Old Mossy Roof

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner remove moss from his roof and prevent it from growing back.

Old mossy roof.

How to get rid of algae on the roof. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to remove roof moss and prevent it from coming back. It is a degreaser as is dawn and your asphalt roof structure is just hardened grease. Learn by ear 10 9 17 natural bridge blues from fred cockerham or tommy magness.

Learn by ear winter 17. Photos and text guide diagnosis of asphalt roof failures how to identify and explain roof shingle failures obtain claims. Learn by ear winter 18 2 26 18 walking in the park from red wilson. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection.

What is roof algae. Both work really well at cleaning a roof and shortening the life of the roof. I have seen too many 10 year old roofs which are ready for replacement and whenever possible i ask what was used to treat the moss and in most cases tide is the leading culprit. Identifying removing preventing algae fungus lichens moss on roof shingles.

Learn by ear fall 17 11 13 17 old jaw bone from carter brothers and son. When it rains water will pick up the particulates in the zinc and deposit them along the roof preventing more moss from growing. Using the push broom lightly sweep the roof to get off as much of the loose moss as possible. 10 08 18 johnny cope an old favorite.

1 slide a margin trowel under shingles to unstick them from the ones below. Asphalt roof shingle defects. The seams between the shingles and the shingles edges also develop moss because they tend to be especially shaded. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.

Spreading moss can quickly upholster to roof surfaces filling in voids between shingles and tiles and reaching under and lifting up roofing materials. Commonly found in climates with warm humid summers it does no damage to the roofing but it certainly does looks bad. Moss grows in areas untouched by sun so it can develop at a speedy pace on tree shaded and north facing roofs. The black mold like stains and streaks that appear on roofs particularly light colored asphalt shingles is actually a blue green algae gloeocapsa magma.

Moss on a roof begins with a thin dusting of green that you may notice only from low angles. Install a zinc strip near the ridge of the roof. This thin layer on the top of the shingles expands and becomes wide thick and mat like. Learn by ear 2 19 18 indiana breakdown by pete sutherland.