Drive through any neighborhood in Springdale, Rogers, or Tontitown and you’ll see them: dark streaks running down the shaded side of the roof, patches of green moss creeping up from the gutter line, lichen growing into the shingles like it owns the place. None of that is dirt. It’s organic growth fed by the leaves, pollen, and twigs that fall year-round from the mature trees we have all over Northwest Arkansas. Anything organic that holds moisture against your shingles is feeding the algae that’s making your roof look ten years older than it is.
Arkan Softwash is a local soft wash company built on a simple idea: your roof gets cleaned the way its manufacturer says to clean it. Our owner is Plant and Property Protection certified through Spray Wash Academy, we never pressure wash a roof, and every wash is backed by a two-year spot-treat warranty.
If your roof’s showing its age, call us at 479-877-5399 for a free estimate. We quote by phone, email, or in person, and most estimates come back the same day or the next.
Your first call or email kicks off a detailed intake. We ask about the type of roof, the square footage, the pitch, your gutter setup, where your downspouts discharge, and the landscaping around the home. Those questions tell us exactly how the job will run on the day. The estimate goes out by text and email with a follow-up that day or the next.
Once you approve the estimate, we lock in a date and watch the forecast. We work through light rain but reschedule for lightning or high wind. On the morning of the job, you’ll get a 30-minute heads-up call and text before our truck pulls in. We knock, confirm doors and windows are closed, and ask you to stay inside while we work.
Before any detergent touches the roof, we lay neutralizer around the home roughly fifteen feet out from the foundation. That perimeter accounts for overspray and protects the plants, mulch beds, and lawn near the house. It’s the foundation of our property protection promise.
With detergent applied one slope at a time, we let it dwell long enough to break down algae and biological growth at the source. While the detergent is doing its job up top, we re-water and re-neutralize the perimeter to keep your plants protected the whole time. Sectional application keeps dwell times consistent across the roof.
After the dwell, we rinse the roof completely and flush the gutter lines, downspouts, and drip areas in the same pass so nothing settles in your gutter system. This stage moves a lot of water through the system at low pressure, clearing chemistry off the roof and out of the gutters before we leave.
On asphalt shingle and most substrates, the final pass is a water-only rinse with neutralizer applied around the landscaping. On metal and slate, we go further and actively neutralize the entire roof, which adds a defensive layer that protects the material from any residual chemistry.
After the work is done, we walk the property with you to confirm the result looks right. The invoice goes out right after, and a thank-you text follows. The two-year spot-treat warranty starts the day we finish. One piece of free maintenance advice: run a leaf blower over your roof once a year to clear leaves, pollen, and twigs. In a wooded area like ours, that single yearly pass extends the life of the wash.
Two-Year Spot-Treat Warranty
Coverage applies to biological staining (algae, mold, lichen, moss) that returns on a roof we cleaned within twenty-four months of the original service. To use the warranty, give us a call and we’ll come back out to spot-treat the affected areas at no charge.
100% Satisfaction Backed by a Right-to-Cure Clause
Every job finishes with a walk-around to make sure the result matches what we promised. If something does come up after we leave, we want to hear about it. Our contract gives us the chance to come back and address it, and our track record (zero refunds issued to date) reflects how seriously we take that promise.
Licensed, Insured, and Certified
Our crew is fully licensed and insured, which keeps your property covered from the moment we set up to the moment we drive away. Combined with the certifications we hold, that’s three layers of protection on every wash we do.
No. We use a soft wash method on every roof, never high pressure. The detergent does the work, not the wand. On most asphalt shingle roofs we clean from the ground or the gutter line and never walk the surface unless access requires it.
When applied correctly, it shouldn’t. We use biodegradable products wherever possible, lay neutralizer fifteen feet out from the foundation before any detergent goes on the roof, and re-water and re-neutralize the perimeter through the entire dwell.
Single-side roof washes start at $199. Full-roof washes scale from there based on square footage, pitch, roof material, dirt level, gutter setup, downspout locations, and surrounding landscaping. Commercial roof cleaning starts at a $250 minimum.
Yes. We’re running a $25 off any two services spring promotion, and a roof wash paired with a house wash qualifies. We also offer a customized multi-service discount that lowers the per-service price as you bundle services into one visit.
Most roof washes take two to two and a half hours. Wind, dirt level, pitch, and runoff management can stretch that.
Only when access requires it. Our default is to clean from the ground or the gutter line. When walking is necessary, our technician clips in with a safety harness and does a light visual check for broken shingles, hail damage, or soft spots along the way.
We back every roof wash with a two-year spot-treat warranty. If organic growth returns within those twenty-four months, we come back and treat it for free.
Yes. The rinse stage includes flushing the gutter lines, downspouts, and drip areas so detergent and runoff don’t sit in your gutter system. It’s built into every roof wash at no additional charge.
Yes. Single-side roof washes start at $199. The shaded side of a roof tends to show algae streaks the worst, and many homeowners only need that one slope cleaned.
Run a leaf blower over the roof once a year to clear leaves, pollen, and twigs. That kind of material holds moisture against your shingles and feeds the algae that causes black streaks. In a wooded part of Northwest Arkansas, that yearly pass makes a real difference.
If your roof’s showing streaks, moss, or lichen and you’re ready to handle it before the next growing season, call us at 479-877-5399 to schedule your free estimate. From a single shaded slope starting at $199 to a full-roof wash done top to bottom, we’d be glad to put together a plan with you.
