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RE: CLEANING ROOFS IN COLD WEATHER

guest

The Temptaitions-------were they men?

Douglas that job looks great. Keep us informed on some more cold weather cleaning.

Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 · Guest

all right gentlemen, i got a killer roof scheduled today the temps are going to be in the 40 to 50. i will post the results later when i get home. confuse

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 07:39:33 AM

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Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 wrote:

all right gentlemen, i got a killer roof scheduled today the temps are going to be in the 40 to 50. i will post the results later when i get home.

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 07:39:33 AM

good luck thomas
keep accurate records, temp, wind chill , difficulty in cleaning and etc

andy hinson · Oct 20, 2009

When you finish the roof. Go for the wood

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AHINSON wrote:

When you finish the roof. Go for the wood

Thomas

Wow listen to Andy, Go for the wood.

You could easily get 800 dollars for cleaning the siding and including the deck and everything else close to 2000.00 not to mention preserving the wood. With cleaning and preserving ( staining ) that would be about a 5.000 dollar job. I have completed several of them this year.

Good luck

Satcahr · Guest

Looking forward to seeng the after pics. That was one of my first thoughts as well, if they don't seem interested in getting the wood done leave a flyer with a before and after pic, info and a quote... or offer to do a test spot so they can see the difference...

Carberry1684 · Guest

Wow, I can't wait to see the before and after of this one. It makes you wonder how people can just sit around for so long without taking action to do something about their roof!

Guest

Let us know how the roof turned out in the colder weather. We usually clean roofs in Evansville, Indiana until mid-November. We still have enough scheduled to get us through that time, and a couple more coming in each day. But, the weather patterns are a bit sporadic. In Evansville it has rained for 8 of the last 12 days, but in Newburgh, which is just up the road, the weather has been more stable.

guest

Who all will be working in the Mid West Today.

Oklahoma Roof Cleaning · Guest

Mr. Mike,
How do you keep th ewater hot? from the house to the job?
Thanks
Mike R.

AC Lockyer · none

Walk wrote:

With winter rapadly approaching will you roof cleaners in the Mid West and North East be cleaning during the winter ? If so please answer the following questions.

1) what is the coldest temperature the love will be effective?
40 degrees as stated above.
2) what other concerns are there cleaning in the cold?
Bleach has a lower freezing temp so it doesnt ice as quickly.
3) Will customers even call to have their roof cleaned in the winter?
Customers usually call when they are outside enjoying thier home.
4) would you consider starting a roof cleaning business in the winter?
Sure, need to plant seeds sometime for a spring harvest. I have often thought that a roof cleaning truck would make a wonderful deicing truck. Someone should try that as a seasonal service.

-- Edited by Walk on Wednesday 14th of October 2009 04:02:34 PM

ecsky · Guest

I'm in Louisville Kentucky and I am cleaning a roof tomorrow. Temp is going to be 48 tonight and only 41 tomorrow. Just give it extra dwell time. Maybe 30 min or so.

Just remember to blow out your hoses with an air compressor. You dont want to take a chance on water freezing and busting a hose at night.

macoto · Guest

Better Exterior Restorations wrote:

Mr. Mike,
How do you keep th ewater hot? from the house to the job?
Thanks
Mike R.

Hey I'm wondering this as well. Would an immersion aquarium heater work?

Derek

KP Diamond · Guest

insulate the tank with spray foam?

Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 · Guest

sorry guys i dont hav any after pic of that job because my flipping cumputer crashed.i lost a entire years worth of work .sorry

but on the brite side the job looked awsome and as far as the wood sidding went the home owner liked the old moldy look.

KP Diamond · Guest

Walk wrote:

I have done some research and my findinig are that 12% S.H. undeluted does not freeze, even at temperatures at 10%, so my thinking is long as I am able to get water to rinse the vegetation I can work say at 35 degrees. What do you folks think?

Also forget to mention: in my finding the S.H. is still effective at 10 degrees. thats interesting because I know I heard alot of people thought it would'nt be.

Too cold out...Let's go fishin'...................... roof cleaning

andy hinson · Dec 12, 2009

Hubba, Hubba. What a fish!

Indiana Roof Cleaners · Guest

Nice results, I would think that you would want the roof to warm up some with the afternoon sunlight.

Mike

Arkansas Roof Cleaning (501) 681 3355 · Premium Member Roof Cleaning Institute Of America

Thanks for your info...interesting
Chris

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