The entire crew from Bub’s were professional and on time. They Completed the work in a timely manner and I was very satisfied with the end result. I recommend Bub’s for any of your pressure washing needs.
Marian Newman
Google · 2 months ago
Roof Cleaning in
Cayce, SC
Roof cleaning in Cayce that kills black streaks at the root instead of blasting them off. Soft wash only, with a free in-person look before any price.
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What you get with Bub's
- Kills the growth at the root, not just the stain on top
- No high pressure on aged shingles
- Regrowth comes back slower after a true root kill
- Free in-person quote before any work starts
Our Work
Real Results, Real Homes
The Method Question
Soft Wash vs. Pressure Wash
on an asphalt shingle roof
Pressure Washing a Roof
A hard blast trades streaks for real damage
- Strips the protective granules off shingles
- Drives water up under the tabs
- Leaves the algae roots alive to restreak
- Ages the roof it was meant to save
Bub's method
Soft Washing a Roof
Low pressure, and the chemistry does the work
- Kills the growth at the root
- Gentle enough for aged shingles
- Streaks fade as the algae dies off
- Plants wetted down and rinsed the whole time
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The questions Cayce homeowners
actually ask
Shade is the reason. That slope dries last after rain, and damp shingles are where the algae takes hold first. A root kill slows the regrowth, and trimming limbs back off the roof line helps it stay clean longer.
Yes, because nothing hard touches it. A lot of these ranches went up when the vets came home, and plenty wear shingles past their prime. That age is exactly why we soft wash. If the shingles are already failing, we say so before we start instead of washing a roof that needs a roofer.
Yes, with plain precautions. Keep pets inside while we work and for a couple of hours after, until everything dries. We wet your beds down before we start and rinse them again when we finish. What's left in the grass once we rinse down is next door to salt water.
We hook to your outside spigot, and the buffer tank on our truck keeps the flow steady. The runoff gets rinsed down and diluted as we go, plants first. On these low, flat lots we keep the rinse water moving instead of letting it pool by your beds.
Mostly, and it keeps improving. The streaks fade fast as the growth dies. Heavy moss or lichen hangs on longer and keeps lightening for a couple of weeks after we leave. That slow fade is normal, and it's the sign the kill took.
Yes, licensed and insured, and roof work is where that matters most. Ladders, height, and weather leave no room for a crew that's winging it. Ask any company for proof before they set a ladder on your gutter. We'll show ours without blinking.
The crew that covers Cayce
Meet
Bub's team
Veteran-owned and local. The same people who answer the phone are the ones who show up at your Cayce home.
Conner Laugh
Founder · Veteran
Veteran, business owner, and the one behind every job. Conner built Bub's on the idea that South Carolina homeowners deserve better.
Riley Funk
Certified Technician
Trained and certified through our in-house program, Riley brings precision to every job. When Riley’s on-site, your property is in good hands.
Jayden Clark
Head of Marketing
The creative force behind the brand. Jayden drives the strategy that keeps Bub's growing and in front of the right customers.
Getting On The Schedule
How a Roof Job Gets Booked
No online price and no pushy follow-up. Just a straight path from your call to a clean roof.
1
Tell us what the roof is doing. Mention which slope streaks worst and whether anything green or fuzzy is growing up there.
2
Roofs get scheduled around dry weather. We watch the forecast together and pick a dry stretch that works for you.
3
We look at the slopes, the shade, and the shingle condition at your actual house. Then we talk through what a wash will fix and what needs its own treatment.
4
We price it after seeing the pitch and the growth from the ground, in person. The look is free, and you get the real number on the spot.
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Around Cayce
Where we work around Cayce
The AvenuesGuignard EstatesRiverland ParkHunter's MillEdenwoodChurchill HeightsCongaree BluffMoss CreekVista HillsFairlawnPinewoodGlenwood
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Cayce questions, answered
Yes, all over town. We wash roofs from Guignard Estates over to Edenwood and every street between. Close to the river or out toward the newer builds south of town, either way you're covered.
Most roofs here do well with a wash about every year-and-a-half to two years. Shaded slopes on these low lots hold damp longer, so they may ask for it a bit sooner. We'll tell you what your trees and shade actually call for when we see the house.
As little as the job allows. Most of the work happens from ladders and the roof edge. We don't step onto a wet roof, and when we do have to go up, we move carefully on dry shingles.
Because the blast takes the shingle's granules with it. Those granules protect the asphalt from the sun, and once they're gone they don't come back. The streaks return anyway, since the roots survive a rinse. A soft wash kills the growth without the damage.
No, and anyone who says otherwise is guessing. Rust is a mineral stain, so it doesn't die off the way algae does. It needs its own specialty treatment, and even that has limits. We'll point out what's rust and what's growth when we look at the roof.
They come back slower, and that's the honest answer. A root kill beats a rinse because the growth has to start over instead of regrowing from live roots. Shade and damp bring it back eventually, so slopes under trees streak first. Keeping limbs trimmed off the roof line buys you time.
What Cayce neighbors say
5 from 34+ Google reviews
Very professional group. My house looks excellent!
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Antonn Simmons
Google · 3 weeks ago
Bub's showed up, gave a fair quote and then came back with a friendly & professional crew to clean our house. I think they may have had one too many for the job because one guy gave our car a quick wash in the driveway while the rest of the crew cleaned the house. Definitely recommend.
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unyffl
Google · 2 months ago
Bub’s did a great job on our house. Looks new again! Hard and efficient workers that do the extra. I definitely recommend them and appreciate their military service to our country.
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John Walsh
Google · a month ago
Conner and his team did a great job! From the initial communication with them to finishing the job, these guys were responsive, on time, and efficient. They did a wonderful job cleaning the exterior of my home and surrounding carport/concrete. Highly recommend and will definitely use them again!
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Holly O’Mara
Google · 2 months ago
Very great work, night and day difference! Very reasonably priced and they accomplished the work quickly! Very happy with the results. Will definitely use again. Thank you team!
Robert Leavitt
Google · 2 months ago
The entire crew from Bub’s were professional and on time. They Completed the work in a timely manner and I was very satisfied with the end result. I recommend Bub’s for any of your pressure washing needs.
Marian Newman
Google · 2 months ago
Very professional group. My house looks excellent!
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Antonn Simmons
Google · 3 weeks ago
Bub's showed up, gave a fair quote and then came back with a friendly & professional crew to clean our house. I think they may have had one too many for the job because one guy gave our car a quick wash in the driveway while the rest of the crew cleaned the house. Definitely recommend.
U
unyffl
Google · 2 months ago
Bub’s did a great job on our house. Looks new again! Hard and efficient workers that do the extra. I definitely recommend them and appreciate their military service to our country.
J
John Walsh
Google · a month ago
Conner and his team did a great job! From the initial communication with them to finishing the job, these guys were responsive, on time, and efficient. They did a wonderful job cleaning the exterior of my home and surrounding carport/concrete. Highly recommend and will definitely use them again!
H
Holly O’Mara
Google · 2 months ago
Very great work, night and day difference! Very reasonably priced and they accomplished the work quickly! Very happy with the results. Will definitely use again. Thank you team!
Robert Leavitt
Google · 2 months ago
Roof Cleaning in Cayce, brickyard town
What sets our Cayce work apart
Go look at your roof right now. One slope is streaked black while the other still looks clean. The streaked side usually faces the trees, where shaded shingles stay wet till midday. On low river-bottom streets like the Avenues, that damp hangs around most of the day. Those streaks are a living algae that feeds on the filler in asphalt shingles. Rain won't rinse it off, and a pressure washer would take the shingle's granules with it. A soft wash kills the growth at the root, and the streaks fade as it dies. That's the whole job, done the safe way.
Cayce sits on the west bank of the Congaree River, straight across from downtown Columbia, on some of the lowest, flattest ground in the Midlands. The heart of it is the Avenues, a grid of bungalows and brick ranches built in the 1940s and 50s when veterans came home and the Blossom Street bridge tied Cayce to Columbia. This is old brick country in the most literal way: the Guignard family dug clay out of these river bottoms for two centuries, and the beehive kilns of the Guignard Brick Works still stand near the river. The Cayce Riverwalk and the wooded Timmerman Trail run along the Congaree, and the river bottom keeps the ground and the air damp, so shaded lots in Riverland Park and the Avenues hold moisture long after the rain stops. Newer subdivisions like Hunter's Mill and Moss Creek fill in toward the south end of town.
We bring our roof cleaning to Vista Hills, Edenwood, and The Avenues and the rest of Cayce, with the same crew and the same care.
While we're at your Cayce place, we can knock out your house washing, brick cleaning, and window cleaning too, all on the same trip with no second trip fee.
Not sure what you are looking at up there? Read Black Streaks on Your Roof: Why SC Roofs Get Them.
Veteran-owned, and we treat your home like it's ours.
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Our process, step by step
What the Wash Looks Like
Every roof gets the same careful order of operations, start to finish.
We wet down your plants and beds, move what needs moving, and make sure pets are inside. Runoff paths get planned before the first pass.
We put the diluted solution on from ladders and the roof edge wherever we can, and we stay off the shingles as much as the job allows. We don't step onto a wet roof. If we do have to go up, it's careful footwork on dry shingles.
The solution soaks into the growth and kills it at the root. No scrubbing, no blasting, no granules going down your downspouts.
We rinse your plants and gutters, look over every slope from the ground, and walk the job with you. You'll know exactly what should keep fading over the weeks ahead.
