Fungus On My Roof

Identifying removing preventing algae fungus lichens moss on roof shingles.

Fungus on my roof.

You can do this easily with a 1 1 ratio of bleach and water. Simply mix the bleach and water spread the mix over your roof with a mop and hose the roof off. Since starting on a quest for the ideal method of cleaning fungus and algae from roofs i have contacted dozens of individuals and companies. Bleach kills fungus on contact.

How to stop roof fungus. Mold and mildew are most dangerous of all due to their detrimental health effects. Then use a long handled brush to scour the surface of the shingles and loosen stuck on mold while it s dry and brittle. Mold for example causes respiratory problems in the occupants of affected households.

Commonly found in climates with warm humid summers it does no damage to the roofing but it certainly does looks bad. Next mix 1 quart of bleach 1 gallon of water and cup of trisodium. How do you treat roof fungus. Asphalt roof shingle defects.

Some of my readers came forward with suggestions and a few companies also supplied information helpful to this research. If the roof fungi haven t damaged the structural integrity of the roof you should be able to clean it yourself. Photos and text guide diagnosis of asphalt roof failures how to identify and explain roof shingle failures obtain claims. For the purposes of this article the terms mildew fungus algae and moss.

The black mold like stains and streaks that appear on roofs particularly light colored asphalt shingles is actually a blue green algae gloeocapsa magma.