Roof stains return in as few as 9 months and the roof mold is worse than before.
Gain detergent and chlorine for roof cleaning.
Chlorine bleach also known as sodium hypochlorite or sh is not meant to be a roof cleaning chemical because it kills surface algae but can not penetrate the roof shingle granules to remove black mold root structures.
Pool shock for roof cleaning.
It s a common practice to use pool ingredients to clean surfaces like concrete cement etc.
Of liquid dish soap and spray from the roof top working your way down.
Some years ago myself and several other roof cleaners pioneered chlorine stable surfactants on that forum and introduced them to the roof cleaning world by telling several distributors about them.
Now it s time to formulate a plan to clean your roof with pool shock.
It can also be dangerous for you.
These larger ultra flings provide ultra freshness.
Clean your roof when it super hot out in the baking sun.
And this chlorine comes with bleach like properties that can clean up the shingles and save your roof from harm.
Clean your roof on a cloudy calm day when the wind isn t blowing and there s no threat of precipitation.
Clean your roof on a sunny day which will cause the bleach solution to evaporate too quickly limiting its cleansing effects.
Why laundry detergent is dangerous on your roof.
Clean your roof without taking proper safety precautions.
Slick and slippery is not what you want while you re up on your roof.
Detergent may be dry in the box but once it comes in contact with moss it becomes slick and slippery.
So pool shock products.
Homeowners dumping detergent on their roof have lost their balance on that very detergent and ended up in the hospital.
Splash dash roof cleaning contractors do not rinse the chemicals off the roof before they leave the concentrated residues that drip from the roof after dew or light rain will kill plants see picture below.
Gain ultra flings are double the size of gain original flings and they contain double the oxi boost and febreze and triple the freshness power.
Use a three gallon pump sprayer use one gallon of sh and two gallons of water h2o add about 4 oz.
When we started we used a regular bug sprayer.
Using detergent to remove moss from your roof isn t just dangerous for your shingles.
Sterner stuff as a last resort you can use a mixture of bleach diluted with an equal amount of water to kill roof moss.
Billy jensen of h2o pressure washing in new port richey florida found lauramine oxide that is sold under the trade name ammonyx lo.
It will kill the sh and dry before it s clean.
These detergents can harm the environment if they contain zinc sulfate.