We were asked to investigate potential moss removal Portland on a composition roof in Hillsboro, Oregon. The homeowner couldn’t understand why he was seeing moss growth on the roofing material. After all, he had zinc strips across his whole roof. Zinc strips are supposed to help prevent moss from growing on the material by slowly …
Zinc Strips for Roofs - Roof Moss Removal
Roof Moss Removal One of the biggest concerns with composition roofs in the Northwest area is Roof Moss Removal. Many customers ask us to install zinc strips for roofs, which are supposed to help control moss growth. There are many types of zinc strips for roofs, usually they are installed at the ridge line …
Roof Moss Removal
Roof Moss Removal Many roof moss removal companies will encourage you the client to remove the damaging moss right away. But are they doing more harm than good by removing live moss from the composition roof material before it’s even been treated. Many companies offer roof moss removal, and same day service! The problem …
Zinc Sulfate Treatment
Zinc Sulfate Treatment Many Portland roof cleaning companies are quick to pressure wash your composition roof, instead of a zinc sulfate treatment Before making this decision there are other alternatives to pressure washing. One method is to treat the roof with Zinc sulfate and let mother nature do it’s work. Our company has been …
Zinc Sulfate
Zinc Sulfate We applied Zinc sulfate to this roof which had a lot of moss growing on the composition shingles. Zinc sulfate is heavily regulated by the US Department of Agriculture as it is a pesticide for controlling moss growth. In Oregon it is required by law that anyone applying zinc sulfate to control …
Roof Repairs Hillsboro Oregon
Replacing worn pipe jacks at about 10-12 years can prevent water damage inside the home. Waterworks NW found and replaced these old pipe jacks as part of our roof maintenance program. Which includes a FREE roof inspection with any gutter cleaning or roof service.
Common Roof Leak Video
One of the most common causes for roof leaks on a composition roof is worn pipe jacks.
Roof leak damage Hardiplank
Had a customer call Waterworks NW to inspect a roof leak by their front door. This is what we found. The siding material is hardi-plank which is 90% concrete. I was pretty amazed at the damage.
Proper care
Proper Care and Maintenance of Your Composition Roof In the Northwest, homeowners who are concerned with moss growth on their composition roof have a few options available. Roof moss can start to grow on a brand new roof in as little as a year if the conditions are right. Moss not only looks bad, …
