Zinc Strips on Mossy Roof, Four Years Later Starting in 2010 I began conducting fairly long-term experiment by installing zinc strips on a moss-covered garage roof, and showed before and after photos ...

Semi-Long Term Experiment Results: Zinc Strips Kill Moss on Roofs Not only does moss look terrible on roofs, it will also shorten the life of the roof covering and possibly lead to roof leaks.

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A: Yes, thin strips of ...

Q: My family room is attached to the house and has a two-slope, gabled roof. Moss grows on one side, so much that is becomes thick and water-logged, and water backs up under the shingles and causes ...

Q: I have noticed an increasing growth of moss on the north side of my roof. Is this stuff harmful? How can I get rid of it without doing environmental damage? A: Moss, mold and mildew on roofs is a ...

More than just an aesthetic problem, a mossy roof left untreated can severely damage a home inside and out. (George A.Tsongas) Many people pay more attention than usual to their roofs in the summer ...

Got a bumper crop of moss on the roof that you'd like to get rid of? Many chemicals sold to kill roof moss and lichens typically contain copper, zinc and iron sulfate materials. These eventually wash ...

Q. I have a white asphalt roof about eight years old. It has developed long vertical streaks on the north side. It looks like some kind of mold. I blamed the large, old black cherry tree on that side.

Q. Our house faces north and south. On the north side near the middle to the east corner of the roof the shingles are turning black - in streaks and a small amount of mold has started to grow on them.

Dear Jerry: I was interested in last Saturday’s column and I wondered if you were aware of the use of a metal strip with zinc (not sure if the whole piece is zinc, or it is just metal with a zinc ...