The strips also work on roofs suffering from moss buildup.
Getting moss off roof.
Spray roof with water.
You can physically remove moss from your roof with a long handled scrub brush if you re careful not to overdo it.
With either method work down the roof to keep from lifting and breaking shingles.
Spray all moss covered sections of the roof with water.
You can probably see this same principle working on roofs in your neighborhood.
Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss.
Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.
In the seams use the sharp edge of the scraper like a dental pick to force out the moss.
Always work from the top of the.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
If your moss problem requires more than.
While a pressure washer can be used the powerful jet of water could damage asphalt shingles.
Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles.
Look for chimneys with copper flashing.
No matter which method you choose to clean moss from your roof you re going to get dirty so dress.
Next add strips of copper or zinc or zinc coated metal flashing around the edges of your roof below the ridge caps.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
Just scrub it off first with a brush then bleach as above.
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.