The easiest way to do this is to bring a garden hose onto the roof with you.
Power wash moss off roof.
If your moss problem requires more than.
Power wash roof optional alternatively you can use a power washer 100 the home depot to clean away moss but there are several caveats to consider.
Use a pressure washer which can loosen shingles and seriously damage your roof.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
Instead soft washing with a garden hose is least likely to chip dent or crack the tiles or panels.
Knowing this what are the best ways to clean a roof of algae and moss growth.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
You soft wash a roof.
By comparison a fire hose sprays at 150 to 300 psi.
Removal of lichen and moss by jet washing will invariably remove the granular surface finish and potentially damage the structural integrity of the tile this process followed by a surface treatment application would.
It can take up to 4 to 6 weeks for the moss to come off the roof.
Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.
You don t ever power wash a roof.
Remember that moss loves shade.
To clean either algae or moss the association recommends putting on protective gear and protecting plants spraying with a 50 50 mix of household bleach and water allowing that to sit for at.
There will be some granule loss under the moss and lichen.
Remove remaining moss with a scrub brush and rinse the roof again.
Power washing takes 5 years off the roof surface.
Pressure washers use 1 300 to 2 800 pounds per square inch to strip dirt moss and even paint from a surface.
But that is normal.
The average garden hose sprays water at 40 to 80 psi.
Let the moss die on its own and then spray it off or wait for a heavy rain to do it for you.
Or you can use a sprayer with plain water to first moisten the moss then refill it with the moss killing solution.
Grab the hose climb up the ladder and rinse off the moss remover solution and now dead moss.
The moss needs to be wetted down with water first to ensure that the bleach soap solution can soak into it.
We apply a special blend of soaps and let the rain rinse it off.
This is the best way to clean a roof if you have asphalt shingles.
An alternative is a bleach and water solution 50 50 mix in a pump sprayer.
Use a sprayer attached to garden hose that s filled with equal parts chlorine bleach and water.
Of laundry strength liquid chlorine bleach and water.
Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss.