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Reclaimed Roof Slates: Pros and Cons
Reclaimed slate brings the age, colour and weathering of an old roof to a new job, at a…
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Can a Slate Roof Be Repaired? What Can Be Fixed
A slate roof can usually be repaired slate by slate, using hooks, clips or tingles, as long as…
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Slate Hooks vs Nails
Nails hold a slate by passing through it, and hooks hold it by gripping its lower edge. Hooks…
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Victorian Slate Roofs: Repair or Re-Slate
A Victorian slate roof is usually repairable for far longer than its owner expects, because the slate outlasts…
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What Decides the Cost of Roof Cleaning?
A fair price for roof cleaning depends on the roof, not on a rate per house. Size, pitch,…
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Is Roof Cleaning Worth It?
Cleaning is worth paying for when growth is holding water against the roof or blocking its drainage. It…
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Soft Wash vs Pressure Washing a Roof
Soft washing lets an approved product do the cleaning at low pressure, while a jet relies on force…
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Roof Moss Removal Methods Compared
Moss can come off a roof by hand, by brush, by treatment or by a mix of the…
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Roof Biocide Treatment: How It Works
A roof biocide kills growth where it stands and lets the dead moss and algae fall away over…
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Can You Clean Your Own Roof Safely?
Cleaning a roof yourself means working at height on a surface that can give way, with products and…
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Lichen on a Roof: Remove It or Leave It?
Lichen is the crusty grey, green or orange patchwork on old tiles and slates. It grips hard, grows…
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Cleaning an Asbestos Roof
An asbestos cement roof should not be scrubbed, brushed or jetted, and it should not be walked on.…
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