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03-25-2012, 12:57 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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Moss on roof
I have a spot on the roof that doesn't get much sun and there is same moss starting to grow I was wondering the best way to remove it from asphalt shingles without damage to them?
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
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03-25-2012, 02:14 PM
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Registered User
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Location: RI
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Get a goat.
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03-25-2012, 02:19 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I would think bleach solution in a bug sprayer?
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03-25-2012, 02:24 PM
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I'm not sure the goat would be able to operate such a contraption.
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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
I would think bleach solution in a bug sprayer?
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03-25-2012, 02:26 PM
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"Fishbucket"
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Good point. Better get a goat AND a monkey
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03-25-2012, 02:35 PM
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Couldn't resist 
SNL - Bathroom Monkey Video
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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
Good point. Better get a goat AND a monkey
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03-25-2012, 02:48 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Moss or lichen? If moss, use a wide putty knife to get off what you can without damaging shingles. Spray with cut bleach.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-25-2012, 03:29 PM
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No Shorts On
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bassachusetts
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I used the cut bleach. I also looked into z-stop to prevent the moss. Looked good but ended up with a new roof instead. Still may put the z-stop on
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03-25-2012, 07:33 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Ross,
Well it's all black in the area and green moss growing where the shingles overlap
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
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03-25-2012, 07:37 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Now that I googled lichen it has some of that also
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
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03-26-2012, 12:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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nope - you can spray with an algae- cide
it's for cement but it should work just as well on shingles
similar to using bleach i suppose but designed for it
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03-26-2012, 10:46 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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if you've got branches overhanging the roof, take them down.
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03-26-2012, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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I have to tell a quick story ::
Grammy said that Grampy burt his balls  TRUE story a few years back
He was like spiderman with bleach cleaning off the moss / etc , came inside and fell asleep in the chair , only to wake up with his balls on fire because of the bleach on his pants /shorts
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03-26-2012, 12:23 PM
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which is WHY i recomended the ALGAE killer - does the same thing
without the bleach smell or hazards
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03-26-2012, 03:55 PM
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The algaecide will also burn your balls?
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03-26-2012, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paradoxjim
The algaecide will also burn your balls?
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but will it also get the alge of them? A friend of mine wants to know.............. |
"I know a taxidermy man back home. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him!"
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03-26-2012, 06:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Jomax and bleach in a bug sprayer.Light scrup and rinse.Done.
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03-26-2012, 08:06 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Use bleach or liquid pool shock(sodium hypochlorite) and T.S.P. or Jomax in a pump up sprayer.
Wet roof FIRST and all surrounding plants, bushes, grass etc. with plain water...then apply mix to roof. Let the chemical do the work. Sometimes a second application is needed.
Don't be afraid of the bleach....it will NOT hurt asphalt shingles and is the ONLY thing that will work.
bleach is 6% sodium hypoclorite
liquid pool shock is about 12% sodium hypoclorite
I buy pool shock at Ocean State Job Lot to do all my exterior cleaning.
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03-26-2012, 09:26 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Also in my experience with lichen it is better to not scrape or scrub the lichen off but to just treat the roof with the mix, kill the stuff and let it eventually just die, dry up and fall off. If you scrape it it will pull off the granules on the surface of the shingle.
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03-26-2012, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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i used to clean pools out in Cali
and one day unloading the truck
a mishap occurred where i got pure chlorine
in my eye..... man did i run for a sink Fast!
so what Slingah said but add some eye protection
to prevent splash back....
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