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AnthonyL
Feb 7, 2021, 5:35:55 AM2/7/21
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Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
Ideas and what should I do next?
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AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
Ideas and what should I do next?
--
AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
Chris Green
Feb 7, 2021, 6:18:07 AM2/7/21
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AnthonyL <nos...@please.invalid> wrote:
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do next?
>
Leave it where it is? Whatever you do to remove it is likely to
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do next?
>
damage the roofing surface. What harm is it doing?
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Adrian Caspersz
Feb 7, 2021, 6:41:22 AM2/7/21
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On 07/02/2021 10:35, AnthonyL wrote:
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do nex
The idea of chippings was, IIRC, to increase the surface area to aid
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do nex
evaporation. Moss, however, has other ideas.
Would grass seeds grow on top? Seen swanky "green" roofs on property
programmes.
-&-
We put a new flat roof in bitumen without the chippings, and laid
aluminium paint on top, er, to avoid it melting in the sun.
So now my particular problem has gone the other way ....
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Adrian C
fred
Feb 7, 2021, 6:42:35 AM2/7/21
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Apparently it is C10-C16 Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride (50%) Perhaps you could run some up yourself.
So far it is just as effective as the biological washing powder but perhaps easier spread. (Diluted and sprayed with a garden pressure sprayer.) Prior to this the washing powder was the only effective solution I could find. Lasted a few years. All other 'Moss Solution' products were useless. They required the removal of the dead moss. I found it very hard to shift even with a Stihl power brush attachment on their split boom system and using a spade threatened damage to the tarmac on the drive,
fred
Feb 7, 2021, 6:45:55 AM2/7/21
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alan_m
Feb 7, 2021, 6:55:07 AM2/7/21
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Tricky Dicky
Feb 7, 2021, 6:59:48 AM2/7/21
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Richard
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Feb 7, 2021, 7:02:55 AM2/7/21
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In article <601fc1ea...@news.eternal-september.org>,
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AnthonyL <nos...@please.invalid> wrote:
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
> Ideas and what should I do next?
Weedkiller?
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
> Ideas and what should I do next?
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Dave Plowman da...@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
Chris Green
Feb 7, 2021, 7:48:06 AM2/7/21
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if the roof isn't porous then it doesn't really matter if what's on
top freezes.
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AnthonyL
Feb 7, 2021, 8:07:42 AM2/7/21
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On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 03:42:33 -0800 (PST), fred <tpmc...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 10:35:55 AM UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
>> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage=20
>> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.=20
>>=20
>> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big=20
>> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a=20
>> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.=20
>>=20
>> Ideas and what should I do next?=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> AnthonyL=20
>>=20
>d solution which I also found effective on our drive . Label reads " Bac 50=
> easier spread. (Diluted and sprayed with a garden pressure sprayer.) Prior=
> to this the washing powder was the only effective solution I could find. L=
>asted a few years. All other 'Moss Solution' products were useless. They re=
>quired the removal of the dead moss. I found it very hard to shift even wit=
>h a Stihl power brush attachment on their split boom system and using a spa=
wrote:
>On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 10:35:55 AM UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
>> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.=20
>>=20
>> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big=20
>> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a=20
>> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.=20
>>=20
>> Ideas and what should I do next?=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> AnthonyL=20
>>=20
>> Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
>
>Sprinkle it with bioligical washing powser. I did find an alternative liqui=
>
>d solution which I also found effective on our drive . Label reads " Bac 50=
>" from R&D Laboratories Ltd., Unit U, Enkalon Ind. Est., Antrim BT41 4LJ
>
>Apparently it is C10-C16 Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride (50%) Per=
>
>haps you could run some up yourself.
>
>So far it is just as effective as the biological washing powder but perhaps=
>
> easier spread. (Diluted and sprayed with a garden pressure sprayer.) Prior=
> to this the washing powder was the only effective solution I could find. L=
>asted a few years. All other 'Moss Solution' products were useless. They re=
>quired the removal of the dead moss. I found it very hard to shift even wit=
>h a Stihl power brush attachment on their split boom system and using a spa=
>de threatened damage to the tarmac on the drive,
Are either safe for wildlife, eg birds, squirrels?
Andrew
Feb 7, 2021, 8:13:37 AM2/7/21
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On 07/02/2021 10:35, AnthonyL wrote:
> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do next?
>
Buy a big bag of ferrous sulphate from a garden centre or
> roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>
> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into a big
> container full of water and then gently fishing out the moss with a
> rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>
> Ideas and what should I do next?
>
agricultural dealer. if you have a concrete apron and the
roof discharges onto it, it will stain it though.
Fredxx
Feb 7, 2021, 8:30:06 PM2/7/21
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On 07/02/2021 11:59, Tricky Dicky wrote:
> On Sunday, 7 February 2021 at 11:45:55 UTC, fred wrote:
>> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 11:41:22 AM UTC, Adrian Caspersz
>> wrote:
>>> On 07/02/2021 10:35, AnthonyL wrote:
>>>> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my
>>>> garage roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>>>>
>>>> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into
>>>> a big container full of water and then gently fishing out the
>>>> moss with a rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas and what should I do nex
>>> The idea of chippings was, IIRC, to increase the surface area to
>>> aid evaporation. Moss, however, has other ideas.
>>>
>>> Would grass seeds grow on top? Seen swanky "green" roofs on
>>> property programmes.
>>>
>>> -&-
>>>
>>> We put a new flat roof in bitumen without the chippings, and
>>> laid aluminium paint on top, er, to avoid it melting in the sun.
>>>
>>> So now my particular problem has gone the other way ....
>>>
>>> -- Adrian C
>> I though the chippings were to ease the drainage and stop rain
>> pooling on the roof ?
>
> The chippings are there to reflect sun not removing the moss means
> they are less reflective and inefficient.
I would have thought the insulation properties of moss would be far
> On Sunday, 7 February 2021 at 11:45:55 UTC, fred wrote:
>> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 11:41:22 AM UTC, Adrian Caspersz
>> wrote:
>>> On 07/02/2021 10:35, AnthonyL wrote:
>>>> Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my
>>>> garage roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge.
>>>>
>>>> I've had some success by shovelling a few spades at a time into
>>>> a big container full of water and then gently fishing out the
>>>> moss with a rake. But that's nowhere near 100% effective.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas and what should I do nex
>>> The idea of chippings was, IIRC, to increase the surface area to
>>> aid evaporation. Moss, however, has other ideas.
>>>
>>> Would grass seeds grow on top? Seen swanky "green" roofs on
>>> property programmes.
>>>
>>> -&-
>>>
>>> We put a new flat roof in bitumen without the chippings, and
>>> laid aluminium paint on top, er, to avoid it melting in the sun.
>>>
>>> So now my particular problem has gone the other way ....
>>>
>>> -- Adrian C
>> I though the chippings were to ease the drainage and stop rain
>> pooling on the roof ?
>
> The chippings are there to reflect sun not removing the moss means
> they are less reflective and inefficient.
better than chippings. Some systems suggest you don't use chippings as
they can damage the membrane when waling on the roof, plus birds have a
habit of moving them.
Brian Gaff (Sofa)
Feb 8, 2021, 1:46:47 AM2/8/21
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Bloody heavy when wet, I'd imagine.
Brian.
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fred
Feb 8, 2021, 5:30:17 AM2/8/21
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Why does every thing have to hark back to wild life ?
We have a local Sparrow Hawk who keeps the pigeons under control.
Jackdaws who clean up after him
Cat which keeps rats in their place
And we let the vicious squirrel have the beech nuts in the hedge
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