How To Clean A Roof Safely

Once each panel is clean rinse it immediately with clean water to prevent streaks and film.

How to clean a roof safely.

Of laundry strength liquid chlorine bleach and water. Use a pressure washer which can loosen shingles and seriously damage your roof. Mix the product with water for a 1 7 dilution ratio a gallon covers about 700 to 900 sq. Apply to roof with garden style pump sprayer or other mechanical pump spray system or application.

Scrub from the bottom of the panel upward in a left to right back and forth fashion. Roof wash cleaning application. Never mix with other cleaning agents or bleach. That ll prevent the cleaner from drying out too quickly.

Before applying the cleaner spray the roof with water to cool it down. Spray the entire dirty roof section. Soak your cloth or sponge in the water detergent mixture. If the downspout has been clogged by debris the water will not run through.

Once the gutters are completely free from debris the next place to work on is the downspouts. Using a water hose focus on the downspout at full pressure and run the water through it to flush down all debris from the downspout. Pour it into a pump sprayer strap yourself into a full body harness tie it down and climb to the roof. Scrub problem areas with your detergent solution.