How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles.
How to get moss off your roof.
Follow the store bought cleaner s instructions for how long you should leave the cleaner on the moss.
If using a homemade spray leave it on for 15 20 minutes.
Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
With either your homemade cleaner or a store bought option spray the moss.
Safely set up your ladder near the moss.
A reader wants to get this moss cleared off an asphalt roof without damaging the shingles.
Letting the moss slowly roll down your roof and into the gutters just clogs up the gutters downspouts and underground drains.
If cleaning moss off your roof seems like a daunting task you can always get a free no obligation quote for roof.
Scrape off the moss.
Reader photo by jeanne huber.
Again many years of roof life are lost to power washing.
How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles.
Greenery overhead should be limited to leaves flushing out tree canopies.
If mossy foliage covers your roof it s time to get cleaning moss grows in areas untouched by sun so it can develop at a speedy pace on tree shaded and north facing roofs.
In my experience kill the moss let it die and in a few weeks manually remove the dead moss with a soft cedar shingle it s not easy but it works.
How to remove moss from a roof.