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Roof Cleaning Severna Park MD wrote:

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Good stuff, Rodney! I was put in contact with a roofer just last week and he seemed hesitant at first, but we agreed that we'd pass work to each other. I never thought about cleaning the old shingles before laying new ones, but that definitely makes sense. Is this common practice? The roofer I spoke with said he doesn't care or believe in cleaning roofs...

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It isn't necessarily common practice. But, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be. I had a homeowner that wanted me to do a layover on top of moss. This was before I knew how to clean a roof. I turned down the job.

It is certainly something you could sell tho. All you have to do is make it make sense.

which isn't difficult

The reason that roofer doesn't believe in roof cleaning is bc theres nothing in it for him!! Make it worth his while and explain it to him as you would a customer. You might get a different response.

See, if you just clean the roof, He doesn't get to replace the roof. It's a lose to him. You might offer him 200 bucks. He stands to make 2-3000 by replacing it. Just concentrate on cleaning re roofs. See if he is interested in making some extra cash doing your repairs. Just, ease him into it. Ya know, spider to the fly.