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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 26, 2012 ) New York, NY -- For anyone who has been wondering what is causing those dark streaks and stains appearing on many area roofs, the answer is algae. Algae are spread from home to home via airborne spores. When the spores land on shingles that are moist, they begin to feed on the organic material in the shingles. It is common for algae infestations to begin on the Northern and/or Western exposures of the roof, or in heavily shaded areas. Often, these are the areas of the roof that are the most seriously affected by the algae.
However, if left untreated, algae can cover the entire roof of a home. The most common algae seen on roofs today are the Gloeocapsa magma. There has been an enormous growth of this type of algae on roofs in the past 15 years or so. Prior to that time, roof shingles simply didnÂ’t supply an adequate food source for the algae. These days, however, shingles contain large amounts of organic material, such as limestone, which is the primary food source that allows algae to thrive on modern-day shingles.
Most quality roofs have a life cycle of 25 to 30 years or more. However, when algae stains discolor a roof with those characteristic dark brown and black streaky stains, often the roof is much younger than that. It doesn't make good fiscal sense to replace roofs every 7 to 15 years just because they are dirty. According to Chris Ewing from Jersey Roof Cleaners , “Nor should homeowners just have to grin and bear it for years until it's time to re-roof. This annoying and unsightly problem of roof algae is easily solved with the Roof Shampoo™ roof washing system. For a fraction of roof replacement costs, Jersey Roof Cleaners can remove those ugly roof stains and keep them off for years to come with each annual preventative treatment. The Roof Shampoo™ roof cleaning process can vastly improve a home’s curb appeal.” In fact, the look of entire communities has been greatly improved by Roof Shampoo™ dealers who cleaned large numbers of roofs within those communities.
The Roof Shampoo™ process includes the use of specially calibrated, state-of-the-art roof cleaning equipment, the uniquely engineered, environmentally safe, Roof Shampoo™ product, and specific roof cleaning techniques. Jersey Roof Cleaners roof cleaning technician sprays the Roof Shampoo™ product on the affected shingles to remove the algae and its resulting stains from a roof. The product causes the algae roots to release. The technician then uses the roof cleaning equipment that is specially calibrated at a low, gentle pressure to wash away all the algae that has been loosened by the product. Damaging high pressure is never used. The result is a roof that free of algae stains, without any harm to vegetation or surfaces around the home.
About Jersey Roof Cleaners
Jersey Roof Cleaners provides professional roof cleaning services to residential, commercial, government, and community association customers. Jersey Roof Cleaners is part of Uneda Roof Roofing Contractor in NJ and New Jersey Vinyl Windows.
Jersey Roof Cleaners
Chris Ewing
973-599-0811
chris@jerseyroofcleaners.com 
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