Roof Soft Washing
Gardner
KS

About This Service in Gardner

Roof Soft Washing in
Gardner, KS

Roof soft washing in Gardner works on relatively young asphalt shingle roofs — most of the city's housing has gone up between the mid-1990s and today, with roofs mostly 5-to-30 years old. Those black streaks most Gardner homeowners notice on their roofs aren't dirt. They're a living bacteria called Gloeocapsa magma that feeds on the limestone in the shingles and shortens roof life by years if left untreated. Standard pressure washing actually damages the roof in the process — the pressure strips the protective granules off the shingles (those granules are what keep the asphalt from breaking down in the sun), and most shingle manufacturers will void the warranty if the roof has been pressure-washed. The right approach is soft washing — applying a diluted bleach-based cleaner at garden-hose pressure that actually kills the bacteria instead of just smearing it around. The chemistry is sodium hypochlorite (the same chemistry in pool water and household bleach), diluted properly with something that helps it cling to the shingles. After 15-20 minutes to work, a low-pressure rinse lifts the dead growth cleanly. The thinner tree canopy across most of Gardner means less heavy buildup than in heavily-shaded suburbs, but the bacteria still develops on every roof over years — particularly on north-facing slopes that get the least direct sun.

Xtreme Pressure Washing is based in Blue Springs, MO — just minutes from much of the KC metro. We are locally owned, fully licensed and insured and committed to professional exterior cleaning that protects your property investment in Gardner.

Whether you need a single service or multiple areas cleaned, we provide free estimates, transparent pricing and a 100% satisfaction guarantee on every job in Gardner, KS.