A Few Facts About Roof Cleaning – Northern Virginia

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around as to why roof shingles turn black. Here are a few facts about what is really going on with your dirty roof. Why Roof Shingles Turn Black Even if a roof has “fungus resistant shingles,” the fungus protection applied by the manufacturer can start to deteriorate within as little as 2-3 years [...]

The Truth About Black Streaks & Stains on Your Roof

At ROOF REAL CLEAN, we have heard a wide variety of explanations for roof black streaks and stains, including  ”chimney smoke settling,” “cracked acorns,” “tree sap,” “shingle weathering” and so on. One “creative” roofer even told a homeowner who lived near an airport that the black streaks and stains  on her roof were the result of “fuel dropping from the sky.” None of these answers are true. Most [...]

Northern Virginia Roof Cleaning – How Long will a Roof Stay Algae Free?

One of the questions we are often asked by customers is how long will their roof stay algae and fungus free after a professional roof cleaning. There are actually several factors that determine how long a roof will remain clean of unsightly algae and fungus growth.  Algae and fungus must have three nutrients to grow which [...]

Northern Virginia Roof Cleaning – Roof Stain Removal

My name is Paulo Baesse and I am the owner of Roof Real Clean, the ‘premier’ roof cleaning company of Northern Virginia. I would  like to give an explanation as to why Northern Virginia is experiencing such a serious problem with algae, moss and lichen colonies (type of fungus that grows with algae on roof shingles, [...]