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Moss,lichen,algae remover for roof

  • 18-10-2012 2:42pm
    #1
    framework123
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭


    Hi,

    As thread title states looking for something to remove these from my roof..I found this product

    http://www.sprayandforget.com/products.shtml

    The roof cleaner one...
    However they won't ship to Ireland and can't seem to find any similar products -

    Any ideas ?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    I heard that a copper strip along the ridge stops that from ever growing and kills whats there.


  • #3
    framework123
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭framework123


    gsxr1 wrote: »
    I heard that a copper strip along the ridge stops that from ever growing and kills whats there.

    Thanks,
    It would be difficult to put copper strips along all the ridges as there are a few a d getting up there is hard...ideally I want something I can spray from a distance with..

    Thanks anyway


  • #4
    framework123
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭framework123


    Any1 got any other ideas???


  • #5
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭deandean


    Algae, I wouldn't worry about. It adds character.

    Moss can grow large however & can block gutters.

    My last house was old, I had a lot of moss on the roof tiles, some clumps were the size of a golf ball.

    I got two 5 metre lengths of 50 x 50mm timber and screwed the head of a yard brush onto the top. Then I brushed all the moss off the roof from the ground.

    This system worked very well although it was hard work - I did it in 10-minute stints. Most of the moss dislodged will end up in the gutters, so clean the gutters at the end.

    Whatever ya do, don't let anyone up there with a pressure washer!


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