Get Rid Of Moss On My Roof

Use a stick to remove dump areas that can hold water.

Get rid of moss on my roof.

Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss. Experts recommend that you save roof moss removal for a cloudy day. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Slide the knife along to cut the roots of moss bonded with the shingle underneath without lifting the knife.

Dispense the moss killer in lines about 2 feet apart parallel to the roof ridge. Apply w ith a sprayer and allow the solution to dwell on the roof surface for 15 to 20 minutes and then rinse thoroughly with low pressure water. The most effective method of cleaning algae and moss from a roof is with a 50 50 mix of laundry strength liquid chlorine bleach and water. If your moss problem requires more than.

1 slide a margin trowel under shingles to unstick them from the ones below. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to remove roof moss and prevent it from coming back. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss. 2 slide sacrificial zinc strip underneath the loosened shingles.

To apply wet moss killer attach the garden hose to the container. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. 3 secure the strip with roofing nails. To apply dry powder moss killer place an extension ladder against the house and climb to the roof.

Run the edge of the knife along the edge of the roof to remove the edge seal of moss on the shingle.