Cleaning Moss Off Shingle Roofs

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.

Cleaning moss off shingle roofs. Never use a pressure washer to wash or rinse shingles. Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye. The concentrated jet will scrape off the small pebbles on top of the shingles and reduce their water repellency which will only make your mold situation worse. If you have a consistent problem with mold growth on your roof consult a roofing professional.

Climb up to the roof and begin scraping off dead moss from the shingles using a putty knife or painter s 5 in 1 tool and working from the bottom up. You can try brushing off algae and moss with a brush or broom with medium stiff bristles but don t scrub too hard. Work on one small section at a time which allows you better control of the brush and your scrubbing motions. A homemade cleaner of one part liquid chlorine bleach to one part of water can also be effective in removing and killing moss that clings to the roof tiles.

You don t want to separate the mineral granules from the shingles. Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles. In the seams use the sharp edge of the scraper like a dental pick to force out the moss.