Commercial Roof Cleaning Case Study: Mixbrow Construction 

After inspecting the roof, it was clear that not only would the roof cleaning be required, but the damaged tiles would also need recoating to return the tiles to their former serviceable condition for this redevelopment project.

We formally agreed on the scope with the client, which was to carry out complete roof steam cleaning and to recoat all the damaged tiles. This option significantly reduced the contractor's cost compared to the alternative solution of retiling the whole roof. 

Yet again, another pragmatic solution that we provided to save the client money; we work so hard to bring value to our customers, and if we can save them money, we try to come up with a solution that works with their budget.

Commercial Roof Cleaning Health and Safety

The client signed off our health and safety documentation (RAMS) for working at height, and cleaning methods and access were agreed upon before commencing work.

Vertex Cleaning Solutions take health and safety seriously; we are fully aware of the hazards when working at height. Our trained professional roof cleaners do not cut corners and ensure that the safest commercial roof cleaning methods are followed.

Stage One of The Roof Cleaning: Full Roof Steam Clean

On our first visit, we conducted a full roof steam clean to remove the moss and lichen and reported the extent of the roof tile damage to the client. Moss and lichen frequently cause tile cracks, damaging property from leaks and contributing to dampness.

After the steam cleaning, we applied a chemical biocide treatment to kill off the spores from the lichen and moss. Once applied, we produced a report and presented it to the client with photographs to document the extent of the tile damage.

Biocide treatments for roof cleaning take a while before you can fully see the results, so we agreed to come back in two weeks to ascertain how many tiles would require a recoat.

Phase Two: Re-coating the Damaged Roof Tiles

For this phase of the commercial roof clean, access to the site was more complicated due to other trades working closely to complete the project on time. This is often the case on construction projects; we try to be flexible and meet the client's needs.

Good communication and planning are essential in the final stages of construction projects, and we ensure that we do this to prevent missing project milestones.

Once we had ascertained how many tiles required painting, we sourced specialist commercial-grade tile paint. Repco is a leading UK supplier of tile coating paints, and we only use the best products for our work, so we picked up the paint and were ready to go.

Getting the colour to match right with the existing tiles is essential, so we tested on a few before going all in. Once we were happy with the colour match, we applied the specialist tile coating paint on all the damaged tiles to rejuvenate and repair the damage.

Another successful Commercial Roof Clean 

Mixbrow Construction was impressed with the final results, and we saved them high costs by repairing the tiles rather than replacing them.

If you need commercial roof cleaning, call the best and contact Vertex Cleaning Solutions