Grateful Pressure Wash LLC. offers cleaning for many different roof surfaces. In fact, we specialize in pressure washing St Louis‘ popular asphalt shingled roofs. As most are starting to notice, they can develop unattractive dark streaks and even moss growth.
When washing your roof it is important to hire a trained and experienced professional that uses the proper equipment. Your roof is sensitive to pressure and can be easily damaged if the job is not done properly.
Because of this, our St. Louis professionals use a specialized soft wash system that utilizes low pressure and effective cleaning agents to remove the toughest elements on your roof.
Metal Roof Washing
Shingle Roof Washing
Tile & Slate Washing
Power washing a roofing material such as asphalt shingles is not only ineffective, but it is quite damaging to the material. Asphalt shingles contain limestone filler which bonds the shingle together and acts as a UV reflective. This keeps your home or building cool during those hot STL Summer days. In addition, it also contains heat inside your home or building during the colder Winter months. Power washing will disloge those particles from your shingles. As a result, you might experience premature failure of your roof. Because of this, you will experience increased energy costs to heat and cool your home or property.
The cleaning agents used by our professional St. Louis pressure washing team are much more effective at killing moss, algae, lichen and other micro-organisms growing on your roof. Even pressured water, will not remove the stubborn spores of these micro-organisms. Because of this, regrowth will appear in a short amount of time. Therefore, it is imperative that if a suitable low pressure cleaning solution is utilized to kill them off and remove them for good.
Pressure Washing a Roof
Grateful Pressure Washing, LLC. uses a soft wash method of cleaning that is approved by the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association to safely remove this algae from your home’s roof. Need your roof soft washed? Contact us today for a free estimate!
“Soft Wash” Roof Cleaning is the answer. The streaks that are staining your roof are actually a bacteria called Gloeocapsa Magma. It is also known as roof algae or blue-green algae. This is the main culprit for most of the roof staining in our area. It is often referred to as mold or mildew. For home cosmetic purposes, people want it removed because it is unsightly and lessons curb appeal. You also want it removed because it is believed to eat away at your roof. In extreme cases we have removed it to reveal that it had consumed the roof granules underneath. We are your St. Louis roof cleaning experts!
We know from personal experience that many roofs get replaced simply due to their ugly appearance or premature deterioration. You can potentially prevent this from happening to your home by hiring a professional St Louis pressure washing service. With the rising cost of roofing materials, keeping your roof clean from damaging algae can literally save you money!
Our professional St Louis pressure washers will kill the algae and lichen, clean away the streaks, and make your roof look new again.
