Roof Tile cleaning

bouicca21

It sounds like the rain is doing it for you.

I wish. Been here 4 years and it seems like there is a never ending supply.

Slinky

We had a roofer scrape the worst of the moss off ours into buckets as we were getting blocked downpipes. We still get moss in the passage down the side of the house, but it's coming off next door's roof not ours. It was done some years ago and we don't seem to have had much regrowth. We don't have a TV aerial anymore. The worst of the moss appeared to be from where birds were sitting on the aerial and cr4pping on the roof which doesn't happen now.

JimmyChanga

You can get copper strips installed at the peak. The rain water reacts with it and creates a herbicide to keep the roof moss free.
Haven't had it done myself but maybe worth looking into.

50Twuncle

JimmyChanga wrote: »

You can get copper strips installed at the peak. The rain water reacts with it and creates a herbicide to keep the roof moss free.
Haven't had it done myself but maybe worth looking into.

Keeps slugs off the roof as well ?
(Slugs don't like copper)

Crag30

We had a group come in our street doing roof cleaning. One of their customers ended uphaving to have thier whole roof re-done and others are having problems

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Don't hire these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQDpkoq-5U

markin

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head wrote: »

Don't hire these guys:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQDpkoq-5U

I bet the paint would just pressure wash off the upvc. But really what was she thinking.


You probably want to do it if more than 10% is covered in moss.

JimmyChanga

Keeps slugs off the roof as well ?
(Slugs don't like copper)

Not had an issue with slugs :-)

Having a problem with moths in the house though. Never ending battle.

keith969

Mine's had moss for at least 50 years. A bit of extra insulation, the blackbirds love it (they are always pecking it to find bugs under). And it looks good, at least on my place.