How-To: Apply Moss B Ware Moss Kill to a Roof
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024
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Intro: 0:01
Opening the Container: 1:40
Applying to the Roof: 2:06
Observations: 3:28
Applying to Garage:
In a follow up video, Toby shows how he applies Moss B Ware to his home's roof during this Home Maintenance Minute video.
How? Sprinkle the roof line evenly in dry weather
What Next? Wait till it rains and allow the rain to spread the Moss B Ware down the roof.
How Often? In Spring and Fall. Or, if your roof is in good shape then maybe once a year is all that may be needed.
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Nice vid! Thanks! I want to see more of that lowered truck next time! 😂😂
Thank you. That truck makes appearances here there. There are some videos on my personal account th-cam.com/users/TobyBarnett
Thank you tobby
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
Buy 5-10# of baking soda, where they have bulk bins, and scatter it on the roof. It is not toxic and it kills the moss just as well.
Thanks for the tip H L.
Just any normal baking soda will actually work?
Yes@@PierceCalloway
How does it continue to be effective after a few good rains, let alone through the winter?
It kills the moss completely and new growth doesn't have a foothold. Its not a continuous deal like zinc strips yet those work like crap in my opinion. Moss B Ware is the most effective moss prevention with 1 to 2 applications (spring & fall) annually. Try it for yourself because for $10 you can't go wrong.
@@BarnettAssociatesTeam well you’ve definitely convinced me. I’m gonna try it this weekend, thank you!
@@bonham_music You're welcome. Now that my roof has been in good shape since buying the home, I apply once a year now and my northern roof receives zero sunlight in the winter months - I am north/south facing home. Report back and let me know your experience.
Thank you very helpful 🫡
You're welcome and thank you for watching.
Do u apply only the ridges of roof? Or should i cover the whole roof? Thanks
Depends on how much moss has grown on the roof. We we bought this house the moss was pretty thick on the roof's north side so I did the majority of the roof. Now, its only ridges. If there is only a little to moderate growth, ridges is probably all you need.
I thought you would have to wait to apply this product once the moss was already damp with rain. Are you applying this the day before it was forecasted to rain?
Appyling before the rain so then the rain water rinses the moss bware down the roof. Also, applying prior to rain is safer since the roof may be slippery from the rain.
Nice how much was that WA house?
It was $577k in 2017 and was in pretty rough shape. Its come along ways in the past 7 years.
For your particular home, your most beneficial moss control is the complete lack of shade on your main roof. You'll notice the parts of your architecture that shade portions of your roof expose the areas most susceptible to moss control. It is 10x worse once you start adding trees that tower over your surrounding area and block out the sun for large portions of the day. Sunlight, and plenty of it, is the best preventer of moss and algae on your roof, sidewalks, and driveways. Your house appears near-fully exposed so that helps a LOT.
When I moved into my home in early 2000 it had zero moss problems for the first 14 or so years. That's because the stupidly planned Linden trees the city mandated lining the streets were nowhere near maturity. Once they breached the roofline the moss that had been reserved for the ground began appearing on the roof. Fast forward 10 more years and those trees are now 60+ feet tall, shade 3/4 of the home for the majority of the day (except the south side, where my neighbors ridiculous Sequoia's step up to the plate), and moss has become a significant problem.
For general moss control, baking soda will also work. If you want to spray it for existing moss, dissolve a standard box (think: refrigerator box) in 2-3 gallons of water, then apply until soaked. Use a surfactant to assist in it 'sticking' to the sprayed surfaces. I use a commercial non-ionic surfactant from Liquid Harvest, and it works very well. Think of it as soap-on-steroids.
For granular application of baking soda, just hit all the peaks and slant borders sufficiently. As it wets and reacts to existing or added moisture It will raise the pH enough to kill the moss that you already have, but it isn't a super-long-term solution. Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is fairly weak alkaline (around 8.5-9 pH on a 1-15 scale), It will weaken quickly over time as it dilutes and/or washes away. The upshot is it is generally much safer for plants and wildlife, as it doesn't contain harsh bleaches, etc. You *can* use too much of the stuff, and throw off the pH in your soil in runoff areas, so be careful.
Very true yet the home gets no sun light on the northern roof in the winter months. If you'd seen this home when it was purchased in 2017 you'd know that it has been a lot of work to get the roof to its current status.
Every body watching NEVER WALK BACKWARDS ON A ROOF!
Appreciate the advice and I do keep tabs on where I am at on the roof.
@@BarnettAssociatesTeam sorry man, I know a couple of guys that fell doing that. One guy owned a roofing business always yelled at his guys for walking backwards, one day he was trying to ask his guys if they'd like lunch on him, took two steps back feel off the roof, landed on his head and died. It was only a two story roof. Be careful bruh.
@@Headshot-fo8wz I hate roofs and everything about them. I get it, It is a long ways down and its dangerous.
I note that BAT did apply the rule Start at an Edge, and Walk Back to the Center of the Ridge.
Usually your roof won't get moss if you don't have trees real close to the house keeping debris and shade on the house.
Here in Washington State (regardless if a home is shaded by trees or not), the winter months is when a home's roof's northern slope does not get exposed to sunshine since the Sun is so low on the horizon and moss accumulates.
Makes sense. For some reason it's not like that here in Pittsburgh.
@@Headshot-fo8wz Not sure the climate out there yet we're wet during the winter. Heck, we are super wet right now to everyone's disappointment.
Yea don't get me wrong I see moss on a lot of my customers roofs but not if theres not a lot of shade.
@@Headshot-fo8wz But we're a soggy mess in Washington State and paired with no sun on the northern parts of a roof during winter is all it takes here.
A 5 minute drive through the County shows you who and who doesn't take care of their roofs.
No tree no shade should be no moss
True yet a home's latitude will determine if there is shade during the winter months. Here in Washington State, the winter months will shade every northern surface for a minimum of 3 months.
I'd wear one of those useless (for covid) covid masks to make sure you don't inhale the dust - seems like one would be breathing well after hauling up the roof.
Yes. I should have been wearing the respirator because the wind blows just enough to blow around the very fine powder.
Wear a mask all! I got it in my mouth from the cloud of dust. This happened 20 minutes ago. Should have worn a mask!