Watch This Before Having Your Roof Cleaned!

[@StephenHeath-nk2yn]

Hey Ash, great video. So many people out there just having a go and doing things incorrectly! and that's being polite! You can't just jump on a roof and start blasting away at it - thanks for sharing the advice 👍

[@aemackintosh]

Yeah, I was trying to be polite, but the roofers seem to hate us, but it’s because of a small group who are not taking care about what they’re doing who are ruining it for the rest.

[@tsid5870]

Ash, you're the best! Keep up the good work. Your communication skills are great. All the best going forward. 👍🙂

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks! I appreciate that.👍🏼

[@sybennett7392]

Cory 👍

[@CPC-d9i]

Been doing this work for many years but I’m not very good at the videos, I’ve seen adverts from companies over here using cleaning methods in America and you can clearly see it’s not this country. Anyway love watching your videos keep up the good work mr Mcacintosh 👍

[@mr.145]

Many cowboys in Scotland blast the pointing out then fill the gaps with " magic paint" which is used too on lead or zinc valleys,upvc pipes, noeprene flashings,cast iron,bitumen flashings/ welted drips, plastisol metal sheets,cement wraggles,and more.The paint in the gaps where the pointings were,stays long enough for the cheque to clear,to be fair.£5k for £300 worth of magic paint is normal.

[@jiranspooner9419]

Good demo especially with you using the twin spinner to match the spec of the twin jets on dish, im power washing tiles roofs for 10 years, never cracked a tile from the pressure of a single spinner lance at 200 bar, i find if grout on ridge tiles or valleys is fully intact/bonded to tiles that it wont budge. The freezing of moss formed on the mortar causes it to expand and this is much stronger than 200 bar from 5 inches away. Your twin turbos looked closer to what is normally necessary for washing tiles. I have the mossmatic dish, heard the 12 inch whirlaway is thee one to use for curved tiles as the mossmatic is too low and catches the tiles with the bar. I need to get a hi mod pole totry a bit more roof cleaning with the dish but i find using the short lance on the roof ladder with harness is way easier on the arms. But the dish can get the where the tiles meet absolutely perfect..

[@aemackintosh]

Glad you enjoyed the video.😉👍🏼

[@brettfowler7761]

100 percent accurate in my opinion we clean 5 roofs a week and with a single turbo nozzle … what I believe this vid fails to take into account. Is a roof tile is not made of wood so demo all well and good but not relevant you remove an aging tile and look at the surface old Biscuit concrete tiles for example will have already have lost mm of depth over the years …. I also believe there is a lot to be said for going in the roof to do the job with a. Small lance no one changes a tile with a pole you can add so much more value than the cleaners who operate from a tower also you can see more of what is going on

[@jaybjornbjornintheusa3039]

Love your videos. Have you considered using something to kill the mold and algae? Or maybe it is better to leave it so you come back more often? Also regardless of the pressure being low, you still are using pressure, how does your insurance company handle claims? I imagine after sometime you will have a claim of damage when a roof leaks, even if was not from you after your service

[@MrValtersk]

Thank you Ashley for great videos and always great advice!

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks for watching!👍🏼

[@MrValtersk]

I am planning to start exterior cleaning business and definitely will have to book one of your face to face courses.

[@espjason]

Very well explained thankyou

[@seamusoneill824]

Great informative vides as usual 👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@shiningwindows]

Amazing video, really well presented and informative. Thank you.

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.👍🏼

[@chalkster4723]

Excellent video/insight. Very professional 👍🏻

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks.👍🏼

[@washedexteriorcleaning]

Great Advice - as always - ❤

[@hughmarcus1]

One thing you didn’t cover that’s very important. Asbestos tiles & sheets. As a former asbestos contractor I’ve seen many roofs where jet washing or harsh chemicals were used to clean the surface of the roof. The downside is is these often remove the thin protective layer & the roof then becomes porous. What a lot of these guys also fail to appreciate is that if you’re working on asbestos based materials then the Control of Asbestos Regulations apply. When generating waste this can fall into the category of hazardous waste, which means the waste debris & water needs to be captured & filtered & the remaining debris disposed of as hazardous waste

[@aemackintosh]

Yes, asbestos should not be touched or disturbed in any way. This should only be dealt with by a properly certified contractor who is qualified to deal with asbestos.

[@mk15handyman]

Well done. Good video. Thx

[@mihaiburlacu4600]

Do you need to clean the gutters after ? Any tips for preventing gutter blocking?

[@aemackintosh]

We block the top of the down pipe to prevent muck going down there. Then we clean everything out afterwards.👍🏼

[@mihaiburlacu4600]

@aemackintosh Thanks for the reply mate and good luck.

[@mihaiburlacu4600]

Can I ask you one more thing please , are you using your own water or customers? Cheers mate

[@youtubular007]

Perhaps I missed it but did you mention what degree nozzles you are using in your enclosed surface cleaner?

[@CMDMS]

Always good videos mate but lots of different reasons why you would and would not use FSC over Turbo. A correct setup and test of that setup fundamental to ensure the Brett job is carried out without any damage. I would never recommend swapping between turbo nozzle and a flat surface cleaner having some means to regulate pressure. 👍🏻

[@christinekane6059]

Very good explanatory video ❤. Great advice with useful tips. And certainly encouraging would-be or current pressure washer companies to be more compliant with individual client's roofing/property needs/requirements. I was wondering how much, range wise, would I expect a typical family house roof (terrace) cost to have demossed cleaned and bio-sprayed thereafter? Of course requirements will change from area or client's requirements, but a simple board park figure to gauge would be helpful. Appreciate your work. Bless you.

[@LeePinkClean]

Great video 🤝😊

[@aemackintosh]

Thank you 👍

[@seeitcleanphil]

Another quality video 🤙

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks. Hope you guys are doing well.👍🏼

[@robcolman1473]

great vid, would like to know more in detail on the machine set up you are using for example would you still do 21 ltrs min at lower pressure ? 25 degree jets

[@aemackintosh]

Yes, I offer more detailed help on my training courses: aemackintosh.com/training-consultation/

[@johnnyscriven8986]

Hi Ash, Awesome video, thanks for posting. What degree nozzles do you have in your fsc?. Do you use the same nozzles for all types of tiles?Thanks

[@Simmons2193]

Hey mate, learning alot from your videos, looking at setting up doing roofs/drives/patios and also abut if garden maintenance, i sometimes use 65° fan for rinsing off, like a water 'broom', have you ever used a 65 or 40° jets the highest angle jet/softest wash you use with the mosmatic on the roof?

[@TheDJRayden]

Hi Ashley, great video again, thanks! Could you perhaps share with me where you bought the roof cleaning device you put on your telescopic pole? I mean the round rotating machine. Thanks a lot!

[@aemackintosh]

Rutland Pumps.

[@murtaghslawncare5861]

Ash, thank you for the video. I’m starting out and wondering how do I reduce the pressure on my Victor 3600 and 5 gallons per minute and to what pressure should I reduce it to and how do I measure that?

[@aemackintosh]

I have more details about my setup in my training courses: aemackintosh.com/training-consultation/

[@NeilStark]

Great vid and advice for clients as most are worried well broken down to laymen’s. Terms . Great ash

[@aemackintosh]

Glad you enjoyed it.👍🏼

[@RoyaleJester]

Hi Ash great video and thank you for the informative 👍 Can i ask what would be the difference from an 8" mosmatic cleaner to the 12" cleaner? Someone said the 12" is easier to control? Appreciate your time

[@aemackintosh]

Thanks. The 8 inch is too small and light.

[@RoyaleJester]

​@aemackintosh Thanks Ash it was your old video that told me not to use the 8inch 😂 much appreciated. Great informative videos keep them coming mate your doing a cracking job 👍

[@almilhouse9059]

Hi Ashley, have learned a lot from videos like yours but I need to question the steam part, its very hot water as if it were steam it would take forever as the turbo wouldn't turn as the moss matic wouldn't turn either, the water flow won't be much different only that the restricted flow on the boiler and heating and sending on.... What you are seei g is just the hot vapour going off especially in the cold air which looks like steam

[@StephenHeath-nk2yn]

@@almilhouse9059 I dont think steam works great with a mosmatic, they would be the people you see using the turbo nozzles..

[@aemackintosh]

It depends on the temperature you have it set at I suppose. When I have tried hot water I’ve ended up reducing the temperature so much that it doesn’t seem worth the extra expense of all that equipment. So I stick to cold water at low pressure, followed by biocide treatment, which has much longer lasting benefits.

[@richardjones6402]

Do you mix your biocide directly into your water?

[@jeremytipler6835]

You not got a hot box as well? Low pressure and some heat makes it easier.

[@aemackintosh]

No, I don’t use heat. I’ve tried it, but I just turned it down in the end.

[@jamesdoyle439]

Do you think using the hotbox in cleaning much of a game changer to cold wash?

[@aemackintosh]

No, not at all. I don’t think heat is worth it.

[@jamesdoyle439]

@@aemackintosh yeah it's a lot of money just for the hotbox separately,I'm hoping to start my own roof cleaning business and didn't know if to get the hotbox or not.i suppose it's something I could get further down the line once I get my business up and going and get the essential washing tools that I need. Do you use the Benz softwash or could you recommend another brand? Thanks

[@craigglaister882]

Them twin turbos where way to close . You don't need them that close to clean. I see where you are going. But you would be higher from the tiles

[@aemackintosh]

Difficult to keep them at a consistent distance from the tile though isn’t it. I think you’re missing the point.

[@bam2007bino]

Different equipment uses different pressure..🤷‍♂️ I use both, just like people saying they steam clean which they dont its still Pressure Washing. All a load of bollocks. It's Pressure Washing

[@aemackintosh]

The key is to actually understand the equipment you’re using and how to use it carefully in different situations.😉👍🏼

[@sybennett7392]

He in uk tiles a made of concrete not wood there not shingle roofs ur washing

[@TheSirbrown]

How do you feel about sodium hypoclorite, safe or not for roof cleaning?

[@hughmarcus1]

Bad idea. Far too harsh.

[@aemackintosh]

I don’t use hypo on roofs.

[@clintwalsh9547]

too many adds

[@kathrynmarrin4410]

Does this splatter all over all neighbour's properties . So very very annoying and inconsiderate

[@aemackintosh]

The tool that I prefer to use massively reduces the ’splatter, as you put it. We always clear up any mess we create as a result of this work.

[@tristanwwsd]

Why does YT force me to watch africans before EVERY video. Tired of it!

[@germanavilan7005]

Hi, Ashley Stealing all your ideas testing, time, sacrifices to present those videos always they great ones looks like lazy people and very poor mind they can't do then Selfs or copy then paste I'm calling them copy cats better is that you can do their job, and they can get the money

[@aemackintosh]

Go for it!👍🏼

[@samdamanyrt]

Using a high-powered pressure washer could cause more damage than good. This is because the strength of the water stream can remove the finish of the roof tiles. The finish, which is often granular, has been designed to gradually wear off over the years.

[@aemackintosh]

Did you actually watch the video?