What is the point of getting a roof vacuum? When considering the number of harmful substances in the roof space, it is essential to remove ceiling dust urgently. In addition, one must think that roof dust is airborne. In many cases, the wind can increase dust in the roof space. Another area of concern is vehicle emissions. All vehicles have reduced their lead emissions over the last few years. However, in most cases, the dust found in the roof space will always test with lead poison. A ceiling vacuum is required to remove all harmful roof dust.
Building dust contains fine silica particles from grinding bricks and concrete. That’s just dust, or is it harmful? Silica dust is detrimental to everyone in the family.
What is lead poison? Lead poison is part of our vehicle exhaust emissions. In most cases, we find Lead poison in vehicle exhaust emissions. All motor manufacturers have produced vehicles with lower lead emissions over the last few years. As we know, lead poison affects pregnant mothers and younger children. Contact us for more information on Ceiling cleaning.
What Is A Roof Vacuum?
We will generally do a roof vacuum with a team of three or four workers with a supervisor on the ground.
Firstly our workers will brush the ceiling dust to ensure we loosen all dust on the ceiling. We have found dust sticks to the ceiling because of condensation during the cold rainy months. For this reason, we first rigorously scrub all dust-free before we vacuum.
Secondly, we will pull the hose of the industrial Ceiling Vacuum machine onto the roof and into the roof space. We will suck all the harmful dust out of the roof space.
Thirdly once we have completed the roof cleaning, we Sanitize the entire roof space.
Lastly, we will remove all the hazardous dust and dump it at a dangerous chemical dumpsite at Fissershok. Legally we cant dump at traditional dumping areas because of the dangerous chemicals in the dust.
Roof Vacuum Hire
Industrial Vacuum Machines built for dust and Cellulose removal are expensive. For this reason, we had our Roof Vacuum Machines custom made for us. Unfortunately, I know no Roof Vacuum Hire Companies that offer these machines for hire.
Roof Vacuum Companies
Working in the roof space is a risky business. We need to go into all the corners and low areas. Because of the tight working environment, there are no real Roof Vacuum Companies specialising in these applications.
Does Your Home Need A Roof Vacuum?
A Roof Vacuum is only needed if your home is over 15 years and you have fine dust in the roof space. Over several years the lead emissions from vehicle exhausts build up and are mixed with the roof dust.
Homes with allergies will need a vacuum more often as the roof space fills with dust over time.
If you have Cellulose Insulation and suffer from allergies, you will want your cellulose insulation removed; we can do that for you.
How Much Is A Roof Vacuum?
Our Dust removal vacuum is R35.00 m2 for a total roof vacuum and sanitises with dust removal to a Hazardous Chemical Dumpsite. Importantly because the dust is hazardous, we may not dump it at any dumpsite. It must be at the Fissershok Hazardous Chemical dumpsite.
Unfortunately, the cost of dumping at this site is costly. As a registered company, we will not take chances as the cost of illegal dumping and consequences for the unsuspecting victim who comes across the dust is of concern.
What is the point of getting a roof vacuum? In many cases, the wind will carry dust from building sites miles away into your roof space. One must assume that roof dust is airborne. We must remove all roof dust in the home when one considers the number of harmful substances in the roof space and toxic roof dust as urgent.
Building dust contains fine silica particles from grinding bricks and concrete. That’s just dust, or is it harmful? Silica dust is detrimental to everyone in the family.
What is lead poison? Car exhaust emissions contain Lead poison. Lead poison is part of our vehicle exhaust emissions. All motor manufacturers have produced vehicles with lower lead emissions over the last few years. As we know, lead poison affects pregnant mothers and younger children.
We remove all types of roof dust, including blown insulation. Removal of roof dust is not as simple as a quick vacuum. Furthermore, the roof vacuum machine is not the type of machine used. Roof dust is fine, and the dust will destroy most industrial vacuum machines. For this reason, we have imported machines, especially for removing roof dust and blown-in insulation.
Our Roof Vacuum Services Includes
On completion of any roof vacuum, we spray high quality sanitise spray in the roof space.
Standard roof vacuum and removal of roof dust in the ceiling
Removal of blown paper insulation.
All our ceiling vacuum options include roof or ceiling space sanitising.
Removal and dumping of all old ceiling insulation materials
Roof space cleaning for removal of beach sand in the roof space.
Installing or replacing old damaged roof insulation
Roof Vacuum of Roof Dust and Cellulose Insulation.
Why on earth would homeowners want a roof vacuum? We don’t live on our roofs. What’s the point of removing all the roof dust? Our roofs contain the most harmful dirt and chemicals. Many homeowners would question how roof dust can be detrimental to their health.
Airborne roof dust comes in many forms. Let’s have a look at a few.
Factory emissions travel miles and settle on any roof.
We find Roof rats and rodents nests in the roof space, including dead birds.
Just the tip of the iceberg, as we all know.
Read more on these dangers of roof dust lower down the page.
Lead Poison From Exhaust Fumes as Well As Asbestos Dust In Older HomesDangers Of Roof Dust In The Average Home
Whether from building cement motor vehicle emissions or factory emissions, airborne dust is not ideal for breathing. As a result, these contaminated fine dust particles find their way into our homes over several years.
In particular, our roof space is the last thing we keep clean. This dust builds up “lead poison” or “Asbestos dust” and other harmful airborne contaminants. Especially homes built before 1970 and 2002 should have a Roof Vacuum.
Other Dangers in The Roof Space
Homes surrounded by trees can have large parts of the roof space covered with dried leaves. On many occasions, we do a roof vacuum, and some of the roofs that have downlights will often find that this debris is lying across the downlights. It is critical to remember that old dry leaves can ignite very easily and destroy your home as it goes up in flames.
Downlights on a roof can reach temperatures of 270deg up to 350deg, and one must bear in mind that downlights are open and exposed in the ceiling area.
A clean ceiling means a healthy home, so it is advisable to have a dusty roof cleaned even if you don’t have allergies. Please find out more about our dust-free roof insulation products.
Lead Poison In Roof Dust
Historically, Lead was used extensively in many products because it was cheap. The properties in the Lead enhanced certain products. However, we discovered years later that exposure to lead had been linked to harmful effects on many organs and bodily functions. As a result, people of all ages are at risk. However, pregnant women, infants, and children are far more at risk.
As a rule, older homes have more potential for lead poison in the roof dust. Particularly in homes with higher traffic congestion near busy roads or industrial areas. Especially in South Africa, where our homes don’t have sealed roofs like many parts of the world. As a result, we will have dust settling in our roof’s space over the years.
When one considers that only in recent years, motor vehicle manufacturers have had to make sure vehicles give fewer lead emissions, factory emissions before 1970 would lead to the emissions as a result of legislation to stop these emissions in 1970.
Lead poison harmful affects
Dangers Of Lead Poison To Your Family
Lead poison in roof dust can come from various sources:
Exhaust emissions from petrol-driven motor vehicles.
Wood or coal fallout
Removal of lead-based paints in the area.
industrial debris from power stations, incinerators, and other sources
As you may know, even small concentrations of Lead can be dangerous. Consequently, lead poison is especially harmful to young children and pregnant women.
So what should you do about possible lead dust in your ceiling?
When is Asbestos Dangerous?
Commonly Asbestos enters the body through breathing. Significantly when we cust Asbestos, we are exposed to fine airborne dust particles.
Asbestos is most hazardous when it is friable. The term “friable” means that the asbestos is easily crumbled by hand, releasing fibres. For example, sprayed-on asbestos insulation is highly friable.
Asbestos Health Effects
Importantly asbestos fibres are hard to destroy. As a result, our bodies cannot break down or remove these fibres once lodged in the lung or body tissue. As a result, they remain in a place where they can cause disease.
There are three primary diseases associated with asbestos exposure:
Asbestosis
Lung Cancer
Mesothelioma
Homeowners must not underestimate the importance of a Roof Vacuum in homes with asbestos dust.
Asbestos Poison From old Asbestos roofs
Roof Rats
With all the roof dust and leaves, etc., built up in the roof space over the years. Rats will in no time decide to make this their home. It is a fact that all diseases associated with these rodents will affect us. Roof rats have become a massive problem in many homes, especially old paper insulation. The roof rats burrow into the paper insulation and make cosy nests for their family. The rats breed so fast that it is a nightmare in some homes.
Our Ceiling vacuum machine will suck them out with the nests. Our large industrial vacuum machine stands outside the home, and the pipe goes through the roof.
How We Remove Cellulose Insulation FromYour Attic?
If your roof leaks and you have blown-in cellulose insulation, the fine paper dust will absorb water.
It will end up in a ceiling collapse with massive financial damage. Remember, finely shredded paper is like dust in the roof space.
All roll form insulation products will not absorb water as the water will generally flow through the insulation. In this way, you will know that you have a roof leak as you will see water leaking from the ceiling.
Our industrial vacuum machine will remove this unwanted paper insulation and dump this at the HAZCHEM DUMP SITE in Fissershok.
Cellulose Insulation Vacuum
Our Industrial Roof Vacuum machines are built for Cellulose fibre insulation removal. Our Industrial Roof Space Cleaning machines are built to remove all dust or Thermal Insulation in the roof space.
Why Ceiling Vacuum is Important
Our Ceiling Vacuum is an industrial machine that stands outdoors. The vacuuming machine can suck put all types of ceiling dust and stones.
Ceiling dust contains Lead, polycyclic hydrocarbons, pesticide residues, fungal spores, and often Asbestos. If your home is pre-1970, you need to assume that you have lead dust on the roof.
Lead in the dust results from coal burning, factory pollution, and the burning of old crop fields. Lead poison is hazardous for young children and pregnant women.
Lead poisoning can cause learning and attention problems as well as growth problems. In adults, low levels of lead poison can cause blood pressure, higher levels of lead poisoning can cause memory loss and nerve problems, and very high levels can cause fits.
Can Roof Vacuuming Be Done As a DIY Job?
A Roof vacuum is not the kind of operation you do as a DIY project. The roof dust while doing the roof vacuum is generally very agitated, and if you are not wearing the correct protective gear while doing a roof vacuum, it could be very harmful to your health.
Standard vacuuming machines are not able to do a roof vacuum. We use industrial roof vacuum machines with long hoses in the roof vacuuming process.
The correct dust masks are essential when a roof vacuum is taking place.
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