Metal Roof Moss Control

Your first job should be to cut down any branches that overhang and shade your roof.

Metal roof moss control.

I know a sacrificial zinc rod can be used on asphalt shingle roofs to create an unfriendly environment for moss but i suspect the dissimilar metals would cause galvanic problems on a metal roof. We re in washington state where moss is a problem even on a metal roof. The more sun that can reach your roof the less moss you will have there. These work well on simple roof lines with sound pitches 4 12 and steeper roofs.

Apply at the rate of 3 gallons of mixture to 100 square feet of moss area. The active ingredient is metallic zinc. For best results remove the existing mosses prior to treatment. The copper ridge is a unique product that is manufactured to prevent roof moss growth.

As it rains the metals leach down on the roof and suppress moss growth. Nail at one foot spacings along the zinc strip. To remove this moss we then apply the treatment to the roof. Moss does not stick to metal.

Zinc and copper strips. If you re considering a new roof look into having a metal roof added to your home. You can also use zinc or copper strips installed on the ridge of the roof. Step 3 keeping the moss off.

Use a scrub brush on a pole and push the brush down the roof surface to force the moss from the roof. Apply the rolled zinc or galvanized flashing to each side of ridge caps along the roof peaks. Dry powder moss killer is activated and dispersed by precipitation. Don t brush in an upward motion or you may damage the bond between layers of shingles.

Zinc chloride zinc as metallic 29 6 percent solution mix 1 pint zinc chloride in 3 gallons of water. A wood saw is ideal for this task. And all infected areas on the roof such as skylights vents and stop the moss from smothering your lawn grass by learning how to control it. With each rain zinc is released from the strip and kills the mosses below the strip.

Thoroughly soak moss but avoid runoff. Lightly spraying the roof with water is another way to accelerate this process. A light rain on the roof will cause the moss killer to flow downward and cover all areas of the roof. Moss can the moss.

These operate under the same principal as the moss killers.