The PROs and Cons of roof cleaning

The Advantages and Downsides of Roof Cleaning.
​The Pros (advantages) of roof cleaning are that if performed correctly, roof cleaning (roof maintenance) can help extend the life of roofs, saving property owners thousands of dollars. Furthermore, it can take 300 YEARS for asphalt roof shingles to decompose in landfills. Because roof cleaning helps extend the life of roof shingles, there are fewer roof shingles in landfills.
The Cons (downsides) of roof cleaning include the fact that the industry uses outdated cleaning methods, which can cause significant damage. Roof shingles have evolved; however, roof cleaning techniques are still in the past. Algae, mold, moss, and lichen grow between the roof shingle granules. Extracting the visible stains with pressure washing can rip or pull up the rooted algae, mold, moss, lichen, and shingle granules.
NOTICE: Roof cleaning companies try to disguise their pressure washing methods with fancy terms like soft washing, low-pressure washing, gentle as rain, roof shampoo, and Google 5-star roof cleaning. The bottom line is that pressure washing is pressure washing. Regardless of how you try to disguise it, PRESSURE WASHING DAMAGE ROOFS.

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