How To Get Moss Off Your Roof

A reader wants to get this moss cleared off an asphalt roof without damaging the shingles.

How to get moss off your roof.

How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles. Letting the moss slowly roll down your roof and into the gutters just clogs up the gutters downspouts and underground drains. Scrape off the moss. With either your homemade cleaner or a store bought option spray the moss.

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. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Safely set up your ladder near the moss. Again many years of roof life are lost to power washing.

Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye protection. If using a homemade spray leave it on for 15 20 minutes. How to remove roof moss fast before it damages your shingles. Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles.

Greenery overhead should be limited to leaves flushing out tree canopies. By following the instructions of this roof moss removal guide carefully you will ensure you won t have to get the ladders and spray bottle out again for a long time possibly years it will look like you have a new roof again. Reader photo by jeanne huber. 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.

Follow the store bought cleaner s instructions for how long you should leave the cleaner on the moss.