The majority of home owners never consider roof cleaning as part of their home maintenance upkeep. Home owner insurance policies are being canceled nationwide when insurance representatives notice moss on roofs. The moss is alive and eating its way thru the roofing material, causing water and ice backups that can lead leaks and costly repairs.
Once the moss spore has landed an attached itself to a roof it spreads like dandelions. A roof has food, limestone in asphalt shingles and wood particles in cedar roofs that moss seem to love. Moss usually can only be found under the shade of a tree or on the north side of the roof because direct sunlight will not allow the moss to grow, so given the right conditions, moss will spread and cause serious structural damage to any roof.
Removing roof moss is hazardous work and can be quite expensive, although home owners with general maintenance skills can accomplish this by themselves with the help of the right roof moss removing product and a couple hours of work.
Not all moss removal products are effective enough to remove the roots of the moss along with the flower and that is the key, removing the roots, if not it is just like using straight water, it is only a temporary fix when the roots are not removed because the following season the moss will be back in full bloom.
Caution should be taken when using bleach to remove roof moss or for any reason on a roof. Bleach relentlessly dries the surface that it comes in contact with, usually resulting in stains; the stains are because the surface has been damaged. The damage bleach can cause on a roof can be in the form of discoloration and excessive drying that will result in cracking of the roof material. Bleach is something that I would recommend avoiding when it comes to roof cleaning.
There are professional roof cleaning companies that can remove the moss for you, as always I recommend seeing some "before and after" pictures, talking directly with their references, checking insurance policies and making sure that they are using an Eco-Safe cleaning agent before along them to work on the roof.
A second option that is very successful is to do it yourself, the right moss removing chemicals can just be sprayed on the roof moss, causing it to turn brown and dry up. Then with Mother Nature's help, the wind and the rain will rinse the dry moss from the roof. The only downfall, if you can call it one is that it takes about 90 days to see the final results but you are saving hundreds of dollars and getting basically the same results. - 16477
Once the moss spore has landed an attached itself to a roof it spreads like dandelions. A roof has food, limestone in asphalt shingles and wood particles in cedar roofs that moss seem to love. Moss usually can only be found under the shade of a tree or on the north side of the roof because direct sunlight will not allow the moss to grow, so given the right conditions, moss will spread and cause serious structural damage to any roof.
Removing roof moss is hazardous work and can be quite expensive, although home owners with general maintenance skills can accomplish this by themselves with the help of the right roof moss removing product and a couple hours of work.
Not all moss removal products are effective enough to remove the roots of the moss along with the flower and that is the key, removing the roots, if not it is just like using straight water, it is only a temporary fix when the roots are not removed because the following season the moss will be back in full bloom.
Caution should be taken when using bleach to remove roof moss or for any reason on a roof. Bleach relentlessly dries the surface that it comes in contact with, usually resulting in stains; the stains are because the surface has been damaged. The damage bleach can cause on a roof can be in the form of discoloration and excessive drying that will result in cracking of the roof material. Bleach is something that I would recommend avoiding when it comes to roof cleaning.
There are professional roof cleaning companies that can remove the moss for you, as always I recommend seeing some "before and after" pictures, talking directly with their references, checking insurance policies and making sure that they are using an Eco-Safe cleaning agent before along them to work on the roof.
A second option that is very successful is to do it yourself, the right moss removing chemicals can just be sprayed on the roof moss, causing it to turn brown and dry up. Then with Mother Nature's help, the wind and the rain will rinse the dry moss from the roof. The only downfall, if you can call it one is that it takes about 90 days to see the final results but you are saving hundreds of dollars and getting basically the same results. - 16477
About the Author:
all roof moss cleaning agents are not created equally, John Redihan is the founder of Wash Safe Industries of Harwich, Ma. Wash Safe formulates unique environmentally friendly cleaning agents that target mold and fungus around the home.
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