Roof Washing in Boston, Massachusetts from HiCleaners

Bad Shingles

0323 / 2020

If you read HiCleaners weekly article posts, you know that a moss infestation on your shingles will eventually cause leaks into your roof in Boston, MA. If this is your first time reading these articles, then let me explain. Moss is a bacteria that grows, you have seen it before on trees, but it can grow on your roof too. The bacteria spores travel through the air and attach onto your roof after it has rained. The shade and heat create a perfect environment for the bacteria to multiply and before you know it you’ll start to see big clumps of moss. The roots of the moss grow and attach on the granules of the shingles. Eventually the roots get strong enough that they slowly start pulling the granules off. With the granules coming off of the single, the underside of the shingle is exposed and slowly it will begin to crack which will allow water to enter through. If you have enough areas that are cracked, enough water will enter into the roof and cause serious damage. We had one particular customer who had a bad leaking problem from their roof.

They needed us to inspect these items as follows

Check the general condition of the shingles
Check the facia boards
Check the flashing
Check for any soft spots in the roof (caused by water damage)

After that make sure you hire experienced service provider

We reported back everything we found and the customer was able to pinpoint what needed to be repaired. He sent all of the information to his insurance company because they have cancelled his policy and within a month, he had the repairs done after we had washed all of the moss off of his roof. Within this month, the insurance company reinstated his policy and we have another happy customer.

Call HiCleaners today at 781-333-8758 for your free roof washing estimate!

Bad Shingles

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