Most common problem that is faced by many households situated in hot and humid locations, is the moss growth on their roofs. Since such unnecessary plants grow on your roof, they may weaken the structure of the roof owing to their penetrating roots.
In addition such plants make way for saturated roofs as water easily seeps into the roof along the length of these plants.
The most effective way to eliminate the moss accumulated on your roof is to use the household bleaching agent. It would run over the roof and kill every weed and moss. Though this practice is highly effective but it leaves you with certain side-effects as well. The use of a chemical such as a bleaching powder weakens the roof cover a lot and also invites the possibility of gutter corrosion. Hence it should not be used in the first place.
The other way takes you to a manual cleaning off task that may be burdensome but very safe indeed.
Arrange the necessary supplies that would assist you during the task. Take a long-handled brush, a garden rake, a wheelbarrow and an extension ladder.
Once all the necessary items are arranged, move out and make the ladder stand firmly on the ground. Make sure that the area on which the ladder stands is not wet and saturated and instead, choose a hard and rigid one. Rest it against the exterior wall such that it reaches the top of the roof quite comfortably. Climb up the ladder and observe the spread of the moss on your roof. This would determine your next course of action. A smaller spread of moss means that even a typical brush would do the job. On the other hand, a larger spread points to the possible employment of the garden rake as well.
Beforehand, use the back of the rake garden to uproot the moss such that the density of the moss eases out a bit. Follow it up with the application of the brush to make all the residual fall on the ground.
Once the roof area looks clean, come down and rake off the moss from the ground and collect it in a wheelbarrow. Dump it to a local garbage bin and finish off the task.
Author Resource:
Scott Rodgers is a writer with exemplary knowledge on roofer works. He has ample roofing experience all over the country. His unique and well-spread knowledge has helped in generating a lot of business for Okarche Roofers (Need one? click here !) and Cheswick Roofers (Need one? click here !).
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