinse, just garden hose, 12v will cycle. I know water pressure is different everywhere but we have got good pressure where I work.
Real nice difference before and after ! Good job!
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Saturday 19th of March 2016 10:20:42 AM
Roof Cleaning Virginia said
Mar 19, 2016
Excellent work. Well done.
Fred W said
Mar 19, 2016
Just use a garden hose from the house to rinse.....but use your own hose....not theirs.
Bryan P said
Mar 19, 2016
Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner wrote:
Just use a garden hose from the house to rinse.....but use your own hose....not theirs.
Yeah I bought some little fire hose nozzles for my hose and it sprays to the top of my 2 story house.
I put a valve behind it so I can control the water flow.
Art O said
Mar 20, 2016
njacobson wrote:
Thanks everyone. yes, it made a huge difference. I had to spray, rinse and spray again because it hadnt been cleaned in 7 yrs and the shingles were deteriorated pretty bad. The algae and pollen was so thick and really holding on. I did learn that i need a booster pump for rinsing. I used my twelve volt system to rinse, and wasnt very efficient
Nicholas we are Soft Wash Contractors. Blasting away at a roof with a Booster pump is not soft washing. Most of us don't even rinse. We let the rain take care of the rinsing.
Fred W said
Mar 20, 2016
Using a booster pump isn't blasting away at the roof Art. Your standing on the ground or even a ladder and getting more volume. We rinse every roof no matter what and we use our booster every single time. We hit the roof with less force than most rain falls.
BlueRidge said
Mar 20, 2016
njacobson wrote:
Thanks everyone. yes, it made a huge difference. I had to spray, rinse and spray again because it hadnt been cleaned in 7 yrs and the shingles were deteriorated pretty bad. The algae and pollen was so thick and really holding on. I did learn that i need a booster pump for rinsing. I used my twelve volt system to rinse, and wasnt very efficient
We have a booster plumbed and installed permanently on the truck. Some homes have great water pressure while others won't make it to the sill of the second story. It is so poor we can't water bushes and trees. We use two nozzles, the one Bryan posted and the Little Big Shot. I have only seen it at Home Depot. I have tried almost every nozzle out there. The Little Big shot is small and works well. The hose has a ball valve that stays there and everything has good quality quick connects. If you use the booster without a pressure switch just as it comes, don't shut the nozzle off. It will build pressure on a hot day and burst the hose.
njacobson said
Mar 20, 2016
question about the booster. Is anyone running a "y" on the outlet, allowing you to utilize two hoses? one for ground guy, one for roof rinse?? does thjis hinder the performance??
Fred W said
Mar 20, 2016
You really cant use a standard garden hose because the pressure is too high for it....which is funny because the garden hoses are rated at around 400 psi and there is no way the booster goes anywhere near that.
So adding a Y would just not be cost effective when you would need another higher pressure hose (about $300) and another reel to hold the hose (about $300).
tjteed said
Mar 22, 2016
The only reason guys down south rinse is because no gutters and there is concern about SH dripping on shrubs. And when they rinse they are just getting a volume of water without trying to knock of any moss or lichen. I don't think I've ever rinsed an asphalt roof and I've done plenty worse than that. A good line is It took 15 years to look like that, why can't you wait another 8 weeks for rain to wash everything off. When I'm asked to rinse off moss or lichen I refuse except for some of the big clumps of moss that kind of fall apart.
Down here in florida a 3tab shingle generally only lasts 15 yrs or so. So, these 20 yr old shingles probably should not have been cleaned. But....
Hank
Awesome to see you off to a great start.
Jeff
A totally different home Nicholas!
I don't use the 12v if I rinse, just garden hose, 12v will cycle. I know water pressure is different everywhere but we have got good pressure where I work.
Real nice difference before and after ! Good job!
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Saturday 19th of March 2016 10:20:42 AM
Yeah I bought some little fire hose nozzles for my hose and it sprays to the top of my 2 story house.
I put a valve behind it so I can control the water flow.
Nicholas we are Soft Wash Contractors. Blasting away at a roof with a Booster pump is not soft washing. Most of us don't even rinse. We let the rain take care of the rinsing.
We have a booster plumbed and installed permanently on the truck. Some homes have great water pressure while others won't make it to the sill of the second story. It is so poor we can't water bushes and trees. We use two nozzles, the one Bryan posted and the Little Big Shot. I have only seen it at Home Depot. I have tried almost every nozzle out there. The Little Big shot is small and works well. The hose has a ball valve that stays there and everything has good quality quick connects. If you use the booster without a pressure switch just as it comes, don't shut the nozzle off. It will build pressure on a hot day and burst the hose.
So adding a Y would just not be cost effective when you would need another higher pressure hose (about $300) and another reel to hold the hose (about $300).
www.homedepot.com/p/Continental-ContiTech-Premium-5-8-in-Dia-x-50-ft-Commercial-Grade-Rubber-Black-Water-Hose-20258074/100676339