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PortlandOregonRoofCleaning.com Pictures Before and Afters Northwest Moss

Roof Clean USA Georgia 229-227-0000 · guest

roof cleaning oregon wrote:

3 part system! Scrape, air blow roof and gutters, and treat with moss killer. Those Chicken ladders are great for the steep roofs. Jnrind.com or PortlandOregonroofcleaning.com 503-432-9093
My goal is to impliment the apple cidar mix on roofs but I think I will have a problem going to the same job twice. We'll see. Its going to be an adventure.

I have a question for all you roof cleaners. Are you thrill seekers by nature? I am, and I have found that the steeper the roof and higher the better. I love it and have found that I dont have to snowboard or ride motocross nearly as much to have fun because im having so much fun on those roofs. Let me know what you think about that. Its not like im just doing it to have fun because I also love to educate the public and the customers about roof cleaning and do it carefully and I do it right. I want to maximaze the life of the roof and have as few people up on those roofs as possible!

Hi Friend, Good Talking to you over the weekend

Once Again, Roof Cleaning Portland OR WELCOME to the RCIA Learning Forum.

You have a unique situation up there in Milwaukee, OR doing truly tough roof cleaning.

Anyone who thinks roof cleaning is a tough job has no idea until you do it the way this contractor performs his roof cleaning, its tough to get off THICK ALGAE,MOSS, and other BIG plant life off roofs in OREGON.

Up till now, there was hardly anyone with enough guts to get to those steep pitches and tie or and repel down and remove the debris from NW roofs.

The pictures speak for themselves. What a MAGIC trick, right everyone?

The BEFORE and AFTER pictures speak for themselves.

For anyone that has never cleaned a roof in the Northwest.

This is the guy to look to for ideas that will impact the way roofs are cleaned in the future. I am SURE he has some STORIES to TELL.

Who knows though, maybe the RCIA roof cleaning Institute learning forum may teach him a thing or two to make roof cleaning in Milwaukee, OR a little EASIER?

Lets hope so.

No one should have to work that darn hard when their may be an EASIER WAY?

I will be POSITIVELY IMPRESSED when you start USING what you will learn on THIS board.

The RCIA and the cleaning methods outlined here will take you to an ADVANCED LEVEL of cleaning there in the PACIFIC NW area of the country.

Meanwhile I am CERTAIN you will be teaching us ALL a thing or two about tough roof cleaning jobs and how to MAXIMIZE the effectiveness of using Chris's Apple Sauce and Cider and Mike's HYBRID "SAUCE and CIDER" Combo Roof Cleaning Mix.

Well BEFORE Roof Clean USA, when we were Steamaway Services and DMW Pressure Washing in Portland, OR many years ago this was all about the methods that this contractor is mentioning. Zinc, Zinc and copper strips Zinc Powder, Copper Sulfate treatments and scraping, scrubbing and shoveling this "chit" off, then treating it.

Guys, Let me tell you FIRSTHAND....

It is a whole different animal, cleaning MOSS and Lichen and LARGE fungal growth off STEEP SLIPPERY ROOFS in the RAIN FORESTS of the Pacific Northwest.

Some very strange "CHIT" grows BIG on roofs up there.

I talked to this Roof Cleaning Portland Contractor who told me he has over 10 years experience in this hostile roof and pressure cleaning environment.

We may all want to keep an eye on the upcoming BEFORE and AFTER pictures posted by the newcomer to the board.

We may ALL learn a thing or two, you never know?

-- Edited by Roof Clean USA Georgia 229-227-0000 on Sunday 26th of April 2009 07:58:37 PM

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 · guest

WOW O WOW you are the Man!!! Look at those pics!!! I think this man has a alot to share as well after reading this post.

Yes I love the thrill of looking down over a neighborhood from a steep roof, there is nothing quite like it. My very first job was in construction at the MCI center in Washingtn DC and I got to see alot of crazy high places. (Ice rink for DC) A bunch of people died on that job.

They built a rickety scaffold at the top level as that is were the machine rooms are and people fell. Also a bricklayer forman had a heart attack and died when one of his helpers slugged him!!

My first time on a 60 ft sissor lift was at the BWI airport and let me tell you, there is nothing quit like being on a 60 ft. sissor in the middle of a large area with nothing to grab in sight as it sways in the wind!!

I fell 2 storys down a shaft trying to wrap a duct with ductwrap at the DOJ in DC, that was the scarriest. I am a light guy so my landyard did not release and spring, I was flung back into the duct with pins stuck in my back, we were gluing to the duct.

I am a Thrill seeker. Used to surf and BMX race as well as dirtbike. Now I just Ski and clean stuff, as well as some deep water fishing.

Keep sharing brother, I can hardley wait to see more of your work!

-- Edited by Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 on Sunday 26th of April 2009 08:11:31 PM

Great White Technologies · Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Certified Roof Cleaner

That was an amazing transformation.

Have you thought about using a sod cutter to remove the top layer? LOL

Nothing like the Pacific North West for moss. My dad still lives in Washington and he has more moss than lawn.

Dglsell · Guest

I am also from the Pacific NW and have a successful window cleaning business here. Over the last 12 years here in Tacoma WA I have had many requests to clean gutters, downspouts, roofs, and just about anything around the house. I have been experimenting in as many ways possible to treat the moss here without a lot of instant gratification. The moss killer by Lilly is what seems to sell for the most part at our Home Depot locations. It does work, but it is hard to collect from your customers when all you have done is sprinkled some white powder on their roof. I normally explain that this is not a one step process and that I will have to return to complete the job after the moss has been killed. I am wondering what the apple cider or Sauce will do to remove the moss in one hour like described in many of the postings I have read. In the picture below this is a very unique roof in which apparently the owner has to mow his roof along with the rest of the yard once a week. Truthfully though I have seen roofs with as much moss as this is grass. I dont see any mixture taking that off. I am open to as much advice as possible. The scraping and scrubbing is killing my back and not good for the roofs.

Great White Technologies · Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Certified Roof Cleaner

You will not get one hour results with the LOVE with the exception that it will turn white letting you know it is dead or dieing. Moss and Lichen just take longer and you have to explain this upfront with the customer like you have been doing.

harleyp · Guest

Looks like you guys work real hard in the northwest, I guess you got to get the lawn mowers out before you can clean the roof, the jobs looks good!

Jul 12, 2009

Now that is a lot of moss on that Roof. I agree with Pat. No magic bullet to make that disappear before you leave the property. Your looking at a slower step process on that Roof and Roof Cleaning jobs like it. Even once it is all dead it's gonna take some heavy hard rains to remove it or a return visit from you with a fair amount of Low Pressure to get it off completely. You would think that homeowners would have their Roofs Treated way before it got to that point. On the up-side, it sure looks like a good way to get a yearly maintenance agreement with the H/O so that their Roofs don't get that bad again.

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Palm Harbor FL 727 543 3276 on Sunday 12th of July 2009 06:06:38 PM

Great White Technologies · Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Certified Roof Cleaner

Heck instead of a yearly charge 1.5x the yearly amount and do it every 2 years. More money less work and you could handle more customers this way.

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 · guest

Welcome Doug,

I think if my roof looked like that picture, I would have to call it a green roof and plant flowers on it!!

PowerClean · Guest

FINALLY! Someone who knows my pain... It is a difficult and daunting task cleaning roofs up here in the NW. Our prices are double what you guys in other regions charge sometimes because of the obvious amount of physical labor involved. Yet, we have to please the environmentalists up here at the same time without using harmful cleaning chems. If I could clean nothing but walkable comp roofs with no gutter cleaning, my wife could sleep a little more soundly at night- but, we do have a niche in the NW.

We are always working on finding safer and more efficient ways to clean roofs in WA. Sometimes, doing what Jesse did just is what it takes. I too, welcome more members to help us guys in the Great NW come up with ways to make our jobs SAFER and a little easier.

We talked about this awhile back Dave, remember? Even Chris called me to let me know I should not beat my head against the wall because all you guys make it look so darn easy out there! confuse

I think even he started out cleaning & building roofs up here?

Thanks for posting that job. Nice pics and nice job Jesse.

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Looking at the picture i see no trees covering the roof or was there trees and they were cut down or does the moss in the NW grow without shade if so i feel for you guys

Dglsell · Guest

LOL Guys, the picture I posted of the house with the complete covered roof is not moss. I was being sarcastic. We do have some heavy moss here but that pic is actually grass the H/O keeps there. Dont ask me why or how he trims it. It is the craziest house I have ever seen. I was driving by it one day and seen it from the street so I took the shot with my phone.

All that aside it does remind me if some houses we have here, and yes they almost always have trees growing very near by but not always. The moss grows on the North side of the houses because they stay wet the longest there. Now we are in the summer months where we dont get rain but once every 30 days or so. If use a moss killer it cant be in a powder form. Got a roof coming up soon and hope to be able to kill the moss in a as little as 2 weeks. Bought a new more powerful blower and need to get rid of the debris first. Tree limbs, pine needles, and who knows what else need to come off before I put anything on it to kill moss. Wish me luck cause this H/O was a referral from my original roof a couple years back who gave my name out quite a bit. DOnt want to let down a good string of referrals.

jetcity · Guest

Greetings from Seattle. We're in the same boat. Moss can really be a bear sometimes. I use ropes and repelling gear on the steep roofs. Scrap, blow and zinc is pretty much the way in goes here in the northwest. Sometimes I get to a house with really bad moss. I'm thinking of killing it first then come back and scrap it off. I hate to say it but It my belief that scraping is just a bad as pressure washing. I see granules falling off the shingles but a simple, one time chem application isn't going to cut it here.

jetcity · Guest

Have I seen you around the area?

frank95 · Guest

where do you get your zinc?

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