What Roofing Materials Can Be Steamed

What Roofing Materials Can Be Steamed

What Roofing Materials Can Be Steamed

If you are here you must be wondering, what roofing materials can be steamed safely with low pressure steam. The easy answer is ALL roofing materials can be steamed safely without damage. We have not come across any roofing material that cannot be steamed with low pressure steam.

Since low pressure steam has no cutting power it can be safely applied to all materials without fear of damage. Low pressure steam is so safe and gentle it will not even cut through the most delicate materials such as painted Styrofoam or salt filled pantyhose. See Here. Steam is atomized water and therefore has no cutting power like high pressure water. Low pressure steam has been tested on virtually all kinds or roofing materials. We have yet to hear that low pressure steam has ever damaged roofing materials. Avoid high psi hot pressure washers on your roof by learning the differences!

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What Roofing Materials Can Be Steamed

Here is a quick list of some materials that can be steamed. There are many others kinds of roofing materials not listed here but we just wanted to give you an idea of the most common types.

  • All Asphalt Shingles
  • All Fiberglass Shingles
  • All Cedar Shakes
  • All Torch Down Rolled Roofing
  • All Hot Tar Flat Roofs
  • All Rubber Flat Roofs (EPDM) Ballast or Fully Adhered
  • Hypalon (CSPE)
  • All Metal Roofs
  • All Tiles (clay, stone, concrete, slate etc.)

What Roofing Materials Can Be Steamed

Even the most delicate of roofs can be steamed with low pressure without damage. So it is safe to conclude that any roof with ice dams will be safe to steam with low pressure. If you didn’t find your answer here or are having trouble finding our members please contact us today. We will put you in touch with a member near you.