With Florida insurers scrutinizing roofs, a dirty roof can cost you. Here's when cleaning is enough and when it isn't.
Florida's homeowners-insurance market has made roofs a sensitive subject. Insurers now inspect them closely, and a roof that looks old, black-streaked, or covered in moss can draw a non-renewal notice or a demand to replace it - even when the shingles underneath still have years of life left.
Most of the "old" look on a Central Florida roof is not wear at all - it is Gloeocapsa magma, the black algae that thrives in our humidity, plus moss in shaded spots. If the shingles are sound and just stained, a low-pressure roof cleaning in Lakeland removes the algae and moss, restores the roof's appearance, and can satisfy an insurance inspection at a fraction of the cost of replacement.
Cleaning cannot fix curling, cracked, or missing shingles, or a roof genuinely near the end of its service life. A soft-wash is for staining and organic growth, not structural age. An honest look will tell you which situation you are in.
High pressure strips shingle granules and shortens a roof's life - the opposite of what you want before an inspection. A soft-wash treatment kills the growth without damaging the surface, and because it kills the organism, the roof stays clean for years. See our Lakeland services for an upfront quote.
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