Moss On House Roof

Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye.

Moss on house roof.

Create a 50 50 mixture of chlorine bleach and water and spray it generously on the moss. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to remove roof moss and prevent it from coming back. This thin layer on the top of the shingles expands and becomes wide thick and mat like. 1 slide a margin trowel under shingles to unstick them from the ones below.

2 slide sacrificial zinc strip underneath the loosened shingles. If you find moss growing on your roof this old house recommends killing it with equal parts bleach and water. Wet the moss by spraying with your hose. Moss growing on any roof surface will be more severe on roof sections that area shaded and exposed to periodically damp cool weather conditions.

How to remove moss from your roof. The seams between the shingles and the shingles edges also develop moss because they tend to be especially shaded. Clearing the moss from your roof is easy and only takes a few simple steps. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.

3 secure the strip with roofing nails. Wear rubber gloves to avoid exposing your skin to the bleach. Use a low pressure setting on your spray nozzle to avoid damaging your shingles. The lapse in time will allow the bleach to break down the.

If the moss proves really stubborn spray it with the bleach and wait about 15 minutes before scrubbing.