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Started a New Roof Cleaning Business

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Welcome Mike, Good to see you here, i see this is your first day on the board,,
the best thing you can do is read read read just like I had to do or go out there and learn from hard knocks like the others have done.. All the answers are here you just have to search, use the search button , it will be your best friend and start on the home page and just study my friend best wishes and hope to see you posting more on down the roofs edge

KID

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Branson/Springfield,Mo (417) 230 8103 on Saturday 15th of August 2009 08:22:04 AM

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Welcome Mike. I see you "recently started a new roof cleaning business...". How have you been cleaning thus far? What chems are you using, etc. Familiarize yourself with that search button. It is your best friend.

Louisville KY Roof Cleaning 502-386-5961 · Guest

Hey guys thanks for the replies! I greatly appreciate all of them. As for my progress I have cleaned a few roofs thus far. I've tried using only bleach and water which didn't work very well although I did not have the right set up to rinse. All I used was a garden hose to rinse the solution off. I am still experimenting on the roofs of friends and relatives garages so I am not doing any damage to anybody's roof which is good becuase I want to get some experience and know how to clean roofs the right way before I go out and clean roofs for actual customers.

I am still trying to grasp the concept of NO Pressure roof cleaning. I would like to try the Apple Sauce Cider mix to see how that works on dirty roofs because from what I've read on here it seems to work really well. I am going to buy a 12 volt Delevan 5850 pump to apply the chemicals and to rinse the solution off. I wanted to know if the pump will supply enough pressure to reach the peaks of the roof and clean the roof throroughly. There are a couple roof cleaners up here who spray a non bleach biodegradable solution on the roof and then rinse using a water broom from a pressure washer. They say it is low pressure however and the same as a garden hose? I want to learn how to do it the right way! I do not want to use any pressure washers if possible! So I guess it's the chemicals that do most of the work correct? Any help is appreciated friends! Thanks again and I love this group!

Mike

Green Goose Roof & Exterior Cleaning

Louisville, KY

Aug 15, 2009

Hi Mike. Your competitors are equally as clueless as mine.

They have NO idea what they are doing.

A water broom is NOT low pressure and requires a pressure washer to operate. What they are doing is causing more harm than good.

You've come to the right place to learn how to do it right.

You'll have your competitors beat in no time.

Read these threads,

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=25708068

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=27087976

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=26532837

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=22113699

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=25974832

It's all here. It will take you a while to read and learn it all but you'll get there.

Welcome to the board!

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Pro Greensboro NC (336)362 7659 on Saturday 15th of August 2009 11:32:26 AM

Travis · Guest

Thanks Mike

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