Roof Cleaning With Vinegar

Remove moss and lichen from your roof with vinegar.

Roof cleaning with vinegar.

You can remove moss and lichens from your roof by using vinegar as a environmentally friendly weedkiller. Keep gutters clean to ensure roofs remain as dry as possible. Yes vinegar will kill the plants because vinegar is like acid. If you have another type of roof it s important to check with your manufacturer to find out how to clean your roof.

Climb the roof using a ladder. After applying the vinegar solution make use of garden hose. Allow the solution to remain on the roof for at least 20 minutes. This solution will loosen up all the algae and fungi that have grown up on your metal roof.

Pour full strength vinegar directly on moss. Mosses and lichens grow in damp conditions. Leave the vinegar for 5 to 10 minutes. Inspect the roof to identify the parts that are affected by moss.

Moss itself is a plant while lichen conisist of a fungus and a photosyntheizing plant living together. The insurer should have told you that moss on the roof can cause the shingles to decay but that will take a long long time. Use household vinegar for newer moss and industrial strength vinegar for older moss. Wear gloves and shoes that have a grip of the roof.

Now that you know the best ways to clean a roof be sure to follow these guidelines carefully. Put in consideration new and old moss. When leaves and other material collect on your roof a perfect bed is formed for moss and lichens to grow.