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Bruce Weber · Apr 16, 2011

Has anyone used 2 different mixes on a roof?

Ugly Shingles LLC · Apr 16, 2011

Bruce, not a bad idea... What we like to do on the areas that don't need to be sprayed we just lightly mist them instead of saturating them with the mix. Full power mist, quick and simple... biggrin

Apr 16, 2011

Ugly Shingles wrote:
Bruce, not a bad idea... What we like to do on the areas that don't need to be sprayed we just lightly mist them instead of saturating them with the mix. Full power mist, quick and simple...

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Roof Cleaning Missouri 417-230-8103 · Guest

yep I have, smile

No use in using full strength with all you really need to do is kill the spores,

I cut mine down but do add more ammox to get other polluntants off, I dont make a habit of this, but maybe I shoud, I have just done this when i'm running low on mix, and also have done this when owner only wanted the north and east side done, so I water the mix down and spray the south and west sides.

A little extra for the them

Dave

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Ugly Shingles wrote:
Bruce, not a bad idea... What we like to do on the areas that don't need to be sprayed we just lightly mist them instead of saturating them with the mix. Full power mist, quick and simple...

I like this idea a little better as it cuts down on thinking,

I like to do as little of that as possibleLOL

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Apr 16, 2011

I just spray real light, or I leave it for last and then add water to the mix.

aaron61 · Guest

I knock it down to about 31.13864 % then mist it I'm joking :)

Bruce Weber · Apr 17, 2011

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:
I just spray real light, or I leave it for last and then add water to the mix.

Thanks for your comments, men. I think I will spray light instead of working off two tanks.

Apr 17, 2011

Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?

dlay · Guest

Dave, How much AMMOX do you add and to what quantity? You are referring to Ammonyx-L or M? I have not tried this product yet. I have been using 50 oz of Simply Cherry, from Pressure Tek in 100 gal tank.

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Apr 22, 2011

Don, I use about 2 cups of M in a 40 gallon mix.

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Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?

Pat - I think you've just re-started one of the great debates BTW - I'm with you on this.

Ugly Shingles LLC · Apr 22, 2011

Roof Cleaning Northern Virginia (571) 250 9650 wrote:
Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?
Pat - I think you've just re-started one of the great debates BTW - I'm with you on this.
I always spray the top ridge caps complete and a couple foot down the clean side.
If their are roof vents I like to spray them because most of the time there is black all around them.
Then at that point I just mist most of the roof just to make sure everything is dead and it all blends in evenly and looks great!
I do it 75% of the time!

Apr 22, 2011

I am sorry to have opened it up again, if it ain't broke don't fix it....

Apr 23, 2011

Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?

My answer to my customers is: Just because you can't see the algae on these 2 sides of the roof, doesn't mean there is none there.

The light algae on parts of the roof that don't have enough to show black, is still alive and will turn black soon enough-or spread over onto the North side quickly. When I get off the roof, I want it all dead.

Just a light even coat will kill it all. It's worth an extra 5 gallons mix and 10 minutes time to do a complete erradication of all living algae.

Chuck

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Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 wrote:
Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?

My answer to my customers is: Just because you can't see the algae on these 2 sides of the roof, doesn't mean there is none there.
The light algae on parts of the roof that don't have enough to show black, is still alive and will turn black soon enough-or spread over onto the North side quickly. When I get off the roof, I want it all dead.
Just a light even coat will kill it all. It's worth an extra 5 gallons mix and 10 minutes time to do a complete erradication of all living algae.
Chuck

This is my toughts on it just cause you dont see it does not mean it aint there

for example my own roof I know it was dirty but with my dark shingles i could not see it but it was there

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When you kill mold, Algae and mildew it spores off and will grow on the sides that are not dirty. Treat both sides! We just bid on a roof the other day, The lady said my bid was high very high and the other guys just said to clean the dirty side and she doesn't know who to TRUST! If they want just one side treated, yeah clean it but alway explain that mold Algae is airborn and will grow on the side that is not dirty.

Advantage Roof Cleaning · Apr 23, 2011

If the owner insists to go cheap and for you to clean only the "dirty" side, you may want to add a disclaimer to your quote/contract that it is against your recommendation and you obviously do not guarantee the untreated area.

Advantage Roof Cleaning · Apr 23, 2011

A question just popped in my mind. If only one side of the roof is treated, and the other side does happen to have algae, will that increase the likelihood of the treated side getting reinfected sooner than if the entire roof was treated?

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Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Why do you spray a side when it does not need it?

Becuase the side that looks clean will still have bacteria spores on it but might not be visible for some time. In order to provide a warranty you must kill everything on the roof even the clean side.

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