Roof Cleaning in Cedar Grove
The black streaks running down half the shingle roofs in Cedar Grove are algae feeding on the limestone filler in the shingles. The green mats on the shadier slopes are moss, and moss is worse: it holds water against the roof and works its roots under shingle edges until the edges lift. Under this town’s canopy both arrive years earlier than they do on open lots, and both shorten a roof’s life when ignored.
Soft Wash, Never Pressure
A pressure washer cleans a shingle roof the way a belt sander cleans a tabletop, by removing the surface. Granules are the shingle’s armor, and blasting them into the gutters trades a cosmetic problem for a structural one. We soft wash instead: a low-pressure detergent application that kills the growth, a gentle rinse, and for moss, brushing off the dead mats once they release their grip. Zinc or copper strip at the ridge keeps regrowth down for years afterward.
Cleaning is also when problems get found, because a slow walk over every slope beats any view from the yard. A cracked shingle spotted during a wash becomes a quick shingle repair instead of a winter leak, and a maintenance plan keeps the growth from ever re-establishing.
Methods and pricing are on our roof cleaning page, with all our local services on the Cedar Grove page.
Call (555) 123-4567 to get the streaks off.