Let me preface the post with apologies for vagueness but I’m doing so to gain some info before talking to the potential client.
The question is…
What kind of cleaning would you imagine would be requested of a that kind of roof? I do know it’s fairly flat, the lead mentioned moss…I’d have to assume some pine needles but not necessarily. I’ve cleaned many many roofs but the only cleaning I’ve done on flat type roofs is brooming or blowing debris and clearing the gutters. Gravel on the roof seem like it would make cleaning more of a challenge if not a complete mess. My only thought would be…several dry days, a leaf blower and clearing the gutters. Any ideas or thoughts on this vague question would be welcome. Thanks ahead of time.
I can’t imagine what you would do to clean a flatish gravel covered, asphalt coated roof. You ever try to clean the gravel from the bottom of a fish tank(not fun)? I wish I had a suggestion to help.
Thank you…that’s where I’m at. Another fine Service Magic lead…lol. By the way my pleco has disappeared from my 29 gallon tank…the little bastard!
Back to the roof…I just figure if the guy calls me back, I’ll drive out and look at it. Other than a leaf rake, a blower and maybe Jedi Mind Tricks…the offending substances will find their way off the roof. If no customer, then 16.00 bucks for the lead out the window and off to **** I enjoy doing.
I appreciate the fish tank analogy as I’m struggling with the one that I have.
We cleaned these all the time. This was the first roof we cleaned to get into doing work at Disney.
Mostly not for looks though. Mostly for health reasons and the clean air intakes on the roof picking up the algae spores and infesting the ducts in the HVAC. You need to flood the roof so you cover all of the gravel with a bleach and water solution with an additive like SoftWash Systems, Green Wash. The WCR guys can get it for you. Call me if you need help. 407-832-1108.
Here are some pix of us cleaning the gravel roof on the Contemporary Resorts Convention Center.
Thank you for the information. I never even got a call back regarding the lead, so in this case it’s probably a mute point. I understand why you are doing what you are doing for a commercial roof. I would wonder if for a residential roof that has no HVAC intakes like that whether the same applies i.e., the mold spores. Secondly how do you deal with excessive pine needles, moss, plants growing in the media and all that stuff. Thirdly, I wonder about pricing a residential job like that. I have somewhat fixed rates for roof cleaning and wonder if in a situation like that if an hourly rate is a better selling point as it could take forever depending on the amount of debris, or if it’s just flooding the roof to kill algae and mold, than maybe it’s a quicker process than I would think?
Again, thanks for the contribution to my question.
