Step 4 pour distilled white vinegar into a bucket.
Get rid of moss on my roof.
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.
Spray the moss and then scrub it with a stiff brush.
To remove lichen and moss from the roof try the least toxic method for moss and lichen removal first oxygen bleach.
The vinegar should be labeled with its acetic acid strength which shouldn t be more than 5 percent.
Less easy but of far greater importance is the next step of removing the dead moss from the roof.
Remove moss in just 3 steps and keep it off for good.
Ithink it would be easy to throw one or the other over my roof.
I used tide white powdered laundry detergent after trying metal strips moss killer etc.
Work your way around the house.
Of dish soap to help the vinegar cling to the moss and lichens.
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8 spray the cleaning solution onto the shingles using a garden sprayer.
As a last resort you can use a mixture of bleach diluted with an equal amount of water to kill roof moss.
They re likely to damage the shingles just be sure to wet your foundation plantings first and rinse everything in clean water when you re done.
No pressure washers please.
Some roof moss killer products like smartseal moss remover can be applied to the moss covered roof tiles without having to rinse it afterward.
When roof moss gets thick enough that it crowds out the shingles and creates decay there is no turning back.
Moss may look quaint atop your house but it can greatly shorten a roof s lifespan.
7 protect nearby shrubs and lawn with plastic tarps.
Can i use weed feed or sharp sand to get rid of moss on my roof.
Use the brush to get rid of any moss around the roof edges.
6 to kill existing moss and lichen make a cleaning solution of equal parts bleach and water.
At that point the roof must be replaced.
5 continue installing zinc strips across length of roof end to end leaving a 1 8 in.
Space between the strips.
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.
Roof moss and lichen are not only unsightly but can damage the roof over time.
Colin fothergill june 3 2016 at 5 42 pm.