Get Moss Off A Shed Roof

Best done on a dry day it can be done by the homeowner if they are confident in accessing the roof or alternatively get a professional in.

Get moss off a shed roof.

In the seams use the sharp edge of the scraper like a dental pick to force out the moss. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss. 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. Spray roof with water.

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. 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. 1 slide a margin trowel under shingles to unstick them from the ones below. Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.

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. Don t be tempted to rush getting the moss off faster by having someone power wash your roof or scrub in the bleach solution or brush or scrape off the moss even though you may find advice on. Use a stiff brush and trowel. No matter which method you choose to clean moss from your roof you re going to get dirty so dress.

Mix 4 scoops or 1 2 cup of oxygen bleach with 4 gallons of warm water. Apply generously over the remnants of the moss and the roof shingles. A simple and cost effective way of removing moss is to manually scrape the moss from your roof using a stiff long handled brush and a trowel. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.

2 slide sacrificial zinc strip underneath the loosened shingles. If your moss problem requires more than. Add more of the oxygen bleach solution as needed to. 3 secure the strip with roofing nails.

Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles. 4 apply a dab of sealant to every nail head and run a bead of sealant under each shingle. Spray all moss covered sections of the roof with 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.