Getting Moss Off Roof Tiles

You can remove moss and lichens from your roof by using vinegar as a environmentally friendly weedkiller.

Getting moss off roof tiles. A north facing roof usually has little sunlight which enables moss to buildup on the roof. You could replace all the roofing with new shingles dark enough to disguise the staining or with shingles laced with copper granules which are lethal to algae. Moss itself is a plant while lichen conisist of a fungus and a photosyntheizing plant living together. But that would only make sense if the shingles were worn out.

When leaves and other material collect on your roof a perfect bed is formed for moss and lichens to grow. Used my fertilizer sprayer 20 at the big box. That s my bit my pay it forward for the day. Oh i used a hose and blasted it.

In fact it s not even a single organism. Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles. Got an office. 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.

Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Work on one small section at a time which allows you better control of the brush and your scrubbing motions. Before applying a moss remover cleaner use a scrub brush 3 15 the home depot or a long handled soft bristle brush to gently scrape or pluck moss from the roof shingles or tiles. The less expensive solution is to spray wash the roof with a 50 percent mix of water and bleach to get rid of the algae.

Moss can grow quite quickly and it will grow in between roof tiles filling in the voids and lifting up roof tiles and slates. Having now learned about the bleach i will do it again a few times more with some bleach y poo for the roof moss. Lichen isn t a plant. Cleaning moss off roof tiles is generally best done as soon as possible before this soil has a chance to gather.

Get the moss save the plants. And catch the gutter run off. Scrape off the moss. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection.