How To Clean Eaves Of A Roof

Set your ladder in a stable position where you can reach one end of your soffit easily.

How to clean eaves of a roof.

But leslie s absolutely right. This is the best way to clean a roof if you have asphalt shingles. The purpose of the eaves trough or gutter is to direct rainwater off your roof and away from your home. Turn the dial counterclockwise to the on setting and spray.

Flush out the gutter with water starting at the far end and moving toward the downspout. Hook up a pressure washer to the faucet. Gather safety supplies before beginning work. The roof has a very low pitch to it plus it has a regular old shingle roof that is rough for lack of a better term and there are also a lot of pine trees mixed around with hardwoods so i think maybe the pine straw somehow makes the leaves less likely to blow off.

You ll need thick vinyl gloves a long sleeved shirt protective goggles and a protective mask. Confirm that the pressure switch nozzle is not set to. You should clean soffit eave and other types of attic air intake vents at least every couple of years if not annually. Turn on the pressure washer.

After most of the debris is removed flush the remaining bits and dirt from the gutter with a garden hose. How to clean a fascia soffit. The best way to clean them is with blasts of compressed air to blow away dust dirt and any loose insulation that may have fallen into the soffit area. Turn on your water faucet.

If possible position it. Mix 4 ounces or 1 2 cup of dish washing or laundry detergent to 2 gallons of warm water in a bucket. Of laundry strength liquid chlorine bleach and water. Add two tablespoons of bleach to.

Sort of kill it first and then you can clean it off with a pressure spray. Use a strong stream of water and avoid spraying underneath the roof shingles. Fit your garden house with a spray nozzle. Connect wet forget hose end to your garden hose and attach the circular jet tip.

But you need to clean it with a mildicide first because usually a lot of that growth is organic so it s algae or moss or something like that and you need to spray it. Use a sprayer attached to garden hose that s filled with equal parts chlorine bleach and water.