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Tips and Advice for Spring Home Maintenance

Tips and Advice for Spring Home Maintenance You’re probably accustomed to preparing your home for winter. But when spring rolls around, it’s just as important to look for any damage that may have occurred during the harsh winter months. You can do many spring home maintenance tasks yourself, though some require considerable caution on the […]

Roof Cleaning

Why Choose Roof Cleaning Instead of a Roof Replacement If your roof is discolored or covered with moss and lichen, you might believe it’s time to replace your shingles. However, a professional roof cleaning is usually enough to correct the problem—and extend your roof’s life span by removing organic matter that can damage shingles over time. Kleen llc of […]

What are the Black Streaks on My Roof?

I hear it more and more lately.  What are the black streaks on my roof, and where did they come from? The black streaks that are showing up on more roofs in West Michigan is caused by Gloeocapsa Magma. Which is a tyoe of algea that loves to feed on the limestone in the shingles. The […]

Dirty Roofs caused by black streaks, moss and lichen

Black streaks making the roof dirty I have noticed this past summer that more and more roofs are becoming covered in what is commonly called black streaks. Dirty roofs, is what many home owners tell us when they call. Sometimes they describe it as being dirt, smoke from jet fuel and staining from leaves. Not knowing […]

Exterior Spring Cleaning Holland, MI

Holland, MI Exterior spring cleaning. Because of the proximity to lake Michigan, and all the tree lined streets in Holland, exteriors of homes can get very dirty. Spring cleaning in not just for the inside of your home. How about your home’s exterior? Now that we start thinking about our spring cleaning needs, we often […]

Cleaning moss off your roof

Cleaning Moss off a Roof We have been getting a lot of calls asking if cleaning moss off a roof is possible. While letting a roof get to the point where it is covered in moss is not good for the shingles, we can safely remove it. It is much better for the life of […]

Black Streaks on Roof

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.101″ custom_padding=”27px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”background” text_color=”light” text_background=”on” text_bg_color=”rgba(12,113,195,0.83)” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ text_orientation=”center”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.101″]Here in West Michigan you’ve probably seen unsightly black streaks on asphalt shingle roofs. Some people think this is caused by an accumulation of dirt, mold or mildew, or defective shingles. The culprit that is actually causing the […]