Dark streaks and stains can spread across tile and shingle roofs in Winter Park, especially with our hot, humid weather year-round. We use a low-pressure soft-washing method to treat buildup without the force of traditional pressure washing. If your roof is starting to look dark or stained, call Tropical Window Cleaning Home and Commercial Services at (407) 324-9876 to schedule an estimate.
Whatever your roof is made of, we clean it with the same gentle, no-pressure soft wash, and the cleaning solution does the work instead of force.
Barrel tile is one of the three roof types we see most on area homes. We apply the cleaning solution and let it dwell, so we never scrub or blast the tile.
Flat tile gets the same treatment as its barrel cousin. The soft wash lifts growth without putting pressure on the surface.
Asphalt shingle rounds out the three roofs we handle most. Nothing is forced across the shingle surface, so the granules stay where they belong.
We clean metal roofs when a home has one. We use the same soft-wash approach, matched to the surface.
Three things set our roof work apart, and each one protects your roof and the people on the job.
We clean with technician skill and the right cleaning solution at the lowest effective strength, not raw pressure. On roofs, we use no pressure at all, following ASMA-recommended methods. That is what keeps tile and shingle intact while the growth comes off.
If we can’t be on your roof safely, we won’t be on your roof. Some jobs get rebooked for a dry afternoon; a few we decline outright. Safety comes before the sale because humidity and morning dew can make some roofs too slick to work on.
If our technicians spot a broken tile or another issue while they work, they photograph it. You get documentation and a straight answer, not a surprise weeks later.
Here is how a roof cleaning goes with our team, from the first call to the last photo.
Call us or use the website form to set up your free estimate. We meet you in person and size up the roof from the ground and aerial photos, so no one walks your roof just to quote it. Pricing follows the roof’s square footage, difficulty, slope, and type. We also set honest expectations here, including whether the roof can be worked safely and a quick heads-up about the coffee stains you may see afterward.
Once you approve the written quote, we get you on the calendar. If the roof is wet or dewy that day, we reschedule for a dry afternoon.
Before any cleaning solution goes on, we pre-soak the landscaping around the house. Where the gutters allow, we capture the runoff at the downspouts.
Our crew applies the cleaning solution from ladders using a dedicated soft-wash machine, with zero pressure on the roof. On steeper roofs, we add extra surfactant so the solution stays in place long enough to work.
We don’t rinse the roof afterward. We leave the solution to dwell so it keeps killing mold and mildew roots in the roof system, and sunlight breaks it down over time. If our crew notices anything up there, like a cracked tile, they photograph it.
When the work is done, our crew walks the results with you and photo-documents anything cleaning couldn’t resolve. Our office follows up by phone to confirm you’re happy, take payment, and ask how the crew did.
You may notice dark ‘coffee stains’ in the days after a roof cleaning. That’s killed mildew that hasn’t washed off yet; sun and rain clear it gently within about two weeks, and we follow up to make sure it’s gone. If it isn’t, we come back and take care of it. We leave the solution to dwell rather than scrubbing or pressuring the stains away. Forcing them off would mean working the roof in a way that isn’t safe or gentle. We bring this up at your estimate so you know exactly what to expect.
We don’t consider a roof finished until it is clean and you are happy with it.
We follow up two weeks after every roof cleaning to make sure the coffee stains have washed away. If they haven’t, we come back and take care of it. Instead of pushing harder on the roof the same day, we give the solution time to work.
We stand behind every job. If something isn’t right, we’ll come back and make it right.
Most roof cleanings take between one and six hours. The exact time depends on the roof itself and the size of the crew we send.
No, we don’t service slate or wood shake roofs. We clean barrel tile, flat tile, and asphalt shingle roofs, and metal roofs on occasion.
Ready to see what a clean roof looks like? Request a free estimate, and we’ll assess your roof from the ground. There’s no obligation, and no one climbs on your home just to give you a number. Winter Park homeowners can reach our team at (407) 324-9876 to get on the schedule.
