# How to Protect plants and grass from SH Soft Wash chemicals **URL:** \ **Category:** Soft Washing\ **Created:** [December 25, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005 "2020-12-25T20:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/musclemyhustle/32/25298_2.png) [@MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/MuscleMyHustle)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/21 "2020-12-29T09:25:52Z")
@KMP is giving some good advice bud, you should really only be doing single story homes solo and with a lot of caution even at that. Everything’s a numbers game in life, you drink enough coffee you will burn yourself, you walk up and down enough stairs you will trip over, you climb enough ladders you will fall off. None of these things are planned. ---
**Author:** ![APW62](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/apw62/32/31698_2.png) [@APW62](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/APW62)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/22 "2020-12-29T14:20:20Z")
What type of mixture rate would you use? ---
**Author:** ![DJPWS](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/djpws/32/36461_2.png) [@DJPWS](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/DJPWS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/23 "2020-12-29T16:36:58Z")
I’m not sure, I haven’t used it myself, I would look up the product itself and see the packaging mixing ratio recommendations ---
**Author:** ![APW62](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/apw62/32/31698_2.png) [@APW62](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/APW62)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/24 "2020-12-29T18:29:36Z")
Thanks, was just trying to determine if this product is cost effective. ---
**Author:** ![Seandz](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/seandz/32/24319_2.png) [@Seandz](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Seandz)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/25 "2021-01-05T03:08:05Z")
What about tile roofs? Just sh application works great for asphalt shingle but anything else will look like crap after unless you rinse it off in my experience. My guess is most houses that have asphalt shingle roofs are also vinyl. Anyone feel free to chime in about what to do with the tiles? ---
**Author:** ![TexasPressureWashing](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/texaspressurewashing/32/27941_2.png) [@TexasPressureWashing](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/TexasPressureWashing)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/26 "2021-01-05T03:18:35Z")
I was specifically talking about asphalt shingles and rinsing. I agree different types or roofs require different approaches. ---
**Author:** ![Seandz](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/seandz/32/24319_2.png) [@Seandz](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Seandz)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/27 "2021-01-05T04:50:07Z")
That might be where people get confused about rinsing or not. Most typical info found in the forums is for vinyl, asphalt shingles and standard green growth removal. Which is all great but good to clarify for newbs. Or better yet, people asking about this stuff make sure to clarify what your cleaning for the best answers. ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/28 "2021-01-05T09:01:47Z")
> [@Seandz](#): > > My guess is most houses that have asphalt shingle roofs What? Maybe it’s a regional thing. The five or so states that we have worked in are 99% asphalt shingles, regardless of the construction of the house. ---
**Author:** ![MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/musclemyhustle/32/25298_2.png) [@MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/MuscleMyHustle)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/29 "2021-01-05T13:23:03Z")
> [@Seandz](#): > > That might be where people get confused about rinsing or not. You’ve got 2 options. You either rinse or you don’t lol. If you rinse sell it as a roof wash if you don’t rinse it sell it as a roof treatment and let mother nature rinse it. ---
**Author:** ![Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Dirtyboy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/30 "2021-01-05T14:19:31Z")
he is in California, they do a lot of different things there. I think the aussies or maybe the kiwis were saying they had concrete roofs. Pretty neat. My area used to have slate shingled roofs, but asphalt killed that industry. Same with cinder block killing off the old stone foundations. Faster and cheaper isn’t always better though. Old railroad bridges and tunnels made from stone going on 80 years, new concrete bridges getting fixed yearly or torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. Maybe I need a rocker for my front porch and some kids to walk by so I can shake my angry fist at them. ---
**Author:** ![FatFIRE](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@FatFIRE](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/FatFIRE)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/31 "2021-01-06T01:06:13Z")
> [@Dirtyboy](#): > > Maybe I need a rocker for my front porch and some kids to walk by so I can shake my angry fist at them. Some days it feels like this would make everything better. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![AquaPowerSpray](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@AquaPowerSpray](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/AquaPowerSpray)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/32 "2021-01-08T22:44:08Z")
I did my first roof earlier this week, and have a simple question for those that bag the gutters. What do you do with the bagged SH when you’re done??? I have 10 gallons from the bags and need to get rid of it somehow! Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![DJPWS](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/djpws/32/36461_2.png) [@DJPWS](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/DJPWS)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/33 "2021-01-08T23:55:19Z")
Check to see if there is a household hazardous waste collection facility in your area. ---
**Author:** ![Racer](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/racer/32/4931_2.png) [@Racer](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Racer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/34 "2021-01-09T16:41:02Z")
Just dump it in an empty bed or somewhere they don’t want grass for a few months. Mine never leaves the site. ---
**Author:** ![STOUTM5](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@STOUTM5](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/STOUTM5)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/35 "2021-01-18T13:45:49Z")
Heres some live roof cleaning this morning. ![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/4/e/4e2b5e2ae3b68b99cb7800bb232b556dc3458b6b.jpeg) ![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/c/3/c316f3a49676d342474dddd585b0a4d13d3bf220.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![STOUTM5](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@STOUTM5](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/STOUTM5)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/36 "2021-01-18T14:06:03Z")
![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/e/0/e02b0a667bedb6f09697ab52e792c2a4b813088e.jpeg) ![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/7/4/74896a10d63f85e897a4730c215ebbe65c39138c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Dirtyboy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/37 "2021-01-18T16:44:55Z")
wow, you really should have covered that flagpole and lamppost - you dam near stripped them bare 😀 Just playing, that is old damage. ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/38 "2021-01-18T17:00:38Z")
Bullhorns and 75 degree ratio. ---
**Author:** ![Bigbendwashpros](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/bigbendwashpros/32/30499_2.png) [@Bigbendwashpros](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Bigbendwashpros)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/39 "2021-01-18T18:26:53Z")
I reccomend getting tyvek roll and cutting it down, that painters plastic will make you hate yourself trying to get it to stay ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Lambert](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/jake_lambert/32/25687_2.png) [@Jake\_Lambert](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Jake_Lambert)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005/40 "2021-01-18T18:57:02Z")
@STOUTM5 IBS is right, there’s some ladder safety issues there. You should absolutely invest in a set of ladder standoffs so that you’re more stable and not damaging people’s gutters/shingles. And a steeper angle on that ladder, you’re just BEGGING to have it slide out from under you the way it is in that pic, and you’re also not getting great foot contact on the rungs. [Previous page](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005.md?page=1) [Next page](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/how-to-protect-plants-and-grass-from-sh-soft-wash-chemicals/29005.md?page=3)