{"id":212,"date":"2024-08-14T12:01:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/docs\/uncategorized\/how-should-i-remove-red-algae-formation-on-my-iko-carrara-roof\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:58:15","password":"","slug":"how-should-i-remove-red-algae-formation-on-my-iko-carrara-roof","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/docs\/flat-roof-systems\/how-should-i-remove-red-algae-formation-on-my-iko-carrara-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"What product can I use to maintain my IKO roof?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend using products such as our liquid <strong>IKO Pro Roof &amp; Wall Cleaner<\/strong> (see product sheet attached) during roof maintenance to combat organic soiling. See an example below on a project with a roof with white finish. This product is an effective cleaner that is both bio-based and biodegradable.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deviation of the water drainage system is necessary during and after the treatment of the roof (the product needs a few days to do its job and make the contamination disappear). Once the roof is clean again, the original drainage system can be reconnected. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" data-id=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"Carrara roof before treatment\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1-360x184.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-voor-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-10-02-2023-aanslag-Polygum-Carrara-dak-2-jaar-oud-1.jpg-2-1.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Carrara roof before treatment<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Carrara roof after treatment\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carrara-dak-na-behandeling_Gasolec-Griekenlandweg-3-Bodegraven.-Andre-en-Sem-11-07-2023-2-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Carrara roof after treatment<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact your IKO advisor for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recommend using products such as our liquid IKO Pro Roof &amp; Wall Cleaner (see product sheet attached) during roof maintenance to combat organic soiling. See an example below on a project with a roof with white finish. This product is an effective cleaner that is both bio-based and biodegradable. A deviation of the water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"doc_category":[63],"glossaries":[],"doc_tag":[64,65,66],"class_list":["post-212","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-flat-roof-systems","doc_tag-bitumen-en","doc_tag-flat-roof","doc_tag-maintenance"],"year_month":"2026-09","word_count":110,"total_views":"282","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Luna Degraeve","author_nicename":"luna","author_url":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/author\/luna\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Flat roof systems","term_url":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/docs-category\/flat-roof-systems\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"bitumen","term_url":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/docs-tag\/bitumen-en\/"},{"term_name":"Flat roof","term_url":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/docs-tag\/flat-roof\/"},{"term_name":"maintenance","term_url":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/docs-tag\/maintenance\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1914,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/212\/revisions\/1914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"glossaries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossaries?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikoknowledgecenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}