Making Cedar Roofs Last: Cedar Roofs/ Cedar Roof Cleaning/ Cedar Roof Repair/ Cedar Roof Treatment/ Cedar Roof Preservation.

Any roofing contractor interested in Making Cedar Roofs Last? I'd like to know if there are any roofers that have been using a wood preservative for decades that they have gotten good results. The product I use is made by AMTECO and the company who gave me the recipe to make it myself says that it can make a medium thickness premium grade cedar shake roof last 70 years. This is a link to a page on my website that talks about it:

http://www.theportlandroofers.com/why-dont-more-contractors-use-the-best-cedar-roof-preservative.

I welcome opinions on the topic of Cedar Roof cleaning and preservation.

I am also interested in hiring an SEO expert for my website. If anyone has a guy in another state that has really helped their roofing business that will take payment based on performance/results. Internet marketing people that contact me need to be willing to work like the rest of us. As a roofing contractor I will allow my customers to pay a percentage with credit card up front and make progress payments as the job progresses. I'm looking for something similar with anyone who provides a service to my business or to me.

---This has always been a problem with cedar roofs. However, I am skeptical that there is a cost effective solution. ---If applied on a new roof why not start with a CCA treated roof to begin with??? ---If applied on an old roof the roof must be cleaned without damaging it. Then the product must be applied on a completely dry roof not one that was pressure washed 1 hour ago. The product must be applied with enough application so as to bead. A second coat would also be suggested after the first coat has dried. Shakes soak up a lot of moisture and will soak up the preservative if enough is applied. ---All of the above is a lot of work. I have watched companies "dust" the roof with some orange colored preservative. I doubt it lasts more than a few years at best. ---A medium shake is only 1/2 inch thick at the butt. Just the wear by the weather will remove small layers of wood making the shakes thinner and thinner as the years go by. Treating the shakes will not prevent that. ---For example...suppose you paint a wall of your house with the best paint money can buy. How long will it last? Suppose you took that wall and tipped it toward the sky exactly like your roof. Now your painted wall is exposed directly to the weather 24/7 with no protection. How long before you need to repaint? My point is that this treating and preserving of a shake roof must be repeated at regular intervals. At what cost? And what would it look like? ---I don't think it is cost effective. And 70 years is just not realistic. Perhaps you treat it every year? How much per year? ---My advice to customers is: 1)start with a treated shake 2) keep it clean with a leaf blower as needed 3)plan on replacing it in 25 or so years 4) relax and enjoy it

Lanny