How To Keep Moss Off Your Roof

A layer of green moss might look cozy and rustic atop your house but it can be bad news for your roof.

How to keep moss off your roof.

Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles. When the moss is dead scrub it off then install zinc flashing to prevent more moss growth. How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles. 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. Climb up to the roof and begin scraping off dead moss from the shingles using a putty knife or painter s 5 in 1 tool and working from the bottom up. The trick is to put the flashing under. Which acts as a poison to the moss and algae.

How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles. Follow these three straightforward steps to clean off all moss and keep it from coming back. 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. Moss growing on a roof lifts the shingles and allows water to seep underneath and rot the roof deck.

How to prevent roof moss and algae. 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. These are on average around 3 inches wide and you can nail them a little below the peak of the roof. The copper will change color to a green like grey but that s a lot better looking than all that moss and algae.

As rain crosses the zinc it dissolves a little of it and helps keep the moss away. 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. A better choice is zinc strips. Use a solution of bleach vinegar or dish soap for this.

It will keep the moss off your roof but it will eventually run into the ground water. Scrape off the moss. Moss is tough and typically you will not be able to remove it by hand. When the rain water passes over the copper flashing a little copper gets mixed into the rain.

First let the sunshine in. If your moss has dried out take the opportunity to have a roofer remove the moss from the roof.