Roof Soft Washing
Lee's Summit
MO

About This Service in Lee's Summit

Roof Soft Washing in
Lee's Summit, MO

A roof is the most expensive part of a home to replace — typically $10,000 to $25,000 — which is why proper cleaning matters. Roof soft washing in Lee's Summit specifically addresses Gloeocapsa magma, the bacteria responsible for the black streaks on most asphalt shingle roofs. It's not dirt. It's a living organism that feeds on the limestone in the shingles and can shorten roof life by 5 to 10 years if left untreated. The right cleaning 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 that's in pool water and household bleach), diluted properly with something that helps it cling to the shingle surface. After 15-20 minutes to work, a low-pressure rinse lifts the dead growth cleanly. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association and major shingle manufacturers including GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed all endorse soft washing as the proper method — and explicitly warn against pressure washing, which strips the protective granules off shingles and can void the manufacturer warranty. Across 65 square miles of homes built from the late 1980s through the 2000s, Lee's Summit roofs are mostly asphalt shingles 5-to-35 years old that respond dramatically to proper soft washing.

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 Lee's Summit.

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 Lee's Summit, MO.