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What A Roof Debris Clean Actually Involves
Roof cleaning starts at $299 and means debris removal: fir and cedar needles, leaf litter and small branches cleared off the roof surface, out of the valleys, from behind chimneys and dormers, and away from the gutter line. Heavy moss growth is a separate job at a separate price, starting at $699.
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Most roofs in Whatcom and Skagit County are not dirty so much as buried. Fir and cedar needles, maple leaves, small branches and the grit that washes down off the shingles collect in the valleys, behind the chimney, along the ridge of a lower roof and anywhere a dormer meets the main slope. Left there it stays damp, holds water against the deck and feeds everything that wants to grow up there.
A roof debris clean is exactly that — we get the material off. Valleys and low slopes cleared, the roof surface worked over, the debris carried off the property rather than left in your beds, and the gutter line checked at the same time so that what comes off the roof does not simply block the downspouts.
We do not walk a roof we should not be on. On steep, brittle or older roofs we work from ladders and from the edge, and we will tell you what we could not safely reach rather than pretend otherwise. We never pressure wash a shingle roof — the National Roofing Contractors Association is clear on that, and so are we.
If there is moss up there as well, that is a different job at a different price. Bulk moss has to come off gently and then be treated, or it grows straight back. See moss removal for how we handle it. We will tell you at the estimate which of the two you actually need, and very often it is just the debris.
Roof cleaning starts at $299 for debris removal. Moss removal and treatment starts at $699.
All pricing shown is starting pricing. Final pricing depends on the size, condition, accessibility, and scope of work. Free, no-obligation estimates are always provided before work begins. See all starting prices.
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Metal Roofs Are A Different Job
A metal roof is not cleared, it is washed – and it is never pressure washed. The panels are a coated finish system, and high pressure takes the coating off, drives water up under the laps and seams, and unseats the fasteners and sealant holding it all together. Most metal roofing manufacturers specify low-pressure cleaning for exactly that reason, and pressure washing one can end its finish warranty early.
So metal gets a soft wash. A professional solution is mixed at the strength the roofing calls for, applied at low pressure, given the time it needs to break down the algae, moss and organic growth, and then rinsed where a rinse is appropriate. The chemistry does the work instead of the force. It is also a job that demands the right access – metal is slick when dry, dangerous when wet, and worse again once there is moss or cleaning solution on it, so it is not a roof to walk simply because walking it is easier.
We soft wash residential and commercial metal roofs across Whatcom County, Skagit County and Oak Harbor – standing seam, corrugated and ribbed panel, metal shingle, galvanized and Galvalume, painted and Kynar finishes, and metal patio covers and outbuildings. See our metal roof soft washing service for the full process, what actually grows on metal here, and why we clean it with chemistry and controlled low pressure rather than a pressure washer.
Our Roof Debris Removal Process
Why Choose Our 5-Star Roof Cleaning Services?
We are owner-operated, we work Whatcom County, Skagit County and Oak Harbor, and roofs are a weekly job for us here rather than something we do occasionally.
Everything comes off by hand or at low pressure. Where a roof needs washing as well as clearing — algae film on a north slope, green on a patio cover or a metal roof — we use two eco-friendly spray options and a biodegradable sodium bicarbonate powder rather than the bleach or zinc products the trade usually reaches for. They are safer for your landscaping, your paint and the waterways everything here eventually drains into, and they work.
Licensed and L&I insured, free estimates anywhere in the two counties. And we will tell you when you do not need us: if the roof only wants the valleys cleared, that is what we will quote.
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Frequently Asked Roof Debris Removal Questions
What is included in a roof debris clean?
Clearing needles, leaves and branches off the roof surface, out of the valleys, from behind chimneys and dormers, and off any lower roof sections. We carry the material off the property rather than leaving it in your beds, and we check the gutter line so what comes down off the roof does not block the downspouts. Roof cleaning starts at $299.
Do you clear the gutters at the same time?
We check them as part of the job, and if they only need the debris that has just come down cleared out, that is included. A full gutter cleaning — flushing the downspouts and clearing out a season of packed build-up — is a separate service starting at $249, and we will quote it before we do it rather than adding it to the bill. See gutter cleaning.
How often does a roof under conifers need clearing?
Under fir or cedar, most homes here want it once a year — late autumn once the needles have finished dropping, or early spring before the wet season has done its work. An open lot with nothing overhanging it can usually go two or three years between cleans.
Do you walk on the roof?
Only where it is safe and the roof can take it. On steep, brittle, older or wet roofs we work from ladders and from the edge with poles and blowers instead. If there is an area we cannot reach safely, we tell you rather than risk your roof or our crew.
Why don’t you pressure wash roofs?
Pressure washing strips the granules off asphalt shingles, drives water up under the courses and shortens the life of the roof. The National Roofing Contractors Association advises against it and so do we. Where a roof needs washing rather than clearing, we soft wash it at low pressure with a treatment that does the work instead of the water pressure.
Does roof cleaning damage my shingles?
No. Gentle brushing, blowers, hand clearing, and low-pressure soft washing where it is needed. Nothing we do to a roof is harder on it than a heavy rain.
What happens if you find moss up there?
We tell you, and we quote it separately. Moss has to be lifted off gently and then treated or it comes straight back, and it is a bigger job than clearing debris. Roof moss removal and treatment starts at $699 — see moss removal.
How long does a roof clean take?
Most single-family roofs are a half day. A large or steep roof, a lot of build-up, or difficult access can take a full day. We give you a realistic window when we quote and we tell you if it changes.
What does roof cleaning cost?
Roof cleaning starts at $299 for debris removal. Final pricing depends on the size, pitch, condition and access of the roof. Estimates are free and there is no obligation — see all starting prices.
Do you clean metal roofs?
Yes, but not the same way we clear a composition roof. Metal is soft washed, never pressure washed – the solution does the work at low pressure, so the coating, the fasteners and the sealant are left intact. We handle standing seam, corrugated and ribbed panel, metal shingle, galvanized and Galvalume, and painted finishes, residential and commercial. See metal roof soft washing for the detail.
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