How To Clean Lichen Off Roof Tiles

The jet tip nozzle allows you to reach surfaces up to 30 so you don t need to use a ladder to climb up onto your roof.

How to clean lichen off roof tiles.

This will prevent the cleaning solution from drying too quickly. How to remove lichen from roof tiles and outdoor surfaces. Use wet forget outdoor as a routine maintenance tool to keep your surfaces clean and lichen free. You can apply wet forget with your feet firmly planted on the ground.

As you did in the previous step walk backwards when you are spraying away from the wet tiles and onto the dry ones. Mould algae lichen and moss that is growing on your roof tiles can transfer into your roof cavity and be circulated in airflow throughout your house. In addition to rotting and possibly damaging your roof organic material is one of the chief growing places of both moss and lichen. Clean the roof tiles with a high pressure water spray.

You can remove moss and lichens from your roof by using vinegar as a environmentally friendly weedkiller. If you have lichen growing on your roof siding or decking clean it easily with wet forget hose end. Moss can be scraped off by hand but this must be performed with caution to avoid damaging roof tiles particularly in the case of timber or asphalt shingles. Cleaning vertical or covered surfaces.

Scraping moss off the roof. If any members of your family are susceptible to allergies or respiratory conditions it is even more important to regularly clean your roof tiles. This will remove all the moss and lichen as well as any built up dirt. In the future apply it annually or if the growth reemerges to keep the stains away.

Choose an overcast day to clean the roof of moss and lichen. Previous step next step.