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Soft Washing for Roofs and Patios in Nottingham
Roofs and patios cleaned with a low pressure biocide treatment that kills growth at the root instead of blasting it off.
Soft Washing in Nottingham
JetMagic Exterior Cleaning soft washes roofs and patios across Nottingham. Soft washing applies specialist cleaning chemicals at low pressure rather than blasting the surface with water, so moss, algae, lichen and black spot are killed at the root and the surface carries on clearing for weeks afterwards. The main product is a benzalkonium chloride biocide, with sodium hypochlorite in controlled dilution for heavy organic staining, a surfactant so the mix clings to sloped surfaces, and an acidic cleaner where the marks are mineral rather than organic. Planting and paintwork are protected throughout. JetMagic is fully insured and quotes are free.
Soft washing is the opposite of a pressure blast. Instead of forcing dirt off with water, it uses a low pressure application of specialist cleaning chemicals that kill moss, algae, lichen and bacteria at the root, then lets the weather rinse the surface clean over the following weeks. On a roof that difference matters enormously, because high pressure lifts tiles, strips the protective granules off concrete and forces water under the laps. On a patio it matters because black spot lichen bonds into the stone and a jet wash only takes the top off, so it returns within months. JetMagic soft washes roofs and patios across Nottingham and surrounding areas. Because the treatment keeps working after we leave, the surface carries on clearing and stays clean far longer than a pressure clean. Every job is assessed first so the dilution suits the surface, and surrounding planting, lawns and paintwork are protected and rinsed down before we finish.
Why it matters
Safe on roofs
No pressure near tiles, so nothing is lifted, cracked or stripped and no water is driven under the laps.
Kills at the root
The biocide destroys the spores and root structure, not just the visible green, so regrowth is far slower.
Beats black spot
Lichen and black spot on patios are bonded into the stone and only a chemical treatment genuinely shifts them.
Plants protected
Borders, lawns and paintwork are wet down and covered before treatment, then rinsed off afterwards.
Our method
The products we use are chosen for the surface and the growth. A benzalkonium chloride based biocide is the workhorse, applied at low pressure and left to dwell so it kills moss, algae and lichen at the root. Sodium hypochlorite is used in controlled dilution where organic staining is heavy. A surfactant is added so the mix clings to sloped surfaces long enough to work. Where staining is mineral rather than organic, an acidic cleaner is used instead to lift efflorescence and iron marks. Everything is diluted to suit the surface, applied through low pressure equipment, and surrounding planting is protected throughout.
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Soft washing cleans a surface with chemistry rather than force. A specialist biocide is applied at very low pressure, left to dwell so it kills moss, algae, lichen and bacteria at the root, and then the surface is either rinsed gently or left for the weather to clear over the following weeks. Nothing is blasted, so nothing is damaged, and because the growth is killed rather than knocked off it takes far longer to come back.
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