From All of Us Here at Johnny Tsunami Wash...

WE HAVE A VIDEO!!!

Check it out and tell us what you think! The winter is one of the most important times to make sure you have functioning gutters and we'll stress it until you get it!

In other news, Johnny Tsunami just became a member of the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce. We've had a busy holiday season, to say the least!

We wish all of you a safe and leak-free Happy New Year from all of us at Johnny Tsunami Wash!

Fall Promotion!!!

Yes, you read that correctly-- we at Johnny Tsunami Wash are offering our first blog promotion for our faithful followers!

Fall is officially here in Western Washington and it's in full force! Unfortunately, all those pretty changing leaves can clog gutters and that fall rain can end up causing some pretty costly damage!

For some reason, the requests for roof and gutter cleanings tend to drop once fall rolls around. People think that once the rains start, it's like washing your car-- it's gonna get wet anyway, what's the point of having it cleaned again?

We're here to tell you this is a terrible misconception! It's more important this season than ever to make sure your home stays clean and maintained because this is the time of year gutters get cloggy and roofs get leaky!

And just to show you how important this is, we are offering a special Fall gutter and roof cleaning DISCOUNT: 10% off of any roof or gutter cleaning until the end of November! Johnny already offers some of the lowest prices in town so make sure you take advantage and get your house primed for fall.

To receive your discount and a free estimate, call (360) 440-6301 and mention you read it on the blog. Johnny'll know what it means.

Clean Windows = Caring

We have an unfortunate dilemma here in Washington (at least the Western half). The copious amounts of rain make the scenery here lush and beautiful but it also makes our windows streaky. How can we admire our habitat when our windows are too grimy to see out of? It would almost be a catch-22 were it not for Johnny Tsunami! Johnny has perfected the art of a streak-free window cleaning and he uses an eco-friendly formula on both the inside and out of your windows so that you don't have to worry about pets or animals inside or out (or people!).

Clean windows are very important for businesses to have. After all, your business building gives future customers their very first impression of your business. And what exactly do streaky, grimy windows say about a company? If you don't care about your windows, what do you care about? Johnny has spent some time recently with a Silverdale business that understands the importance of first impressions and clean windows. Johnny offers a window cleaning maintenance schedule for a time frame of your choosing, so that you can keep those streak-free windows clean, even in the winter. This particular Silverdale business is on one of our maintenance programs and it really shows.

Johnny also did a window cleaning in Bremerton recently as well. Homes, like businesses, can make either a good first impression or a bad one, and clean windows are key. Even if you don't care about making a good impression, we think it lifts the spirits to be able to see outside every once in awhile, at least.

Fall Rain Brings Clogged Drains

I've talked about gutters before and how important it is that they're clean and functional but with the advent of the Washington rainy season (A.K.A. "fall, winter and spring), I thought I would reiterate just how important it is to have clean gutters.

Do you know if your gutters are clean? Most people can't tell until they have small gardens growing in them. What you might not be seeing could be the beginnings of a clogged gutter. Leaves and debris settle on the bottoms and destroy the functionality of your gutters.

So what, you ask? Allow me to explain.

What functioning gutters do: Sweep the rainwater away from the foundation of the house.

What non-functioning gutters do: Clogged gutters can overflow and damage your landscaping and if it gets too full, can actually rip off of your house, causing costly repairs. During the winter time, that damage can be even more detrimental, as the standing water can freeze, fill up your gutters, reach your roof and actually get under it. Once it starts to melt, considerable damage is done to your floors, ceilings, furnishings, you name it. And we all know that with wet homes comes mold, so you'll have that to deal with on top of everything else. If you have wooden gutters, standing water can cause wood rot. If left untreated, this could spread to surrounding areas.

Obviously, the cons of not cleaning your gutters can be pretty costly and it's such a simple fix. Johnny Tsunami has gutter maintenance programs to ensure those gutters stay clean and functioning year-round. They're already affordably priced and the money it will potentially save you is no small sum.

Don't let your holiday season be ruined by faulty gutter repairs. Check out our Johnny Tsunami Wash gutter page and see how Johnny can help you.

GUTTERS, GUTTERS, GUTTERS-- JOHNNY TSUNAMI WASH

In other news, where in Washington has Johnny been this past week? He did a roof cleaning on a cedar shake roof in Silverdale along with some gutter cleanings, and he's also busy in Kingston and Seattle. Hopefully, we'll have some pictures to treat you with later this week.

Roof Care 101: Help Your Roof Live a Long, Happy Life

Roofs, not unlike people, can have a wide range of lifespans. Some roofs go on to have full, useful lives while others, sadly, must be replaced before their time. And when that happens, the price to replace your dead roof is enough to make any homeowner cry. Thankfully, there are preventative measures to ensure you get the most time and use out of your roof.

According to the National Roofing Contractors Association, the typical roof is designed to last about twenty years. Some, of course, can last much longer or shorter depending on where you live, the type of roof you have, weather conditions in your area and even the slope of your roof. However, maintenance can add a full ten years onto the life of your roof.

Here in Washington, our roofs suffer from an algae and moss malady. Moss eats away at the shingles of your roof, leaving holes that weaken it until the only solution is to have it replaced. Once it has been eaten away, even the best pressure washer will not be able to resuscitate it. Johnny was out working on such a roof this past week and saw some very extensive and irreversible damage. We hope the following images (though traumatizing) will help other homeowners prevent other such tragedies from occurring.

The holes are where the moss has eaten extensively at the shingles.

Even cleaned, the damage to the roof is very apparent.

This roof will need to be replaced in the near future. If only they had called on Johnny Tsunami before it came to this!

Thankfully, we don't see too many roofs at that point. Maintenance is key in preventing an early roof death and Johnny Tsunami Wash is certainly the best pressure washer for the job! Since we don't want to end this post on a sad (though informative) note, we'll end with some photos of folks who know the importance of good roof maintenance.

This is a before shot of a roof in the Kitsap area.

Same roof after Johnny got to it-- it looks brand new! Having your roof cleaned can actually raise the value of your home and after seeing this picture, you might have an idea of why that is.

Of course, metal roofs need to be maintained as well. Here is a before shot of a metal roof Johnny worked on.

The metal roof after, looking much improved!

Johnny Tsunami Wash even offers annual maintenance programs to ensure your roof stays clean and healthy for as long as possible. Like the old cliche' says, "A roof cleaning a year keeps the replacement... not near?" Or something to that effect.  And don't forget to check out our website at www.johnnytsunamiwash.com for additional information.

Johnny Tsunami is THE Bremerton Roof Cleaner!

Johnny had two jobs out in Bremerton the past week, doing roof cleanings and sidings and since pictures say so much more than words in the business of roof cleaning...

Before Roof Cleaning

After Roof Cleaning

Before Roof Cleaning

After Roof Cleaning

Before Siding

After Siding

This is a different Bremerton home Johnny did, showing the zinc sulfate treatment Johnny offers after the initial cleaning is done if you want that extra protection from moss and algae. You might have to click the picture to see it, but the white snowy looking stuff on the roof is the zinc sulfate treatment.

 For those of you wondering, here's a little bit about what we do procedurally:

First, Johnny treats the roof with a pre-soak of peroxide based solution, which helps loosen the moss for the non-damaging low pressure treatment. A lot of times, pressure washers will ignorantly blast away at the clingy moss using higher pressure, unknowingly damaging the delicate roofs they're working on. With Johnny Tsunami's peroxide pre-soak, moss is loosened up just enough so that Johnny can remove it with a low pressure spray that's easy on your roof and because the active ingredient in this eco-friendly solution is only active for a short time, it won't damage your trees or natural wildlife that we in the Northwest take pride in.

After Johnny removes the moss and algae from your roof, if you desire the extra protection, he can put down a zinc sulfate treatment which keeps that roof gunk from coming back, as seen in the last picture. Because after all that cleaning, you wouldn't want that moss and algae creeping back, now would you?

Word of the Week

Well, it's the final blog of the week, so I thought I would give you a "word of the week" blog post.

And today's word of the week is:

1. korker (noun): the footwear used by a professional roof cleaner; may come with attachable cleats or foam bottoms.

Here is a picture from korkers.com:

I figured I couldn't call them "grippy shoes" forever so I had Johnny explain a little more about them. The bottoms are interchangeable depending on the type of roof you're cleaning, so for say a certain Silverdale cedar shake roof, Johnny uses the cleat bottoms to grip the roof without damaging it. For a slick metal roof, Johnny uses the attachable foam inserts so he doesn't slide around on wet algae. You can also use them for fishing so you don't slide around on slippery rocks or for projects involving ice. Interesting stuff.

Also interesting, the word "corker" with a "c" means "an excellent or astonishing person or thing" according to Wikipedia. So I guess we could say Johnny is a corker in korkers.

And now you've learned two new words to boot. Yes, I just made a shoe pun.

Don't Have a Bummer Summer

Today was what my friend and I refer to as a "Seattle" day. Basically all that silly little phrase means is that it was the perfect day to walk Seattle-- sunny, hot, clear-- perfect, in other words. And, ironically enough, Johnny Tsunami had a window washing job in West Seattle today on an apartment complex, which meant a lot of windows.

I realize I've been talking about the weather a lot lately.

As most western Washingtonians know, summer in Washington is comprised of one nice week in mid- to late August and then the usual overcast, "partly sunny skies" the rest of the time. And when the sun comes out, boy so do those Washingtonians, ready to play and get their yearly dose of Vitamin D.

Unfortunately though, that's also the best time to get your pressure washing, window cleaning, gutter cleaning and all other home exterior maintenance out of the way because you don't have to worry about the rain making the roof slick and unsafe or smearing up your freshly cleaned windows. So on those hot sunny days, you have a very important decision to make:

Do you finally drag your pressure washer out of the garage and try to work...

...Or do you save it for another time and soak up some rays?

With the help of Johnny Tsunami Wash, you don't have to choose. Johnny is more than glad to do the work while you enjoy the sunshine. Nobody wants to clean hundreds of windows while their family and friends are sitting beach-side watching a game of volleyball.

Well, nobody except Johnny. But he gets his fair share of sun on all those rooftops anyway.

It's Always Sunny in Silverdale

...Okay. That's not exactly true. But it was a smoking 87 degrees today and Johnny had a roof cleaning on a cedar shake roof in sunny Silverdale.

To explain a little bit about this particular cedar shake roof and what cedar shake roofs are (because until I talked to Johnny, I had no idea), they are basically just wooden (that's the "cedar" part) roofs. Now this particular roof is incredibly steep and the mold and moss on that cedar shake make the roof very slippery so it can be dangerous to clean this type of roof yourself. Johnny equips himself with all sorts of safety equipment before embarking on a job such as this one, with special cleated shoes to grip the roof without damaging it and a harness and rope.

Do-it-yourself projects are great. But some projects, such as the ones that can endanger your life (or your roof) should be left to the professionals. This is one project we don't recommend you "try at home". At least not without the help of a licensed, bonded professional with super grippy shoes. Did I mention Johnny has all that?

Update: Bremerton Roof Cleaning and Siding Pressure Wash

With all the roof cleanings we've done in Bremerton lately, I'm wont to think that Bremertonians take great pride in their homes and it shows! Bremerton is looking better and better these days. Johnny Tsunami Wash did yet another roof cleaning in Bremerton today along with a pressure wash on the house siding. My sources say lots of pictures accompanied this job so I will post them as soon as I get them and we'll have even more evidence of this Bremerton Beautification Johnny is a part of.

Our goal is simple enough-- first Bremerton, then the world!

Or, well, at LEAST the greater Kitsap County area. 

The Long-Awaited Picture Post

Well, you've been waiting since Thursday for this post and it's finally here-- picture time! Just a little background on the pictures, the first set is an aluminum roof and cedar siding cleaning Johnny Tsunami Wash did in Indianola. The second set are the pictures from the Bainbridge Island Japanese Gardens where Johnny cleaned the forest walkways.

And now, without further ado (since there's been enough of that for sure), the pictures:

The Indianola home-- see the bottom half? The one without all the mold? That's how it should look. And how 'bout that clean aluminum roof?

Bainbridge Island Japanese Gardens Before shot-- all the slimy moss and algae made the walkway slippery and unappealing

After-- the walkway is clean and complements its natural surroundings

Now, there's nothing to distract from this beautiful tribute

What's in a Name?

I know I promised pictures today but they will have to wait until tomorrow. Believe me though, they are definitely worth the wait! Today I thought I'd do a little post on the company name since we get so many compliments/questions about it.

One of the questions Johnny gets asked the most when working is,

"Is Johnny Tsunami your real name?"

He then explains that yes, his first name is Johnny but unfortunately his last name is not Tsunami. The company name actually came from some surfer friends Johnny had growing up. When Johnny started his pressure washing company and was thinking of company names, his old surfer nickname came back to him in a flash of inspiration.

Although he still surfs waves when he can, we think it's a fitting name for the company as well. After all, he brings in a wave of clean to your home and does a little bit of roof surfing while he's at it! The company name embodies everything that the company is and the passion and joy Johnny has for it.

Not only that, but it's a great conversation starter.

To Be Continued...

Today's blog will be short because we are waiting on pictures, which means you'll have to wait a little longer but it'll be that much better of a blog post when I finally post it tomorrow!

Here's a little taste of what's to come--

1. Pictures of one of the Indianola-located homes Johnny has been working on

2. Pictures of the Bainbridge Island Japanese Garden walkways-- I'm personally really excited to post this one; the Japanese gardens are a beautiful homage to the Japanese Americans who were unfairly interned in concentration camps in World War 2. Johnny had the chance to clean those up before they were opened and they look wonderful!

So there's a little taste to whet your pressure washing appetites...

Serving the Greater Kitsap County Area

Today Johnny is finishing up a house in Bremerton (roof cleaning!) and this got me thinking. We've had a lot of Bremerton customers as of late...

...and we love it! Johnny is proud to be THE pressure washer for Kitsap County. As a local to Kitsap County, Johnny takes great pride in the area, people, and of course, homes. It's fun to drive around town and see all the beautiful businesses and homes that Johnny maintains.

 If you live in Kitsap County, we'd love to be your pressure washer. Kitsap County is such a beautiful area to live in and our mission is to make it even more beautiful by maintaining the homes and businesses in it.

All Work and No Play Makes Johnny a Great Pressure Washer

Today was HOT HOT HOT! It's days like this that are perfect for roof cleaning which is exactly what Johnny was up to today. Today's roof was located in Bremerton (we seem to be on a Bremerton streak lately) and while most Washingtonians were coming out of their homes to play, Johnny was hard at work taking advantage of the summer sun and heat to make sure that roof looked its best.

In other news, last week Johnny had a job in Port Orchard doing a roof cleaning, siding and windows. We love people who love their homes! And best of all, we have pictures!

BEFORE

AFTER (oh, THAT'S what color the paint is!)

Enjoy your summer. Let Johnny take care of the work so you can enjoy Washington's one month of sun!

We Clean GUTTERS Not GUTERS!

There's a bit of an inside joke going around right now. We just got new Johnny Tsunami truck decals for some on-the-road advertising and they are perfect.

Well, except for the fact that they say that we specialize in "Guter Cleanings".

None of us are really sure what a "guter" is but we DO know what gutters are and exactly how to clean those!

Today and Friday, Johnny spent some time in Bremerton honing those gutter cleaning skills on two gorgeous houses. And guess what? We actually have pictures!

Yes, those are PLANTS growing in the gutters.

Before Johnny

After Johnny-- now those gutters can function as gutters rather than planter boxes.

If your gutters look like this, we can guarantee they're not doing their job.

Let your gutters do what they were built to do. And let us help you help your gutters!

                                  

  Summer is a great time to take advantage of the good weather and clean out those gutters before the fall rains come. You definitely want your gutters functioning their best when the Washington rainy season starts up again!

It's Too Pretty Outside to Blog

Short entry today! Well, it's yet another GORGEOUS spring day here in Western Washington and we're going to spend it flyering some neighborhoods after finishing up a roof cleaning job on beautiful Bainbridge Island! In this weather, spreading the joy of a clean roof to the masses, our job doesn't even feel like a job.

Bird's Eye View

We're up on roofs all day, so we figured if we he had a spirit animal it would definitely be a bird! We've decided to embrace our inner bird and start "Tweeting" with the rest of the flock. You can follow our Twitter feed by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking our fancy new Twitter button! As with all our plugs, we have incentives-- there will be lots of cool promos available for those who follow us, like FREE window cleanings-- we LOVE to give back, so make sure to "like" us officially!

Bragging Rights and Spring Cleaning

Today, Johnny Tsunami is working out in Port Ludlow, doing a roof cleaning for a super gorgeous house! We get the chance to see some really beautiful homes and we love to help keep those homes looking their best. We're hoping to start posting pictures of some of these homes so you can appreciate them as well. If you have had a Johnny Tsunami roof cleaning and are proud of the way your home looks, feel free to brag about it and send us your pictures to johnnytsunamiwashblog@gmail.com! After all, nothing adds to an already beautiful home like a moss-free roof!

Speaking of beautiful roofs, it's just about summer time and as everyone knows, it's time to shed the effects of winter bingeing and prepare your body for bathing suit display. Your home should go through a similar process. Summer means barbeques, weddings, family reunions and backyard parties-- lots of face time for your roof. We can help your roof look its best with a low pressure cleaning, getting rid of all the northwest moss and algae that accumulates with Washington winter rain, along with your other summertime standouts, such as patios and driveways. We have to warn you though-- your freshly cleaned house might just steal some of that attention off of your summer bod.

SPRING CLEANING: GET JOHNNY!

It's Official--

Our blog has just been birthed! We're excited for yet another way to keep Seattle-ites informed of the best deals Johnny Tsunami has to offer in pressure washing and gutter cleaning. To celebrate our blog birthday, we plan on having lots of great deals and discounts popping up, so make sure you "like" us, subscribe, follow, tell your friends-- we want to make sure nobody misses out on any of the action!

For those of you Facebook saavy folks, here's our page:

Johnny Tsunami Wash Facebook Page

Summer is upon us, so make sure your roof is looking its best.