Pressure washing can break apart slates or drive water up under slates and cause leaks.
Can you pressure wash a slate roof.
Despite the advice from different sources and even some roof cleaners you shouldn t pressure wash your roof as you risk damaging it.
You can t walk on a slate roof no matter how shallow its pitch.
We ve heard that a 24 ft extension pole and a 12 5 inch wall washer can work well when attached to a pressure washer.
Don t pressure wash the roof.
Once you squeeze the trigger the powerful recoil on the spray wand can throw you off balance and off of a ladder.
Naturally not all of these specialized tools will be needed for any given repair but the savvy slate roof owner should be well versed in all of them in order to keep.
Never pressure wash your roof if you have asphalt shingles.
This wall roof washing attachment has a brush edge and two rotating nozzles.
Are there leaves twigs and other natural debris on your roof.
Slate shingles do not lie flat against each other and can easily snap under pressure.
You can easily remove them with a blower or broom.
But if you want your slate roof to last the advertised century it is important to use to right tools for installation and repair and to understand how to keep it at its best.
Also slate is slippery when wet.
Metal roofing is durable but it is vulnerable to rust and corrosion.
Remember tile roofs can look very different from when they are wet to finally dry colors can vary so be patient so see the results of your work.
We cleaned the stains off the slate roof brick facade gutters and the concrete surfaces.
I must agree with tom we have cleaned many moss covered roofs throughout the uk pressure washing your roof will not damage it unless you live in a igloo but a sensible interior and exterior investigation before any works are carried out is a must also experience tells you which is the best approach to any project not all roofs can be pressure washed because leaks can appear then an.
Often the damage is hidden under overlapping slate courses and becomes apparent only when the roof starts to leak.
1 attach a 35 degree spray wand to the pressure washer hose and fill the pressure washer.
It is also important to never pressure wash your slate roof or even use too strong a blast from a garden hose.
From tree sap and or pollution you may need a pressure washer 3800psi.
Not to mention using a pressure washer from a high place is dangerous.
The unit can be handled to float over the slate.
The water pressure will remove the granules that are important for protecting your roof.
When you pressure wash use the minimum force possible to pry the fungus free and wash it from the roof.
