Look for chimneys with copper flashing.
Getting moss off roof.
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.
With either method work down the roof to keep from lifting and breaking shingles.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
While a pressure washer can be used the powerful jet of water could damage asphalt shingles.
Spray roof with water.
The strips also work on roofs suffering from moss buildup.
Always work from the top of the.
You can physically remove moss from your roof with a long handled scrub brush if you re careful not to overdo it.
Make sure sunlight is getting to your roof by trimming tree branches that keep the roof shadowed and clean off any debris like leaves or branches when they appear.
The areas directly below the flashing will be free of any algae stains.
Use the tool to gently lift away matted moss that has gathered on the flat sections of the shingles.
Next add strips of copper or zinc or zinc coated metal flashing around the edges of your roof below the ridge caps.
Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.
Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.
You can probably see this same principle working on roofs in your neighborhood.
If your moss problem requires more than.
Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss.
Spray all moss covered sections of the roof with water.
Just scrub it off first with a brush then bleach as above.