How Do You Keep Moss Off Your Roof

Moss is tough and typically you will not be able to remove it by hand.

How do you keep moss off your roof.

The copper will change color to a green like grey but that s a lot better looking than all that moss and algae. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection. First let the sunshine in. Preventing roof moss with zinc strips in this video this old house general contractor tom silva shares tips for keeping a roof free of moss and mold by this old house.

When i noticed moss on my roof my first instinct was to rent a pressure washer and blast it away. Do not use a pressure washer to remove moss from your roof. How to remove moss from a roof. The trick is to put the flashing under the tab of the shingle as far up the roof as you can.

If your roof has sprouted a moss infection you can remove it before it becomes serious enough to impact the performance of your roof. Happily there are preventive measures you can use to keep your roof moss free. If you do decide to use a power washer to clean the moss off your roof make sure the pressure washer is set on the lowest pressure setting to avoid damaging your roof. Even so you will always need to mount the roof later on in order to remove the dead moss.

However you can use a chemical solution to loosen the moss without damaging the shingles. To keep the algae from coming back insert 6 inch wide strips of zinc or copper under the row of shingling closest to the roof peak leaving an inch or two of the lower edge exposed to the weather. Using a power washer on a roof is a personal choice however you can read my guide called should i use a power washer on my roof to learn about any potential problems caused by. Because it can be difficult to keep track of your progress when spraying the roof it helps to mentally section out portions of the roof and spray each section before moving onto the next one.

Moss that has been living on your roof for a while won t release easily and you ll likely need to apply a bleach and water mixture or moss killer loosen it up.