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The high wind gust definitely carried some of the SH mix around as I was spraying.   My ground guy was watering before, during, and after (plenty of puddles before we left).  We used tarps after the initial saturation, but I'll be surprised if I don't get a call about some dead grass or plants (especially on the house without gutters).  There was landscaping everywhere.  But, the roofs came out great!!

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Markus Snedaker
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Good luck with that one Markus.

Roof looks great, man. I have been telling my customers to spray their shrubs, grass, and trees for 3 days after the job is done. If they truly value their landscape, they will do it.

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It sounds like you did the right thing by having your gound guy water liberally.

The very first thing we do when we arrive on site is to hook up the water hoses and start a thorough watering of the landscaping root systems. That is key. Once you are spraying the roof and getting over spray or runoff the ground guy should be applying more water to dilute the cleaning solution. Then after the roof has been completly covered and spot sprayed we spray the landscaping with water again.

Wind is another issue. About 2 weeks ago we had a roof cleaning that when we started the wind also started to blow harder. It was also 50' lots so the neighbor's landscaping was also in play. As the wind picked up I had to stop spraying. I could only spray when the wind died down. Took much longer to get the job finished but we did not have any plant damage on customer's landscaping or either of his neighbors.

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