This is a cedar shake roof cleaning job from a course-backing home in Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio. The home sits directly along the Muirfield Village Golf Club course — where the HOA’s architectural guidelines require cedar shake roofing to preserve the community’s aesthetic. Years of organic growth under the heavy hardwood canopy had turned this roof from its natural golden-brown to a dark, weathered gray-black. We captured the entire cleaning process on video from our DJI inspection drone while our washing drone treated the roof below. Learn more about our Muirfield Village services →
About Muirfield Village Course-Backing Homes
Muirfield Village Golf Club’s architectural committee requires cedar shake roofs on all homes visible from the course — a rule that has preserved the community’s signature aesthetic since Jack Nicklaus founded the club in the 1970s. Course-backing homes like this one face the most aggressive organic growth: the combination of mature hardwood canopy, golf course irrigation proximity, and Central Ohio’s humid summers creates ideal conditions for moss, algae, and lichen to colonize cedar shakes. Read more about Muirfield Village roofing →
How Bad It Was
This roof hadn’t been cleaned in years. The cedar shakes were dark gray and black across every surface — dormers, ridges, valleys, all of it. The combination of Muirfield Village’s mature hardwood canopy and golf course irrigation had created the perfect conditions for algae and organic growth to take over.
Side Dormers & Ridge — Before
Before
Three dormers framing the north side of this course-backing home. You can see the cedar shakes have turned a blotchy dark gray/black from years of algae colonization and are heavily infested with lichen. These slopes are very steep and are in the shade most of the time. It provides the perfect environment for bio-growth to thrive. You can see the golf course fairway and pond in the background — this is what “backing the course” looks like in Muirfield Village. The fall foliage gives you a sense of the heavy tree canopy that accelerates organic growth on these roofs.
What You’re Looking At
The dark coloring isn’t dirt — it’s a living layer of algae, moss, and lichen that has colonized the cedar shakes over years of exposure. This organic growth retains moisture against the wood, which accelerates rot and shortens the roof’s lifespan. Left untreated, these shakes will deteriorate far faster than they should.
Full Roof Overhead — Before
Before
From directly above, the full scale of this roof becomes clear. Multiple skylights, complex geometry with hips and valleys, and every square foot covered in the same dark organic growth. The Forza van is already in the driveway, ready to deploy the washing drone. You can see the patio and outdoor living area behind the home — this is a large estate property that requires precision treatment, not pressure washing.
Watch the Drone Clean It
While our DJI inspection drone filmed from above, our washing drone treated this roof section by section. No ladders on the roof. No crew walking on the shakes. Just precision drone application of our treatment solution. Hit play and watch it work.
Washing Drone in Action — Muirfield Village
Our washing drone treating this course-backing cedar shake roof in Muirfield Village. The drone applies our treatment solution at low pressure from above — no foot traffic on the cedar shakes, no risk of damage from ladders or pressure washers. This is the safest way to treat a cedar shake roof, especially on large, steep, or multi-level homes like this one.
4K Stills from the Inspection Drone
While the washing drone treated the roof, our DJI inspection drone captured these 4K stills from above.
The cleaning line. The cleaning line. This is the shot that tells the whole story. You can clearly see the boundary between the treated section (lighter, near the roof vents and to the left) and the untreated section (dark, near the chimney). Our washing drone is hovering directly over the roof, applying our treatment solution one section at a time. No pressure washing. No foot traffic on the shakes. Just precision drone application.
Opening pass. Opening pass. The washing drone begins treatment on the back of the roof. You can see the spray mist hitting the cedar shakes. The yellow drone body and trailing hose are clearly visible against the dark, untreated roof.
The full operation. While the washing drone works overhead, the Forza van sits in the driveway below. This is what a drone roof washing job looks like from above — no ladders on the roof, no crew walking on the shakes.
Near completion. Near completion. By the end of the treatment, every inch of the roof gets treated. Compare this wide shot to the before photos above — the difference is already clearly visible, and the roof will continue to brighten over the following weeks as the solution continues to work its magic. The full property is visible: patio, fire pit, mature landscaping, and the Forza van in the driveway.
The Team & Equipment
Forza Crew in Muirfield Village
Our team on-site at this Muirfield Village job with the washing drone on the Forza-branded landing pad. The golf course tree line is visible in the background — this is what “backing the course” looks like. Every drone washing job starts with a free drone assessment to map the roof and plan the treatment approach before the washing drone ever takes off.
The Washing Drone
A close-up of our washing drone before takeoff. The yellow body houses the spray system, with the treatment hose trailing down to the ground-based supply unit. This drone applies our treatment solution at low pressure from above — no foot traffic on the cedar shakes, no risk of damage from ladders or pressure washers. It’s the safest way to treat a cedar shake roof, especially on large, steep, or multi-level homes like this one.
Live in Muirfield Village?
Whether your home backs the course, faces the fairway, or sits on an interior lot — we’ve cleaned cedar shake, synthetic shake, asphalt, and even slate roofs throughout Muirfield Village. Every job starts with a free drone assessment and is backed by our commitment to quality.
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