Pizza Hut roof cleaning

LgFri

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I went out this morning to look at a roof of a local Pizza Hut. I was told it was just painted a year ago and it's already got black stuff all over it. I'm wondering if it's a combination of algae and grease. When you rub in it, it kind of balls up. Has anyone had any experience with this? I'm not even sure I have the equipment to do it, but in my mind, it would take some strong SH mix with Roof Snot for dwell time. I don't have an actual soft wash set up, but I think a simple unit could be set up relatively easily. I did come across some info that you could use one of the electric sprayer set ups you get from a farm supply store, but I don't know how effective that would be. I have read that it's a good idea to rinse metal roofs. I certainly don't want to take the paint off, and I can see in some areas that it's already peeling. I wonder if it was a shotty paint job to begin with. The manager said he could take a rag and with some water, just wipe it clean, but I don't think that's a good plan for the whole roof! I also wonder the feasibility of just using some pressure and water to get it done that way. Any advice/input would be greatly appreciated.
 
If it was painted and it is failing then I would think a lot before I tackled something like that. Think about how much more paint is going to come off?

It does not matter if it comes off with a rag, you are not going to wipe down the whole thing are you?

With failing paint then that could mean a lot more failing paint and depending on how you approach it, your insurance might not settle this claim if you remove more paint.

Sometimes the contaminants make the bad situation worse and with you washing it, brushing it or disturbing it in any way could make this much worse.

Unless you have a great waiver made by a good attorney for them to sign, I don't think I would mess with it to be safe. Good luck.
 
The paint is most likely peeling off because the roof wasn't properly cleaned before the paint was applied. I would walk away from this!!!

As Chris mentioned above, To be safe, You would need a professional waiver drawn up by a good attorney to avoid the possibility of loosing a suit case. If you have insurance, They will not cover the damage with you knowing about it before hand. Even if you go down the wrong road by stating you didn't realize what would happen, you would most likely be grilled over the fact you should have known. Either way, The insurance company won't cover you.

All the best,
Mike
 
We have all walked away from jobs at one time or another for whatever reason. It's not a bad thing. And then some of us have taken jobs that we know we should have walked away from and end up kicking ourselves for not walking in the first place.
 
I think I'll warn him of the dangers and then simply suggest that he get some of his people to use warm water, some pole brushes, and Dawn dish soap. If he can wipe it down with a rag, then I would think a mild detergent like that and some general agitation should be able to produce desirable results.
 
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