First Roof Wash

You dont rinse because you don’t need to
Plus how would you capture all that water

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Rinsing or not rinsing is a debatable choice. There are pros and cons.

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I believe when most people speak of roof cleaning requiring expensive insurance, they’re talking about Workmen’s Comp, not general liability.

Last I checked, JDW doesn’t do workmen’s comp, just GL. If you’re going to hire any employees, you have to get with your local small business association and figure out what you need for WC.

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@Racer agree with you on that. I have a few ladders currently that I have used to have helpers clean gutters and one time pump up sprayed a small section of a roof. I believe they are of high quality cause they were the most expensive ones in their sizes.

I was not going to add it as a service, but offer it as an upsell on properties where I know I can safely do them from a step ladder. I have read your posts and seen your work so I trust your opinion on that one.

@Infinity Ah I see with the workmans comp insurance. You do have a point. I foolishly did not market heavy enough during the busy time and now its getting super slow. So after this job I will have to wait on that.

So I just purchased the equipment and a couple other things.

Can’t wait to test it out. Supposedly gonna be here tomorrow.

You have any recommendations on local things I can purchase for PPE

I’ve always rinsed. Ppl want to see immediate results. There’s lots of ways to capture the water; however, I don’t. It gets significantly diluted and you have someone constantly wetting the ground. Never had an issue. It’s like having your car washed (soaped) and waiting for the rain to rinse it.

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This is one of those arguments that will never be solved. It always goes back to do what works for you.

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Roof turned out perfect. Not a single touch up needed. No plants dead and everything is great now.

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Awesome! Did you rinse it?

No rinse, it sat for a few days with the chemical on it. I ended up hiring a guy as a sub contractor who has his own business and insurance. He does roofs and did a fine job. I helped out and showed him how it should be done based on what I watched on youtube. It’s pretty much the same as concrete pre and post treating. Cover it enough so everything’s soaked but not running everywhere and don’t trip over a hose or something else.

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Glad it worked out? Keep reading, learning and watching videos. These guys here give great advice…most times it’s not what you want to hear but they have more experience. That’s what I’ve done and it’s greatly helped me out. Good luck with the business!!

There is a 95% chance I’m not gonna be doing roofs in the future. Great learning experience and now I have a couple soft wash pumps and ready to soft wash some big commercial buildings in my area. Unless I can have a worker safely do it from a step ladder or gutter roofs are out for now. I take everyone’s advice with a grain of salt. I read a lot on here over the years and most of it is the senior people bitching that everyone is doing it wrong with about 1 or 2 useful replies per 50 or so that you read.

We get the same from your posts. Waiting on the 5% of the good stuff currently

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Why would you pretreat a roof and weaken your mix?

Because he has no idea what he is doing except from the YouTube video he watched. I bet he didn’t tell the customer it was his first roof either. And that poor guy who is working for him is the scapegoat
We have all seen this play out they come and go

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I pretty sure just because a roofer has insurance to install/repair roofs doesn’t mean he is insured to clean it. I could be wrong but it’s something that I would want to look into further.

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Because nuts are prolific

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Why do you say “NEVER” use elemonator? Please elaborate…

I just said that I have never used elemonator

He is in his own world

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