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One of the worst I've done!

Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Jan 24, 2011

I get very excited when I get a call and I see a roof in this shape. A customer will a most always feel they got there moneys worth. When I get nervous is when I get the call for a roof or house wash and it's not obviously dirty. Then I have no idea what they'll expect.

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Check out this roof. Notice the repair at the right side of the chimney that was done before the cleaning. The roof was so dark the roofing company used a black shingle for the repair. The difference in the appearance of the house was remarkable but the customer complained that it didn't come clean enough. There are some people who will never be satisfied.

Charles

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I don't know Charles,..looks good to me.

Jeff

Jan 24, 2011

They all look good. You can't please everyone though. The nature of the beast when dealing with the public.

Here is a before and after of one of the worst Tile Roofs we ever had to Clean. I had NO IDEA that this Tile Roof was supposed to actually be white.

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Man Larry,..that is probably the biggest difference in a roof I've ever seen.

The customers probably forgot what color it was also,.. How many applications did that take?

Jeff

Jan 24, 2011

Raystown Roof Cleaning Central PA 1-800-236-0322 wrote:

Man Larry,..that is probably the biggest difference in a roof I've ever seen.

The customers probably forgot what color it was also,.. How many applications did that take?

Jeff

I can't remember how many apps it took. That was actually a few years ago. This customer actually called me a couple months later and told me her power bill went down from trying to cool her house. LOL...Having a Roof that reflects the heat from the suns rays really can make big difference.

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Roof Cleaning New Jersey wrote:

I get very excited when I get a call and I see a roof in this shape. A customer will a most always feel they got there moneys worth. When I get nervous is when I get the call for a roof or house wash and it's not obviously dirty. Then I have no idea what they'll expect.

Ed, when I get a call for a house wash and I get there and it doesn't look that bad,..I simply tell the customer that there won't be a dramatic difference when I'm done,..just because it's not that bad to begin with and then I drop it,...most already know that,...I've run into alot of home owners over the years who value upkeep.

I remember a long time ago I said to a customer " I really don't see any dirt" And she said,.."No, and I want to keep it that way" Ever since then I stopped talking myself out of jobs. Because before that I felt like you,..and was afraid there wouldn't be any noticeable difference.

Chances are Ed,..If the house has been there for more than a few months,..it's gonna have some amount of dirt or mold on it.

Jeff

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We get these all the time:

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Yea Bill, I hate moss and lichen,...I work in certain developments and it's just one house after another like that. I really don't even like doing them,...moss and lichen can degrade the granules and dark spots often occur when trying to remove it. Moss will sometimes just roll off,..but lichen HANGS on!!

I just sell these as a spray and kill, and time will have to do the rest,..and some people don't like hearing that,..but I simply say,..should've been done a long time ago and I can't promise anything about the condition of the roof.

Jeff

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There are a ton of white ones around here too. Its neat watching them turn from black to red to white.

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Nice work Chris,...one thing for sure,..there's alot of nasty roofs around.

Jeff

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Here is mine, last job of 2010

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Raystown Roof Cleaning Central PA 1-800-236-0322 wrote:

Nice work Chris,...one thing for sure,..there's alot of nasty roofs around.

Jeff

Definately!

gutterdog · Jan 24, 2011

This a good thread. I agree with everything, so far.

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Raystown Roof Cleaning Central PA 1-800-236-0322 wrote:

Roof Cleaning New Jersey wrote:

I get very excited when I get a call and I see a roof in this shape. A customer will a most always feel they got there moneys worth. When I get nervous is when I get the call for a roof or house wash and it's not obviously dirty. Then I have no idea what they'll expect.

Ed, when I get a call for a house wash and I get there and it doesn't look that bad,..I simply tell the customer that there won't be a dramatic difference when I'm done,..just because it's not that bad to begin with and then I drop it,...most already know that,...I've run into alot of home owners over the years who value upkeep.
I remember a long time ago I said to a customer " I really don't see any dirt" And she said,.."No, and I want to keep it that way" Ever since then I stopped talking myself out of jobs. Because before that I felt like you,..and was afraid there wouldn't be any noticeable difference.
Chances are Ed,..If the house has been there for more than a few months,..it's gonna have some amount of dirt or mold on it.
Jeff

You can always find dirt at evry house

Jan 24, 2011

OK, Now y'all got me going through years of old pictures. LOL...I really can't seem to find too many really, really bad Shingle Roofs that we have done because the majority of the Roofs we Clean are Tile.

Here is another Tile Roof that I remember took 3 coats of mix.

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Dwayne,..that is some funky Washed-up wrote:

Here is mine, last job of 2010

Dwayne,..that is some funky looking stuff. Nice job cleaning it up though.

Jeff

SP Cleaning · Jan 25, 2011

Washed-up wrote:

Here is mine, last job of 2010

Ohhh we a we a weeeeee.....

as the famous sound bit from The Good The Bad and The Ugly

rings out, and the Tumble weed (from pic one) rolls by Dwayne......

He draws his ball valve from his holster and let's that nasty roof have it.

When it's all over there is peace and harmony on that Florida roof again.

Nice job Dwayne!!! That roof looked pretty bad at the start, but it came out very nice.

Chris

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