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Roof moss removal in Gladstone Oregon

Preliminary roof moss removal in progress
Photo by Brad Lewis

Roof moss removal in Gladstone

Roof moss removal is a necessity for most people living in Gladstone, OR. Due to the average rainfall of 40-45 inches per year and average 155 days rain per year, moss is kept moist enough to grow. And grow it does. Once moss starts on roofs, it travels from roof to roof by spores. This requires your neighbors to obtain roof moss removal too.

Roof moss removal from composite roofs

Roof moss removal, moss being scraped from apartment building roof
Photo by Brad Lewis

Roof moss removal on composite roofs is quite simple. First the roof moss removal process is started by killing roof moss. There are a couple ways to kill roof moss. Once the roof moss is killed, you wait until the roof is dry. The dead roof moss is then scraped or brushed off. How the roof moss is removed depends on the shape of the composite shingles and the slope of your roof.

Roof moss removal from architectural shingles

Roof moss removal from architectural composite shingles is difficult. Similar to regular composite roofs, the roof moss removal begins with killing the roof moss. Once it is completely dead, you allow the roof to dry thoroughly. Then the roof is hand scraped of unsitely chunks of moss. Roof moss removal from architectural shingles is time consuming. Because this process is also labor intensive (each shingle that doesn't look good is hand scraped) it is recommended that just the larger pieces be remove. If the moss is caught early enough in the growth and/or the pitch is steep enough, then the moss can be allowed to weather off the roof.