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Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning & Roof Washing is Northwest Indiana’s premier provider of exterior cleaning services. Based in Valparaiso, Indiana, we are conveniently located to service properties anywhere in the region. We serve a wide range of properties including commercial multi-unit residential, and single family properties. We have the knowledge, professional equipment, and years of experience to make your property look clean and new again! Contact us today to learn more about our service that is centered around top quality workmanship and customer service.

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Free Estimates– Call Today! 219-333-6900 ______Fully Insured Veteran Owned THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFT WASHING YOUR ROOF

Roof Soft Washing The roof over your head serves a tremendous purpose. This roof provides your family with protection from the harsh sunlight and torrential rain fall. It completes the exterior appearance of your house with a nice touch. There are several different types of roofs that you can have on your home including shingles, clay tiles, cedar shakes, and metal roofs. No matter what type of material you choose, your roof is susceptible to dirt, mold, mildew, and

Contaminates Destroy A Roof Leaving your roof riddled with these contaminates can have disastrous results for your house and your wallet. Overtime, the structure of your roof will be compromised if you leave it dirty and stained. An improperly maintained a roof will shorten its life span by several years. That means you could have to pay more money to completely replace your roof. Hiring a professional soft wash roof cleaning company to handle your roof cleaning now could ultimately save you money in the future.

Call Us TODAY for your FREE Consultation 219-333-6900 Loss of Coverage Your home is more than likely the most expensive item that you own. Your homeowner’s insurance protects you and your home in the event of a disaster. Nowadays, there are several insurance companies who will drop your entire insurance policy simply because your roof has not been properly maintained. Cleaning your roof could save you a lot of time, stress, and money in the future. When it comes to a newly installed roof, most of them are covered under a roofing warranty. This is great to have in case of an accident or improper installation. Unfortunately, it does nothing to help you keep your roof clean. Most roofing warranties come with strict guidelines that must be followed to ensure your warranty isn’t waved. In the event that a pressure washing system is used on a roof top, most roofing companies will drop your warranty due to damage done by the high-powered blast of water. It is crucial to hire a professional soft wash roof cleaning company to make sure that your roof is properly cleaned without the risk of losing your warranty. .

Soft Wash Roof Washing .In the professional roofing industry, it is a well-known fact that soft washing is the best solution for cleaning a roof top. Unfortunately, roofing companies sell roofs and do not clean roofs. In other words, they will sell you a new roof that you do not need. Soft washing is a low-pressure roof cleaning solution. Soft washing uses a bio-degradable, eco- friendly solution to clean your roof and your home’s siding. This solution sinks into the cracks and pores of your house and destroys dirt, mold, mildew, and algae at the core without damaging your roof. The solution is left to soak in and kill the root system of the growth on your roof. Most of the staining will be gone right away whereas other may take 4 – 6 weeks to totally disappear. For more information, read The Science Behind the Growth on My Roof.

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GROWTH ON MY ROO F

THE TRUTH BEHIND ROOF STAINS AND WHAT THEY ARE, WHY THEY ARE THERE, AND HOW THEY GOT THERE Roof cleaning as an industry is somewhat new. Bursting onto the scene in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s there have been as many methods for cleaning roofs as the organisms growing on top of them. Initially roof cleaning was a “garage art” at best. Primarily a phenomenon in the Southern United States, roof cleaning was thought of as a regional service with the hot spot in the state of Florida. Initially the focus of ridding the roof surface of ugly black streaks was a basic cleaning function. However, these black streaks are truly an infection of organic materials that are better addressed with algaecides such as you would address a fungal infection in your garden. To approach roof staining in this way was different than any other previously taken, which led to a revolution in the roof cleaning industry.y text THE TRUE CULPRIT

Cyanobacteria Magma is the true culprit that causes black streaks on roofs and surfaces. Other forms of microorganisms can be found in union with the , including mold, fungi, algae, mildew, lichen, and moss. The main culprit of most roof staining that causes prevalent black streaks is a bacterium called Gloeocapsa Magma. Many of the organisms that grow on a roof, including mildew, algae, bacteria, moss, lichen, and fungi, copulate in the warm, moist environment created by a roof. Many roofing surfaces are made with materials that can be metabolized by these microorganisms, such as shingles that now contain limestone that algae, mildew, and bacteria absorb to get their nutrients and feed off the shingles. That same Cyanobacteria Gloeocapsa Magma found on roofs will grow on wood, concrete, siding, aluminum, and other surfaces as well. The good news is that through soft washing, these stains/microorganisms can be safely removed! Regarding other possible culprits inhabiting a roof, many nitrogen fixing blue-green algae will grow in areas with little to no nutrients. They can sustain themselves because nitrogen fixing organisms have the ability to create nutrients solely through the nodules on their filament root systems. That is why here at Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning & Roof Washing, we believe that treatment of a roof or surface is more beneficial to rid the source of the staining rather than just blasting away at the surface! SHINGLE DETERIORATION Just as plants have a root system, fungi and algae that are growing on a roof have root systems too that can cause damage to shingles such as uplifting, spreading of shingles, and decomposition. Not to mention other forces are responsible for damaging a roof, such as erosion from nature or other forms of roof cleaning (pressure washing). Due to the filament root system of fungi and algae, they are growing on and digging into your roof just as a plant grows into the ground. The roots open tiny cracks in the shingles, tiles or other roofing materials. Many of these organisms growing on roofing surfaces do much of the same thing. They spread the shingle like a fan. Because the shingle is attached on the back, the front ends of the shingle flare and roll. This is because the shingle is widened at the front more so than the back.

These microorganisms, such as fungi and algae, will break down a surface and cause decomposition. This in turn, will also aid the process of erosion caused by running water from nature. A massive example of the power of erosion is the Grand Canyon. Water can be a true force of erosion in nature. If you look at a picture of swollen, poorly maintained shingles you can clearly see four forces working away at them. There is no question that the shingles are being attacked. Let us break down the four areas of shingle deterioration caused by algae and fungi:

1. Shingles break down from decomposition caused by algae and fungal filament root systems. 2. Shingles break down because algae and fungi have a hunger for limestone fillers. Limestone, which contains phosphates, is an excellent source of nutrients for algae and fungi. 3. Shingles break down from the waste created by the algae and fungi metabolizing the limestone fillers. This waste is acidic and damages the shingles. 4. Shingles break down because of excess heat caused from the darkening of the shingles. The darker the shingles get from algae streaking, the more heat they absorb. This excess heat dries the shingles and ages the petroleum in them. MORE THAN CLEANING

Soft washing is more than roof cleaning. The products developed for Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning & Roof Washing not only clean stains but also sanitizes, penetrates, and eliminates the root of the issue. The main culprit of most roof staining that causes prevalent black streaks is a bacterium called Cyanobacteria Gloeocapsa Magma. Soft washing has the ability to kill the pest from the root up, achieving a truly clean surface. RESPONSIBLE PARTNERS

Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning & Roof Washing is committed to making smart decisions to protect the environment and manage our environmental impact responsibly. We have taken many steps to reduce our environmental impact and highlight our partnerships to sustainability. We have been an industry pioneer in switching to environmentally-friendly products, such as low- VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) washes and cleaning solutions. We have also reduced water usage by switching to improved and efficient • Lasts 3 – 5 Times Longer than Pressure methods of the exterior cleaning processes. Here Washing Methods- the Exter-A-Clean system lasts are a few of the changes and advancements that 3 – 5 times longer than pressure washing we have made: methods. Our system completely kills the mold, • Water Conservation- pressure washing mildew, and algae on the surface whereas the systems uses high pressure and consumes a lot pressure washing method just shaves it off. A of water (up to 500 gallons in 1 hour). Our Exter- surface free of contaminants last much longer A-Clean System uses about 50 gallons of water to than a surface that temporarily appears clean. clean the same amount of property as the • Destructive Forces- pressure washing is pressure washing method. Upon completion of an exactly what it sounds like, high pressure. With the exterior wash, we save over 50% of the water that force of 1000 – 4000 pounds of pressure being the pressure washing system uses. directed to a surface, that surface begins to break • Biodegradable Cleaning Solutions- down very rapidly, if it doesn’t damage it first. The Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning & Roof Exter-A-Clean System is a low-pressure washing Washing has partnered with manufacturers and system that gives a superior cleaning result than suppliers of entirely biodegradable washing pressure washing methods. High pressure breaks products. That means the products we use are down paint, wood, and cement whereas our safe and break down into environmentally friendly system does not. This sustains our environment elements so that we do not leave an because our environment lasts longer with less environmental hazard behind. resources consumed. • Limited Use of Fossil Fuels- • Put it All Together- Maintenance Medics Maintenance Medics Exterior Cleaning Exterior Cleaning & Roof Washing uses the Exter- & Roof Washing limits the use of fossil A-Clean System which only uses environmentally fuels to limit our world’s dependence on responsible methods and products to sustain our fossil fuel oil sources, limit our carbon environment. We are committed to being a emissions, and promote Responsible Partner and will continue to promote development of alternative energy sustainability in all of our cleaning methods. resources. Contact us for your free consultation!

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