How To Get Moss Off Roof

Hose off the area with plain water spraying at a downward angle.

How to get moss off roof.

Experts recommend that you save roof moss removal for a cloudy day. Rinse the roof again with the hose to remove any remaining loose moss sitting on the roof. Moss can be removed physically with water and a stiff brush on a pole or a scrub brush chemically or a bit of both. Use sodium percarbonate its a granule which produces oxygen when mixed 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. It doesnt harm plants or grass so it doesnt matter if there is run off from the roof. Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles. It also kills the spores which enables the moss to spread.

Then use a long handled soft bristle scrub brush to remove the moss from the roof scrubbing from the top down to avoid lifting. This breaks down the rhizoids moss roots and kills the moss. Take hold of the soft bristle brush and scrub away any remaining moss. 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. 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. This is oof cleaning products which should be left to absorb into the moss for at least 20 minutes will not evaporate as quickly as they would on sunny days. Point the hose towards the top of the roof and rinse off the moss killing solution along with the dead moss.

Apply with 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.