How To Blow Leaves Off Roof
Here is a simple way to blow leaves from your roof s gutter.
How to blow leaves off roof. You can blow the leaves off a low pitched roof with a leaf blower. The roof has a very low pitch to it plus it has a regular old shingle roof that is rough for lack of a better term and there are also a lot of pine trees mixed around with hardwoods so i think maybe the pine straw somehow makes the leaves less likely to blow off. Maintain blockage free roof valleys in most cases having leaves pine needles twigs and other objects on your roof isn t any cause for alarm. Too easy wish i had ordered a year ago.
I usually charge 35 or so to blow the leaves off your average town house roof as long as i m already mowing the yard or something but when i told a fellow lawn service co worker about this he told me i was waaaay under charging for that service. Trim back overhanging branches to expose the roof to sunlight and clear debris such as branches and leaves from its surfaces with a leaf blower if needed. I haven t been in business very long and i m not good at pricing things right yet. I read many reviews here and on amazon to get the right pole this is the one.
All you need is some plastic pipe and a leaf blower. And it s wise to trim back all branches that are close to or touching the shingles. Leaves and moss can trap water and cause your roof to deteriorate prematurely. However it s not uncommon for this type of debris to collect in the valleys of your roof from time to time.
Keep gutters clean to ensure roofs remain as dry as possible. Wait until your roof is covered in algae or moss to take action. Mounted rake on the end and went to work getting pine straw and water oak leaves out of the valleys on my roof.