Jet Washing Roof Tiles
Just brush off with a stiff brush and check any mortar joints for cracking while up there.
Jet washing roof tiles. I took mother nature half of a century to build the green moss on the tile roof and it took me 4 hours to get rid of it sad. Here are the basic steps to cleaning your tile roof. 22 may 2014 at 11 42am. Older concrete roofs can also begin to leak from small pinholes or porous areas in the tiles that are opened up by the high pressure water jet.
Initial power wash using the pressure washer wash the roof s surface. Im pleased to see you have commitment to your trade as do i i to have been repairing roofs for 22years and have gained a good knowledge and understandings of roof condition i find that roof coating forms an external vapour barrier putting the sweat on the exterior where it should be jet washing alone can remove surface resistance of concrete tiles but providing a much better appearance. Interlocking roof tiles are not designed to be walked upon foot traffic. So we thought it would be a good idea to pressu.
The spray is far too fierce. Use water to spray off visible dirt and debris including leaves dead insects and twigs. So many people who are looking to have there roof cleaned ask will pressure washing my roof damage the tiles. Aqua jet make it clean.
Removal of lichen and moss by jet washing will invariably remove the granular surface finish and potentially damage the structural integrity of the tile this process followed by a surface treatment application would invariably invalidate any tile manufacturer s guarantee. Roofs are the most important protection to any home from the weather and for this reason its a suprise.