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12-11-2003 02:43 PM

Don't pressurewash your roof!!
 
If you've got regular shingles on your roof, pressurewashing will take off 50% of the granules in the shingles, therefore wearing them out and making their life-expectancy shorter. We bought a house a couple years ago and the previous owners said they recently within the past 2 years put on a new roof. Well, when we got the house inspected, the inspector noticed that half of the granules were missing and some shingles were loose. He said that only happens when it is pressurewashed.
Who knows, it could also be cheap shingles, but it's not smart to pressure-wash. If you got moss on your roof, you should sprinkle it with Tide before it rains so it loosens the moss so that you can brush it off. (Tide also works on shaded driveways.)

basmoq 12-11-2003 03:54 PM

wow, never heard of anyone trying that, I'll make a mental note not to try stupid stuff with a pressure washer though :)

LewisCouch 12-12-2003 07:56 AM

You can also install zinc metal strips at strategic areas to help stop mold growth. The zinc needs to be replaced every couple of years though.

yournamehere 12-12-2003 02:59 PM

Thankfully, I've never been bored enough to want to climb a ladder and pressure wash my roof.
Laziness is its own reward.

clavus 12-13-2003 09:30 PM

Hmmm...I think I'll file this one next to "Don't pressure wash my testicles."

shakran 12-13-2003 09:41 PM

don't pressure wash your car either, as my next door neighbor discovered this past summer. Stripped the paint right off his 'vette.

offrapel 12-14-2003 01:23 AM

Also, if the roof has flashing for dormers, chimneys, etc. a lot of water could get forced into places you don't really want it.

Daval 12-15-2003 10:46 AM

I'd love to see Oshnsouls house in a rainstorm - foam pouring off his roof :)

krwlz 12-16-2003 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shakran
don't pressure wash your car either, as my next door neighbor discovered this past summer. Stripped the paint right off his 'vette.
Ouch man, hurts to hear that!
Ill definatly keep that in mind.

meembo 01-03-2004 07:23 PM

I had my shingles washed with a brush and a weak bleach solution that made it look like new, but with little erosions of the surface of the shingles. It required a guy on the roof gently scraping, but I'll guess it extended the life of the shingles about 10 years over a pressure washer. The only thing I've seen pressure washers successful with was a concrete surface


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