To clean either algae or moss the association recommends putting on protective gear and protecting plants spraying with a 50 50 mix of household bleach and water allowing that to sit for at.
How to remove moss from a roof with hyochlorite.
Use the watering can to drench the moss with the bleach water solution.
Make sure that you don t allow the bleach water solution to touch the grass because it will also kill the grass.
Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye.
Once the moss is soaked it should begin working in as little as four hours.
The most effective roof moss killer is sodium percarbonate.
Start at the top and work your way down.
It s an easy to apply granule which when mixed with water produces oxygen.
Point the hose towards the top of the roof and rinse off the moss killing solution along with the dead moss.
Roof cleaning is the process of removing algae mold mildew lichen and moss from roofs.
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.
You will notice the moss turning a yellow color.
Rinse the roof again with the hose to remove any remaining loose moss sitting on the roof.
It s this reaction that breaks down the small roots rhizoids which moss needs to feed.
It also has the added benefit of killing off the spores which the moss releases in order to reproduce therefore removing the chances of moss multiplying and populating your roof.
Sodium hypochlorite also known as chlorine bleach is effective for keeping moss from growing back in an area for up to one year with annual re application.
Cleaning may be accomplished with a bleach or sodium percarbonate sodium hypochlorite pool chlorine and water to remove moss and algae.
Take hold of the soft bristle brush and scrub away any remaining moss.