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Care and Maintenance

Your roof is an investment that should receive the highest levels of care. We, at Star Lumber, are concerned about your roof. If given proper maintenance, your roof will last the life of the warranty or longer. Roof cleaning is gaining popularity, but high-pressure washing is never appropriate.

Choosing a Roof Care Professional

It is critical to choose a quality roof care professional. When choosing a roof care professional, the homeowner should be sure the company is a license contractor. Check with your local contractor board. To have a contractors licensed the company must be bonded and insured. The state can also tell you how long a particular contractor has been in business. It is very important that the contractor have a state industrial insurance account insuring their employees while on your job. Homeowners are liable for injuries to workers not covered by state industrial insurance.

Care of your Roof

• Do not pressure wash your roof!
• Keep your roof clean
• Use moss/fungus killer to protect your roof.

Note: You may want to consider having CCA treatment, which eliminates the use of moss/fungus killers.

Good housekeeping for your roof requires the removal of all leaf litter, needles and debris that accumulate over time. To promote drying, remove overhanging branches that excessively shade roof sections. Never allow tree branches to touch and rub against the surface of the roof.

Removing the debris accumulation is relatively simple for a roof care professional. A stiff broom or blower is handy for removing all leaf and needle litter. Roof cleaning companies can clean and treat your roof without high pressure washing, which will save you money. Using high water pressure to make your roof look like new severely erodes and damages the roof, which may ruin the roof. Moss/fungus killing chemicals are more effective and safer for removing the residual growth

Remember: The chemicals applied to a roof to remove existing growth or prevent its reoccurrence can be toxic and should be handled by a roof care professional. If you do use chemicals and have any doubts please feel free to contact our technical support department at starlumbershakeandshingle@gmail.com. Following the initial application, a moss/fungus killer should be reapplied a minimum of every five years.