Roof Foaming no pressure washer Florida

Ron Musgraves

Ron Musgraves

Exterior Restoration Specialist
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Needs some after pics!
Being a hood cleaner, we have learned to foam everything. I cleaned my roof a few months back for the first time with foam, and one great advantage is if done right, it takes about 2/3-1/2 the chemical with virtually 0 runoff/overspray until you're ready to rinse. It also survived the Florida sun a lot better!
Foam is great for a house wash too, but it's not nearly as fast as downstreaming... but again, foam uses way less chemical!
 
K.J. said:
Yep, we got a guy here in town that is doing it. My friend who talked to him said he was pretty secretive about his process as he claims to only use 20% on the roofs, whether that is true or not...
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Ken, have not seen you around Buddy.
 
I just watched another foaming video of theirs. Looks like a pretty slow process if you ask me and AGAIN no after pictures. Also it appears that the shooting distance is limited to only a few feet or so.
 
Larry Millette said:
I just watched another foaming video of theirs. Looks like a pretty slow process if you ask me and AGAIN no after pictures. Also it appears that the shooting distance is limited to only a few feet or so.
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No ground Man?
 
Ron Musgraves said:
No ground Man?
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There are a few DIFFERENT reasons why we always have a ground person whenever we Clean Roofs.

#1 Is to protect the landscaping and exterior walls of the home from run off and over spray.

#2 Is for safety reasons.

#3 is because I am getting old and too fat to be doing all that work alone. :smilewinkgrin:
 
Larry Millette said:
There are a few DIFFERENT reasons why we always have a ground person whenever we Clean Roofs.

#1 Is to protect the landscaping and exterior walls of the home from run off and over spray.

#2 Is for safety reasons.

#3 is because I am getting old and too fat to be doing all that work alone. :smilewinkgrin:
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I guess is one needed if you use foam, of course the safety is a huge reason. I think watering is eliminated with this proccess? I'm asking
 
Ron Musgraves said:
I guess is one needed if you use foam, of course the safety is a huge reason. I think watering is eliminated with this proccess? I'm asking
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I would still have a ground person watering. There is always the possibility of over spray whenever your Cleaning using a sprayer of any kind. Some of the Homes we Clean here in Florida are actually so close together that we have had to keep the neighbors landscaping and exterior walls rinsed down to protect them. As far as runoff goes. The mixes that we use ALWAYS stick better to a Shingle Roof Surface than it does to a Tile Roof. Tile Roofs ALWAYS have more runoff thus the need for a ground person.

Then there are always the issues of Cleaning Roofs in the middle of the summer when the Roof temps are 130 deg and above. IMO using a foaming agent in these temps would dry up way too fast and create a caking affect on the Roof because of the amount of soap being used leaving behind a noticeable soap residue.
 
I've heard of a roof cleaner in Panama City, Fl that shoots foam from the ground up onto roofs. Doesn't rinse. Cleaned my Sis in law's place of business roof. According to her, took about 90 minutes for a 1700 sqft shingle roof.
 
Larry Millette said:
I would still have a ground person watering. There is always the possibility of over spray whenever your Cleaning using a sprayer of any kind. Some of the Homes we Clean here in Florida are actually so close together that we have had to keep the neighbors landscaping and exterior walls rinsed down to protect them. As far as runoff goes. The mixes that we use ALWAYS stick better to a Shingle Roof Surface than it does to a Tile Roof. Tile Roofs ALWAYS have more runoff thus the need for a ground person.

Then there are always the issues of Cleaning Roofs in the middle of the summer when the Roof temps are 130 deg and above. IMO using a foaming agent in these temps would dry up way too fast and create a caking affect on the Roof because of the amount of soap being used leaving behind a noticeable soap residue.
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So your actually two thumbs down on this proccess?
 
Ron Musgraves said:
So your actually two thumbs down on this proccess?
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For the Roofs we do here? Yes.

That doesn't mean that it wouldn't be feasible for Roofs in other states or Roofs that are not severely invested with mold and algae. I do however think it would work well on roof Cleaning jobs that are on a yearly maintenance program. Plus, I have yet to see concrete proof (Before and after Pictures) that this process can provide the same results as the method we use.
 
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