Discuss this option with your roofer when it s time to replace the roof.
Green fungus on roof shingles.
If properly maintained this fuzzy green fungus can be a beautiful aesthetic piece for the outside of your home.
The black mold like stains and streaks that appear on roofs particularly light colored asphalt shingles is actually a blue green algae gloeocapsa magma.
Black or brown or green algae stains on asphalt roof shingles.
It s actually just a blue green algae spread by airborne spores.
Step 4 take precautions.
Moss lichens algae resistant roof shingles.
Chemically treated roof shingles are available from several asphalt roofing manufacturers who offer these products which are resistant to moss lichens or algae growth on roofs.
Allow the solution to soak into the shingles for at least 15 minutes.
It is easily spread and causes those colorful stains on so many roofs.
Put on rubber gloves and a breathing mask before proceeding you so you can.
Use algae resistant shingles when re roofing.
Never use a.
It needs heat moisture and nutrients to grow.
Commonly found in climates with warm humid summers it does no damage to the roofing but it certainly does looks bad.
Step 3 check for cleanliness and rinse.
The next roof fungus is something everyone will know.
Misnamed as mildew or fungus by some writers algae staining on asphalt shingles usually in shaded areas or on the more shaded roof slopes characterized by black staining fairly uniform over shingles but appearing specifically in areas of the roof shaded by nearby trees.