roof moss - copper sulphate

[fred]

seem to be plagued with the moss, mate told me to spray the lot with copper sulhpate.

Anyone heard of it or have another solution ?

Really dont want to power wash it.

 

[Smiffy]

Biological washing powder kills it

 

[diggerjones]

Will strong bleach do it

 

[Canal Navvy]

I've heard that a bare copper wire stretched along the peak of a roof works, we are going to try it on the new building thats going up as moss seems to be getting worse ☹

 

[Powerfab]

I've heard that a bare copper wire stretched along the peak of a roof works, we are going to try it on the new building thats going up as moss seems to be getting worse ☹

Bare copper wire is the best long term solution to remove and keep it at bay.
However, don't expect overnight miracles. It'll take a year of weathering to start to show results.

 

[fred]

I've heard that a bare copper wire stretched along the peak of a roof works, we are going to try it on the new building thats going up as moss seems to be getting worse ☹

wouldn't it be a massive unearthed lightning conductor ?

 

[Hg2702]

We’ve put a zinc ridge under the concrete ridge before seemed to be working

 

[Randla]

I've heard that a bare copper wire stretched along the peak of a roof works, we are going to try it on the new building thats going up as moss seems to be getting worse ☹

A copper band works well. Ours are about 50mm wide and fitted just below the ridgeline along the length of the roof.

 

[Canal Navvy]

That sounds an elegant way of doing it

I wonder how long our rain will remain acid enough for it to work

 

[Randla]

That sounds an elegant way of doing it

I wonder how long our rain will remain acid enough for it to work

I did wonder that myself.

It seems less effective now than when I put them on a dozen or so years ago but it still reduces the amount of cleaning. I imagine it would work better on new slate rather than what we have here. I plan to re-roof the granny annex next year so we'll see.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I did wonder that myself.

It seems less effective now than when I put them on a dozen or so years ago but it still reduces the amount of cleaning. I imagine it would work better on new slate rather than what we have here. I plan to re-roof the granny annex next year so we'll see.

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Did a tarmacing gang sort your tree out for you?!…

 

[Canal Navvy]

Did a tarmacing gang sort your tree out for you?!…

Wrong forum

Will grow back lovely next year ..... won't even know it's been pruned ...... if you don't have the cash I can run you into town sorr

 

[Lancs Lad]

Did a tarmacing gang sort your tree out for you?!…

Hey woah...this ain't arbtalk .. FFS there's some clowns on there ...seen some their threads

 

[doobin]

Hey woah...this ain't arbtalk .. FFS there's some clowns on there ...seen some their threads

It has been 'kin butchered tho!

 

[Powerfab]

It's not a tree any more. It's simply a clever way of storing firewood until it's needed.

 

[doobin]

It's not a tree any more. It's simply a clever way of storing firewood until it's needed.

They do say dead standing trees season the best....

 

[GazCro]

They do say dead standing trees season the best....

Left too long stood up dead they don't burn in my experience (in a wood burner anyway)

 

[Mogman]

Did a tarmacing gang sort your tree out for you?!…

Thought it was one of your jobs

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Thought it was one of your jobs

No - his roof is still in one piece…

 

[V8Druid]

wouldn't it be a massive unearthed lightning conductor ?

only if there's nothing taller around
was reading somewhere yesterday that there're a couple of hundred Indians killed every year, by lightning strikes