Wow!
WOW!!! Cannot believe I came across this thread..although my post is not really "lakes region" related.
We had our home (not camp, year round home in Southern NH) pressure washed a couple years back (2007 I think)...it got very expensive.
All was fine at first...looked great. (I should mention, we bought the house in 1998, and never had a single problem. Had siding/windows/roof replaced in 2003, as it was simply time to have it done).
In the house, the attick does not extend over the bedroom...instead, there is a small loft there, which serves as a perfect, extra TV/computer room. A room we use every single day.
Several weeks after the cleaning, I noticed very small stains on the ceiling (painted off-white) while lying on the coach watching football one afternoon. Remember, as it is a loft, the other side on the ceiling is the insulation, and then the exterior roof.
I thought at first I had just never noticed them, and perhaps is was about time for some interior paint work anyway. But they grew, and grew quickly.
I am not a mechanical/home repair person at all. I am a Yellow Pages guy.
It was quickly explained to me that the power wash blew a ton of water up under the areas that are designed to have water come down, not up. The insulations was soaked, and the simple air ventalation thru the ridge vent was not enough to dry it. Again, I figured none of this out. I got two opinions, and they were the same.
The roof had to opened, the insulation removed, and replaced, and the roof closed back up.
Insurance got involved a little bit, and went after the power wash company. Truth be told, I never followed up to see what the outcome was. This all had to happened fairly quickly, becaue I was told mold would grow in the wet insulation.
The interior ceiling is still stained bit, but very dry. I never completed the repair and repainted the ceilings, as I lost my job, and several things took a back seat for a while.
Anyway...that's my power wash story.
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