Benefits of cleaning your cedar roof extends the life span of your cedar shake roof removes harmful infestations such as moss mold mildew lichen algae fungi that cause roof deterioration rehydrates the cedar shakes that have dried out from uv damage.
Cedar roof cleaning.
Careful selection and proper installation of the materials help ensure that your roof will remain appealing and efficient for a long time.
Conduct a soft wash on your roof.
Use it to clean fences decks furniture cedar siding or roofing barn board and log homes.
Cedar wash works great on all types of cedar or any type of natural wood.
The cleaner helps soften the moss algae and dead wood fibers so it is easily washed off with our low pressure high volume rinse.
Cedar wash works great on all types of cedar or any type of natural wood.
When you have completed your cleaning let it dry for 48 hours and then apply our cedar seal to protect it.
Avoid holding the nozzle of your cleaning rod near your shingles and apply the spray from above the shingles rather than from below.
Step 3 cleaning with a liquid cleaner.
Use it to clean fences decks furniture cedar siding or roofing barn board and log homes.
Add 1 2 cup per gallon of water mix well stirring frequently allow solution to fully activate for 15 minutes prior to use.
Use a 12 volt pump system with pressure of about 60 psi.
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We use a oxygenated cleaner that is safe for all of your surrounding foliage.
A soft wash also known as a non pressure wash is where you take low pressure water and spray down a surface.
Avoid using pressurized cleaning equipment with too much pressure.
Out of all the various roofing materials available on the market cedar shakes and shingles stand out for balancing functionality durability and aesthetics.
Cedar shingles can be easily damaged or torn loose by high pressure cleaning equipment.
This is important as standard high pressure power washes might damage cedar shingles.