Roof Cleaning in St. Augustine, FL

Why roofs here get black streaks

Those dark streaks running down a roof aren't dirt or shadows. They're algae, and Northeast Florida's heat, humidity and summer rain give it everything it needs, especially on shaded slopes and under overhanging trees.

Like the walls of a house, roof growth darkens as it sets in, and black usually means mold that takes a stronger cleaning mix. The longer it sits, the harder it is to treat, and the more moisture it holds against the roof.

Never high pressure on a roof

A pressure washer will make a roof look clean for a day and cost you years on it. High pressure strips the granules off asphalt shingles, can lift or crack them and can drive water up under the edges. That's damage you won't see until it leaks.

Jordan cleans roofs with a low-pressure soft wash only. The cleaning solution does the work and kills the growth, so there's no reason to put force on the shingles at all.

What a roof cleaning includes

A roof cleaning is about killing what's growing, not scrubbing the surface. Here's what that looks like:

• A look at the roof's condition before any cleaning starts
• Cleaning solution applied at low pressure across every slope
• A stronger mix on black mold and the heaviest growth
• No pressure washer on the shingles, ever
• Before and after photos of your roof

Roofs that have never been cleaned

Plenty of roofs around here have never been cleaned at all. Jenna Price's roof had never been done and needed a ton of TLC, on a house that hadn't been washed in five years either. John Beyer had his roof and two sides of his home soft washed together.

Pairing the roof with a house wash makes sense. Both are soft washed, and you're not left looking at a clean roof over green walls.

What affects your price

Every job starts at $225, the minimum for any visit.

Every roof is quoted on its own because no two are the same. These are the things that move the number:

The fastest way to a quote: text a few photos of the roof from the yard and the street to (904) 412-8080.

• Roof size and pitch
• Number of stories and how easy the roof is to reach
• How heavy the growth is, and whether it has turned black
• Overhanging trees and shaded slopes
• Other work on the same visit, like the house, gutters or driveway

When roof cleaning isn't the right call

Cleaning won't fix a roof that's already failing. Missing shingles, soft spots, active leaks or a roof near the end of its life need a roofer first, and Jordan will tell you that rather than clean over the problem.

And if the streaks are only on one small slope, you may not need the whole roof done. Photos make that easy to judge before anyone climbs a ladder. If the gutters are full too, gutter cleaning fits on the same visit.