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An Unusual Roof Material estimated today" 6000Sq ft sold to the lowest bidder $320.00"

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An Unusual Roof Material estimated today

Chowell77 · Guest

Kim I'm 99.9% positive that's stone coated steel but more specifically Metro Tile

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Never seen it before my guess would be vinyl or I have no idea

Apr 4, 2011

I thought also it looked like vinyl shakes.

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yepp looks like stone coated steel to me , but then it could be tile. hummmmm the way the streaks look, I will stick with steel.... thats it PAY UP GIRL , lol

Dave

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Roof Cleaning Bradenton FL 941-822-2454 · Guest

Chowell77 wrote:
Kim I'm 99.9% positive that's stone coated steel but more specifically Metro Tile

We Have a WINNER!!! actually 2 Dave included. It is a metal barrel coated in asphalt roof. First one for me, I think it needs to be treated as an asphalt roof, so that would be my plan any insight would be great. Going to avoid walking this one if at all possible.

Here is a few close ups to give the guys that havn't seen one yet;

If it is interesting enough download it and zoom in with your image software.

Central Iowa Roof Cleaning · Certified Cedar Shake Roof Cleaning Specialist

I saw one last year being layed next to a cedar roof I was cleaning. Pretty costly what the installer told me.

Chowell77 · Guest

Kim, while I've never cleaned one I install a couple hundred a year. So....if you or Randy have any questions don't hesitate to let me know. The ceramic 3M granules are actually glued onto the metal so I wouldn't use alcohol in your mix as it'll have a tendency to dissolve the glue and weaken the adhesion. Also dependent upon how it was installed there will most likely be nails or screws right on the nose of some of the panels. The manufacture sends a kit with extra glue and granules for covering the exposed nail/screw heads so use caution in those areas as well. Hope you get the job! Good luck!

-- Edited by Chowell77 on Monday 4th of April 2011 08:57:20 PM

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX · Guest

looks like Decra to me (same idea as metro tile, but different brand). We clean probably 5 a month or so...they clean up just as easy as regular tile...

Durham Roof Cleaning · Guest

Yes it's Decra we have a lot of these roof's in Ontario!

Central Iowa Roof Cleaning · Certified Cedar Shake Roof Cleaning Specialist

Chowell77 wrote:
Kim, while I've never cleaned one I install a couple hundred a year. So....if you or Randy have any questions don't hesitate to let me know. The ceramic 3M granules are actually glued onto the metal so I wouldn't use alcohol in your mix as it'll have a tendency to dissolve the glue and weaken the adhesion. Also dependent upon how it was installed there will most likely be nails or screws right on the nose of some of the panels. The manufacture sends a kit with extra glue and granules for covering the exposed nail/screw heads so use caution in those areas as well. Hope you get the job! Good luck!

-- Edited by Chowell77 on Monday 4th of April 2011 08:57:20 PM

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Roof Cleaning Bradenton FL 941-822-2454 · Guest

Thanks Chris,

Appreciate the heads up on the install, helps me understand the interworkings of the system. Yes there are nails on the nose of the panels and the ridge cap. The are small pin- like finish nails with coated heads. I think the mix would be best to be kept minimal just basics, SH, Mango, Am -Lo, water.

I hope to get it and add it to the portfolio.

Thanks again Chris,

Kim R

Chowell77 wrote:

Kim, while I've never cleaned one I install a couple hundred a year. So....if you or Randy have any questions don't hesitate to let me know. The ceramic 3M granules are actually glued onto the metal so I wouldn't use alcohol in your mix as it'll have a tendency to dissolve the glue and weaken the adhesion. Also dependent upon how it was installed there will most likely be nails or screws right on the nose of some of the panels. The manufacture sends a kit with extra glue and granules for covering the exposed nail/screw heads so use caution in those areas as well. Hope you get the job! Good luck!

-- Edited by Chowell77 on Monday 4th of April 2011 08:57:20 PM

Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL · Guest

Stone covered metal. I did one last year. You can walk them but care must be taken. Walk in the vallys otherwise you will dent them. I called the roofing contractor who installed the roof for information. He talked to the manufactor who said a solution of SH, water and surfactant would be ok as long as the final % of SH was below 5%. We rinsed this roof after the mix had done its job. I didn't want the solution to sit on the roof for too long. Here are a couple of pictures. It turned out real nice.

Charles

-- Edited by Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL on Tuesday 5th of April 2011 08:17:41 AM

Roof Cleaning Bradenton FL 941-822-2454 · Guest

Thanks for the additional info Charles, Scott and Nino, I checked out the Decra website and that is it for sure, the cleaning instruction they listed were the chems we use and/or a pressure cleaner with a max of 500 psi. I don't see why they would allow that they don't look that hardy.

Kim R

Durham Roof Cleaning · Guest

Your welcome Kim,I have been driving buy a house with a Decra roof in my area for 8 years, it needs a good roof cleaning 10/12 and 12/12 two storey, the front of the house is facing North, I will be looking forward to be getting the job and making the home owner's smile knowing they don't have to look at a dirty roof anymore!

Cheers!

Nick · Guest

RE: An Unusual Roof Material estimated today" 6000Sq ft sold to the lowest bidder $320.00"

Feb 24, 2013

Wow! Old thread. I must have missed this one somehow.

My first thought when I saw the pictures was stone coated metal roof as well. They always lay flatter than concrete barrel tile roofs. We have cleaned a bunch of these. Haven't gotten any calls recently though. We did have one where my roof tech HAD to get on it to reach a couple areas. Good thing he was very light and he took his time being careful.

Nick, these are sprayed the same as if it were a concrete tile roof. Adjust your mix strength accordingly depending on the severity of the mold infestation. We normally don't rinse any of our roofs. We let mother nature do that. The stone coated metal roofs clean up beautifully.

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