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rubberduc...

M¢37 Funded By Mahalo ? | October 01, 2009 02:25 AM

Does Tide Soap (w/o bleach) kill moss on roofs?

It's said to pour a strip across the roof at its highest point. When the rain
comes, the soap will work its way down, killing the moss. Will this work?

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coltech88

October 02, 2009 02:25 AM

I have read a testimonial that if you sprinkle the Tide powder on the roof, during a dry period, it will kill the moss. It takes a couple of weeks, then you can get back up on the roof and sweep off the dead moss.

You may want to look into getting a zinc strip put on the peak of your roof. Lots of people seem to have good luck with that. The zinc is a poison to the moss. A preventative measure that many thoroughly believe in.

If you don't have 2 wks of guaranteed rain-free time, you may want to try this product: Safer Brand Moss and Algae Killer & Cleaner. Costs about $50 for an average roof size.

Clorox bleach will work as well, but it can damage plants where you have runoff.

You can apply both of the last two products with a backpack or other type of sprayer.
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http://www.thecrunchychicken.com/2008/11/eco-friendly-moss-and-algae-remova...

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ematlosz

October 01, 2009 02:34 AM

Wikihow has a page on how to remove mold from wooden decks that uses Tide with Bleach. I can't imagine it being much different.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2TJIiNNhT2I/SYsZHaOImzI/AAAAAAAAADk/DhcFH2WLgHY/s400/Tide.png

Edit- I need to pay more attention to the questions. I just realized that you wanted to know if it works without bleach. I'm pretty sure that the bleach is what's doing all of the killing of the mold here. I doubt that it is going to work very well without bleach.
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