[Smurf]

Chris, that must also be a killer on your knees working from a roof ladder and all for such a long time?

[chris scott]

Chris, that must also be a killer on your knees working from a roof ladder and all for such a long time?

We just sit on the roof scrape and chat 5 hit…we have scraped bigger than that in a day. I would chrage around £ 700/800 for that roof…how much wages do you need in a day?

We never wash roofs at this time of year….asking for trouble.

In the summer we do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTd12Bgmso

[Smudger]

Fair play Chris, I know that it would be 2 days to scrape the roof in my picture, thankfully were happy, and don't get any trouble from pressure washing all year round, we did the bungalow and double garage roof with soffit fascia clean and some bits and bobs in around 5 hours

Darran

[chris scott]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

[Smurf]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

Does that go for treating K-Rend walls with Algoclear pro too Chris?
Reason being in winter months  K-Rend seems to look it worst.

[Smudger]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

Care to enlighten me.......

[chris scott]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

Does that go for treating K-Rend walls with Algoclear pro too Chris?
Reason being in winter months  K-Rend seems to look it worst.

No … generally render will be ok due to the low pressure application.

[chris scott]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

Care to enlighten me.......

"Usually"  the reason for moss on concrete tiled roof is that the substrate has become pourous. Given this… forceing water deeper into the tile by high pressure washing  and then freezing it can result in the tile cracking…water expands. Shaled clay tiles and damaged bricks on walls and buildings are prime examples of freeze /thaw.

[Smurf]

That makes sense Chris.

Anyone use this method instead of pressure washing roofs?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTnAyoia8nw

[serj shergill]

so what's best for soft washing k render and cladding, algo clear or diluted hypo at 2% ?

[Smurf]

so what's best for soft washing k render and cladding, algo clear or diluted hypo at 2% ?

I would love to be a fly on the wall if Chris should ever meet Mr Softwash UK at Mark M's show 

I think hypo has its uses as is a fast acting but is defo not ideal to go spraying it about on the likes of K-rend walls etc when safer alternatives are available.

[serj shergill]

Hoping to offer soft washing as a add on... it's such a mine field. Depending on who you talk everyone seems to have a varying opinion. Some swear by hypo, though overspray can be a issue and others swear by formulated mixtures such as Benz, algo clr. I am completely lost...

[Smudger]

You should never wash roofs in the winter.

Care to enlighten me.......

"Usually"  the reason for moss on concrete tiled roof is that the substrate has become pourous. Given this… forceing water deeper into the tile by high pressure washing  and then freezing it can result in the tile cracking…water expands. Shaled clay tiles and damaged bricks on walls and buildings are prime examples of freeze /thaw.

Good point, luckily we've haven't had anything below +2 here day or night this year but I'll bear the overnight freezing into account

Darran

[Plankton]

I work by myself so this is based on one man.
Scraping a 4 bed detached house would take a full day including spraying plus return to brush off the dead. Priced at around £450-550
The way I see it is there's no wear on the machine so I would charge the same either way. On quicker jobs I tend to be there the next day just to brush up any mess and recheck the work.

[Smudger]

I work by myself so this is based on one man.
Scraping a 4 bed detached house would take a full day including spraying plus return to brush off the dead. Priced at around £450-550
The way I see it is there's no wear on the machine so I would charge the same either way. On quicker jobs I tend to be there the next day just to brush up any mess and recheck the work.

All that with fall arrest system ??

Darran

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Chris , nice to see a good example of safety gear applied cleaning the roof .
Ed

[Plankton]

Chris , nice to see a good example of safety gear applied cleaning the roof .
Ed

Where was the safety gear picture 

[Smudger]

In the video - click on link

[serj shergill]

Hi peeps, going to clean a friends exterior wall, with my new softwash set up. Should I use algoclear? Or something else. New to softwashing so using friends and family as guinea pigs.
Thanks.

[Smurf]

Can I ask what new softwash set up you have?