How Do You Keep Moss Off Your Roof

If your roof has sprouted a moss infection you can remove it before it becomes serious enough to impact the performance of your roof.

How do you keep moss off your roof.

Trim branches overhanging your roof keep gutters free of debris and regularly remove moisture collectors such as leaves branches and seedpods that pile up on the roof and encourage moss to grow. 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. Happily there are preventive measures you can use to keep your roof moss free. First let the sunshine in.

Even so you will always need to mount the roof later on in order to remove the dead moss. Moss is tough and typically you will not be able to remove it by hand. However you can use a chemical solution to loosen the moss without damaging the shingles. That way whenever it rains some of the metal molecules will wash down the roof and kill any algae trying to regain a foothold on your shingles.

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. Do not use a pressure washer to remove moss from your roof. The trick is to put the flashing under the tab of the shingle as far up the roof as you can. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection.

When i noticed moss on my roof my first instinct was to rent a pressure washer and blast it away. How to remove moss from a roof. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. The copper will change color to a green like grey but that s a lot better looking than all that 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.