Roof Moss

http://www.AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter shares an easy way to keep your roof shingles free from moss, algae and mildew. With the natural wonders of copper, you'll never have to clean green scum off your roof.

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[ioriorioriorio]

I'm a painter, not a roofer....enjoyed your video...for $50 i will paint the top of your head jet black, i notice its gettin a little grey!.....I'll throw in the mustache for another fiver, and I'll use oil- base black...you can look like the stevie vanzandt guy on the sopranos

[AsktheBuilder]

@ioriorioriorio It's a deal!

[Bitrunner1]

Brilliant

[AsktheBuilder]

Thank Mother Nature. She invented copper.

[SpikenAL]

Will it hurt the Grass ? and kill the Moss on the Ground at runoff ? Thanks Very good Tips and Info.

[AsktheBuilder]

No, the minute amount of copper coming down will not harm vegetation on the ground.

[AsktheBuilder]

@straydoggio Want to see nearly instant results? Get up on the roof with a hose and get rid of the moss spraying DOWN the roof. Be sure you don't fall. Then, once the roof is clean, install the copper. The moss will not come back. Understand that installing the copper doesn't make the moss magically disappear.

[pjfitzinc]

That was an extremely useful tip!

[AllSurfaceCleaning]

Indeed, any type of zinc or copper flashing will help. We are in a part of the country, Portland, OR, where the climate is so conducive to moss growth, that we are constantly cleaning roofs that have zinc and copper strips on them. Around here, you would need them every 3-4 feet down the field of the roof. But for other parts of the country, they are a great way to go, Tim. If you want to learn how we do it in the Pacific NW, you can read our site All Surface Cleaning. Thanks Tim.

[slehvslehv]

my roof looks like a green carpet! Ill have to try this!

[wolfpaw69]

Zinc is way cheaper.

[Arstru24]

You do a great job.