If you live in Cerritos and have roof damage, it can really ruin your day. The good news is most roof repairs are inexpensive if caught early on. A bit of preventive work can even keep them from happening.
You’re a smart homeowner and know a bit of maintenance can make your home last longer, especially the roof. To keep it clean, you decide to give it a bath. Yep, it’s time to wheel the pressure washer out of the garage and fire it up. Ironically, this type of bath is only going to cause problems.
As the name suggests, a pressure washer works by ejecting highly pressurized water on a surface. It definitely cleans well. When it comes to a roof, however, the barrier system is not designed to take on this type of pressure. While you will clean dirt and debris off of the roof, you’ll also be negatively impacting the materials under the shingles or exterior of the roof. The adhesives are not designed to take such pressure and will crack. Heck, you might even see shingles fly off the roof. To clean your roof, just use a broom or regular hose.
Suspect you have a roof problem, but not sure where to start? We can tell you and answer other questions you have with our free roofing consultation.
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