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You may have read somewhere on the internet that it's perfectly okay to clean asphalt shingles with a high pressure washer but this is just plain wrong. I can virtually guarantee that if you climb up on your roof with a power washing wand and blast away at your shingles from close range that you will dislodge countless shingle granules in the process. Yes, you might also remove the algae stains, but if you cut five years off the life of your roof in the process then what's the point? Not only can it cause real damage to your shingles, but it can lead to water penetration in places that water isn't supposed to be. I'm talking about high pressure water intrusion around skylights, chimneys, and flashing. In other words, high pressure roof cleaning can turn into an absolute nightmare.
This is why you need to clean the roof first with a safe cleaner that will kill the roots of algea or moss and allow it to be rinsed off later
Get more information and products at http://www.wash-safe-canada.com/

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Clean Roof Increases Home Value

Most home buyers (or inspectors) will judge a roof on appearances. If they see stains or moss they will assume that a new roof is needed now or will be in the near future. They will subtract the roughly $15,000 (for a 2000 sq ft ) roof.
For $35 and 2 hours of work you can remove this impediment from buyers motivation. In other words this is an incredibly high return on your investment. Most realtors tell you a new kitchen will return 80 cents of price vs $1 of investment. A clean roof will give you $428 return per dollar invested. The trick is how to do it safely. Safe for you and safe for your plants
First of all, you should be aware that the black stains you're seeing all over your roof do not consist of dirt, grime, tar, or oil. They actually consist of a hardy type of blue-green algae called Gloeocapsa Magma. If you have any familiarity with algae at all then you know it's a living and feeding organism that only gets worse with time. Ignoring it will not solve the problem. This algae uses the limestone filler in your shingles to feed off of and expand, and eventually your entire roof will be covered with the black stuff unless it is cleaned. Not only are the streaks unsightly, but they will ultimately shorten the lifespan of your roof by hastening the process of granule deterioration.
To learn more about how to clean your roof safely go to http://www.wash-safe-canada.com/

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Hydrogen Peroxide is good for your garden




The benefits of hydrogen peroxide for a garden can be useful for any kind of a garden, and any method of gardening. Peroxide is great for plants that are planted in the ground, and it’s also great for plants in containers -- it is useful in hydroponic gardens, raised beds, and greenhouses.
Similarly, peroxide for gardening applies well with all kinds of plants: a rose garden, herb garden, vegetable garden, orchard, shade trees, flower garden or lawn -- any or all of these would benefit from hydrogen peroxide.
Peroxide works by releasing oxygen. It acts as an oxygen supplement for plants. It seems to really support both good health and strong growth for plants.
Hydrogen peroxide can also help with soil fungus: it aerates the soil, and it is anti-fungal. (It is also anti-bacterial.)
To purchase hydrogen peroxide cleaners on line go to http://www.wash-safe-canada.com/index.html



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Some info from Wikipedia on Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a very pale blue liquid, slightly more viscous than water, that appears colorless in dilute solution. It has strong oxidizing properties, and is a powerful bleaching agent. It is used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, oxidizer
Some horticulturalists and users of hydroponics advocate the use of weak hydrogen peroxide solution in watering solutions. Its spontaneous decomposition releases oxygen that enhances a plant's root development and helps to treat root rot (cellular root death due to lack of oxygen) and a variety of other pests.[21][22] There is some peer-reviewed academic research to back up some of the claims.[23]
See Wash-Safe for more information; http://www.wash-safe-canada.com/hp.html

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Outdoor cleaners that are safe for your plants

Hi Folks
I am helping to market a new line of environmentally safe cleaners called Wash Safe.
Wash-Safe uses Hydrogen Peroxide as the base for its cleaners -- you see, hydrogen peroxide also has a wonderful quality of being good for the environment ;not just safe for the enviroment but actually beneficial!!. This benefit goes deep and wide. It is good for rivers, it is good for plants, and it can be used to replace chlorine bleach, ammonia, and other chemicals which are harmful to rivers and plants.

The following quote from Wikipedia explains this "Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizer effective in controlling sulfide and organic-related odors in wastewater collection and treatment systems. It is typically applied to a wastewater system where there is a retention time of 30 minutes to 5 hours before hydrogen sulfide is released. Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the hydrogen sulfide and promotes bio-oxidation of organic odors. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to oxygen and water, adding dissolved oxygen to the system, thereby negating some Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)"
. I will be publishing more about these cleaners; but in the meantime you can learn more or try them at http://www.wash-safe-canada.com/hp.html

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