Seem to be quite a few small business setting up to do this, now I am all
for young people setting themselves up in their own business when other
paths of income are no longer available but in all honestly why , Solar panels may benefit from a wash every so often to remove encrusted bird muck but an ordinary roof? We’ve had roofs for thousands of years without needing to have them cleaned,
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Is it just to impress the neighbours , I don’t know anyone who travels around looking and judging people by their roofs or feels their house is dirty because of the state of theirs Maybe I’m out of touch.
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
I do get a problem with quite a lot of moss growing on my
concrete tiles in this area. My solution is a garden sprayer, diluted
BAC50 and soaking the roof every two to three years. This kills off the
moss and a few heavy rain storms in the following months will wash the
dead moss from te roof. The diluted BAC50 seems to keep the growth of
moss at bay for 2/3 years.
Seem to be quite a few small business setting up to do this, now I am all
for young people setting themselves up in their own business when other
paths of income are no longer available but in all honestly why , Solar panels may benefit from a wash every so often to remove encrusted bird muck but an ordinary roof? We’ve had roofs for thousands of years without needing to have them cleaned,
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Is it just to impress the neighbours , I don’t know anyone who travels around looking and judging people by their roofs or feels their house is dirty because of the state of theirs Maybe I’m out of touch.
On 19 Feb 2025 at 10:19:04 GMT, "Marland" <[email protected]> wrote:
Seem to be quite a few small business setting up to do this, now I am all
for young people setting themselves up in their own business when other
paths of income are no longer available but in all honestly why , Solar
panels may benefit from a wash every so often to remove encrusted bird muck >> but an ordinary roof? We’ve had roofs for thousands of years without
needing to have them cleaned,
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Is it just to impress the neighbours , I don’t know anyone who travels
around looking and judging people by their roofs or feels their house is
dirty because of the state of theirs Maybe I’m out of touch.
We had ours done a few years ago. The people who did it had prevously done a good job of replacing the timbers and lead in a leaking gulley in the roof here (the original work didn't include provision for the lead expanding in summer, so after 20 years, the lead cracked and started leaking).
The roof was cleaned with a high-pressure spray, a number of ridge tiles were re-cemented into place, and all the roof timbers checked for rot. In addition,
two coats of some moss repellent were applied all over.
Roof looks much nicer now, too.
alan_m <[email protected]> wrote:
I do get a problem with quite a lot of moss growing on my
concrete tiles in this area. My solution is a garden sprayer, diluted
BAC50 and soaking the roof every two to three years. This kills off the
moss and a few heavy rain storms in the following months will wash the
dead moss from te roof. The diluted BAC50 seems to keep the growth of
moss at bay for 2/3 years.
What dilution do you use for the BAC?
I have an area prone to moss, and I’d like it killed off…
wasn’t there a contributor to this group around 20 years ago who
ran a business supplying ridge tile shaped sheets of copper that
were intended to produce a run off when it rained that inhibited
moss growth
Marland wrote:
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Over last decade or so, level of moss has got much higher (could be lack
of sulphur from coal burning, or other factors?) and emptying gutters of
moss has become practically an annual job, to avoid overflow during downpours.
Marland wrote:
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Over last decade or so, level of moss has got much higher (could be lack
of sulphur from coal burning, or other factors?) and emptying gutters of
moss has become practically an annual job, to avoid overflow during downpours.
On 19/02/2025 11:53, Spike wrote:
alan_m <[email protected]> wrote:
I do get a problem with quite a lot of moss growing on my
concrete tiles in this area. My solution is a garden sprayer, diluted
BAC50 and soaking the roof every two to three years. This kills off the >>> moss and a few heavy rain storms in the following months will wash the
dead moss from te roof. The diluted BAC50 seems to keep the growth of
moss at bay for 2/3 years.
What dilution do you use for the BAC?
I have an area prone to moss, and I’d like it killed off…
I use approx 10:1, Water:BAC50. Spray and let it dry. Don't tread in it
and walk it to other areas until its dry. I tend to wait for a dry sunny
day with no wind to spray.
The moss will die and turn brown within a day and then turn into a
powdery like substance over a few weeks but may take a month or two of natural weathering before you get a clean surface
On 2025-02-19 14:43, Tim Streater wrote:
On 19 Feb 2025 at 10:19:04 GMT, "Marland" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Seem to be quite a few small business setting up to do this, now I am
all
for young people setting themselves up in their own business when other
paths of income are no longer available but in all honestly why , Solar
panels may benefit from a wash every so often to remove encrusted
bird muck
but an ordinary roof? We’ve had roofs for thousands of years without
needing to have them cleaned,
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Is it just to impress the neighbours , I don’t know anyone who travels >>> around looking and judging people by their roofs or feels their house is >>> dirty because of the state of theirs Maybe I’m out of touch.
We had ours done a few years ago. The people who did it had prevously
done a
good job of replacing the timbers and lead in a leaking gulley in the
roof
here (the original work didn't include provision for the lead
expanding in
summer, so after 20 years, the lead cracked and started leaking).
The roof was cleaned with a high-pressure spray, a number of ridge
tiles were
re-cemented into place, and all the roof timbers checked for rot. In
addition,
two coats of some moss repellent were applied all over.
Roof looks much nicer now, too.
The other half of our semi had their roof cleaned 4.5 years ago while
ours was untouched. Until late last year they looked obviously different
but now they are indistinguishable. Is that about the right interval?
nib
On 19/02/2025 11:01, Andy Burns wrote:
Marland wrote:
OK sometimes moss grows but it usually dries and falls off in Summer.
Over last decade or so, level of moss has got much higher (could be lack
of sulphur from coal burning, or other factors?) and emptying gutters of
moss has become practically an annual job, to avoid overflow during
downpours.
It's a d@mn sight more often that "annual" here.
Every time we have a major downpour, a fresh lot of moss is dislodged
and ends up in the guttering.
Andy Burns wrote:
emptyinggutters of moss has become practically an annual job, to avoid
overflow during downpours.
It's a d@mn sight more often that "annual" here.
Every time we have a major downpour, a fresh lot of moss is dislodged
and ends up in the guttering.
Marland wrote:
wasn’t there a contributor to this group around 20 years ago who
ran a business supplying ridge tile shaped sheets of copper that
were intended to produce a run off when it rained that inhibited
moss growth
I thought it only needed a bare copper wire, not a whole sheet?
I wish I'd done it 10 or 20 years ago when I was happy enough to
scrabble about on the roof, now I'd probably do a Rod Hull.
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