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Ways To Clean Your Roof

By Anvi Mehta

People often decorate their houses with beautiful furniture and accessories. They clean their houses speck and clean. The floors are always shiny and bright. But all this effort and cleaning goes down the flush if your top is unclean.

The roof is also an integral part of the house. Cleaning the roof is also important. Unclean and algae rich roofs are a big NO in any house. So when you are cleaning the house, add the roof cleaning to your do list.

Ways To Clean Your Roof

Some people have the misconception that roofs aren't exactly the part of their houses. So they never bother cleaning the roof and never make it a point to check the roof condition.

Now a day, roof cleaning has become so important that special roof cleaners are appointed to do so. In case you want to clean your roof yourself, there are many easy and efficient ways to do so.

A few tips to help you clean the roof on your own are:-

Pressure Watering - The best way to clean all the dirt and algae spots from the roof is by using water at high pressures. The high pressure water forces the dirt sheets and algae to detach from the roof and fall off. Pressure water spraying is one common method for cleaning roof.

Hand Picking - If the roof is a little unclean, hand picking the debris is the best and the cheapest option to clean your roof. This method is good for maintaining your roof after cleaning.

Scrap the moss - One way to remove moss and algae and clean the roof is by scraping the moss. This method might take a lot of time and energy, but it is an efficient method. This method will remove every bit of algal growth from the roof. After scraping yu can spray the above said chemicals to ensure that moss or algae does not grow again.

Chlorine Washing - Chlorine has disinfectant and bleaching properties and thus can be used for washing roofs. Chlorine is a chemical and therefore proper measures should be taken to use it. Sodium hypochlorite solution is generally used to wash the whole roof with it. The roof will then be rid of the algae and also the dirt accumulate will be washed down.

Green Method - One green and eco friendly method to wash a roof is by using non bleach chemicals and substances. Such chemicals or shampoos are now available in the market. They are safe to use and work on every roof. Non bleach chemicals also clean the roof by removing lichens, moss and algae.

Broom Method - If there is more debris on your roof and less or nil algae or black spots, you can use the simple and economical method of using a broom stick to clean your roof. The debris may contain dirt, dust, dried leaves, etc. Broom speaking is a good option for cleaning roof.

Professional Help - If your roof is at such a stage that you cannot clean it on your own, call for help. There are many professional roof cleaning services who would do it for you with some fees. This is a very good option for people who do not have time to clean and maintain their house tops.

Story first published: Monday, December 16, 2013, 18:39 [IST]
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