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Vero Under Pressure · 09-23-2008, 07:16 PM

Commercial Roof Cleaning Pictures. We do these once a year and this is the third year we have done them.

Vero Under Pressure · 09-23-2008, 07:19 PM

There are five of these buildings and seven garages.

Chris · 09-24-2008, 10:50 AM

Mel, on the first picture it looks like you spray the middle of the roof last, is that just that roof or how you typically do roofs?

I usually start at the bottom and walk up but I am thinking about trying from the top down to help controll runoff.

Chris · 09-24-2008, 10:52 AM

Forgot to add that most homes here and a lot of businesses do not have rain gutters.

When I ask people why they do not have rain gutters most of them say that they are tired of cleaning them all the time as they get clogged up with leaves and small branches and bird nests.

JCinNJ · 09-24-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris

Mel, on the first picture it looks like you spray the middle of the roof last, is that just that roof or how you typically do roofs?

I usually start at the bottom and walk up but I am thinking about trying from the top down to help controll runoff.

Good eye Chris, now I want to know

JCinNJ · 09-24-2008, 11:48 AM

I was walking the length of the bottom and then taking a step up and walking the length again till I reached the peak. Now (after talking with Don) I cut-in the edges (like painting a wall) and then work gutter-peak across the roof.

Since almost every roof is different I cant figure out if one way is faster then another way but some ways are easier on my back and feet

Vero Under Pressure · 09-24-2008, 01:59 PM

Typically I like to start at the top,some people start at the bottom,imho when you start at the bottom you have more run-off. I start at the top so we can control run-off better.The John Blue pumps spray faster than we can walk. I spray until it starts running than I move to a different spot. I don't like to make the chemical run. A good technician and good surfactants go a long way.

Thad · 09-24-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Vero Under Pressure

A good technician and good surfactants go a long way.

There is no substitute for experience, but good advice will get you a huge head start. I'm gonna try shooting the next one from the top, Mel.

If I don't die from whatever it is that I have right now.
Summer flu is the WORST.

JCinNJ · 09-24-2008, 04:05 PM

Top down?? never tried that yet, couldnt hurt as long as I remember to stop before I get to the gutter

Vero Under Pressure · 09-24-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex Services

There is no substitute for experience, but good advice will get you a huge head start. I'm gonna try shooting the next one from the top, Mel.

If I don't die from whatever it is that I have right now.
Summer flu is the WORST.

Thad, get ya some good ole kentucky moonshine and sip it. You will feel better in no time.lol

09-23-2008, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vero Under Pressure Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vero Beach Fl Posts: 502 View My Homepage	Vero Under Pressure Commercial Cleaning Commercial Roof Cleaning Pictures. We do these once a year and this is the third year we have done them. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mel Everett Vero Under Pressure LLC 772-299-5949 Commercial and Residential Low Pressure Roof Cleaning www.verounderpressure.com

09-23-2008, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vero Under Pressure Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vero Beach Fl Posts: 502 View My Homepage	There are five of these buildings and seven garages. __________________ Mel Everett Vero Under Pressure LLC 772-299-5949 Commercial and Residential Low Pressure Roof Cleaning www.verounderpressure.com

09-24-2008, 10:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 70	Mel, on the first picture it looks like you spray the middle of the roof last, is that just that roof or how you typically do roofs? I usually start at the bottom and walk up but I am thinking about trying from the top down to help controll runoff. __________________ Superior Power Washing Low Pressure Roof Cleaning in Corpus Christi Texas Cleaning Shingle and Tile Roofs in Corpus Christi Texas Exterior House Cleaning in Corpus Christi Texas 361-853-2513

09-24-2008, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chris Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 70	Forgot to add that most homes here and a lot of businesses do not have rain gutters. When I ask people why they do not have rain gutters most of them say that they are tired of cleaning them all the time as they get clogged up with leaves and small branches and bird nests. __________________ Superior Power Washing Low Pressure Roof Cleaning in Corpus Christi Texas Cleaning Shingle and Tile Roofs in Corpus Christi Texas Exterior House Cleaning in Corpus Christi Texas 361-853-2513

09-24-2008, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
JCinNJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,685 View My Homepage	I was walking the length of the bottom and then taking a step up and walking the length again till I reached the peak. Now (after talking with Don) I cut-in the edges (like painting a wall) and then work gutter-peak across the roof. Since almost every roof is different I cant figure out if one way is faster then another way but some ways are easier on my back and feet __________________ JC Power Wash, Soft Wash & Roof Cleaning LLC Jim Located in Egg Harbor TWP JC provides soft washing & roof cleaning services in Atlantic County, NJ 609-412-3033

09-24-2008, 01:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vero Under Pressure Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vero Beach Fl Posts: 502 View My Homepage	Typically I like to start at the top,some people start at the bottom,imho when you start at the bottom you have more run-off. I start at the top so we can control run-off better.The John Blue pumps spray faster than we can walk. I spray until it starts running than I move to a different spot. I don't like to make the chemical run. A good technician and good surfactants go a long way. __________________ Mel Everett Vero Under Pressure LLC 772-299-5949 Commercial and Residential Low Pressure Roof Cleaning www.verounderpressure.com

09-24-2008, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
JCinNJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,685 View My Homepage	Top down?? never tried that yet, couldnt hurt as long as I remember to stop before I get to the gutter __________________ JC Power Wash, Soft Wash & Roof Cleaning LLC Jim Located in Egg Harbor TWP JC provides soft washing & roof cleaning services in Atlantic County, NJ 609-412-3033

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