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| Treacodactyl |
Roof moss - leave it or remove it?Soon I'll be re-pointing my ridge tiles and replacing any loose or broken tiles. While I'm up there should I remove the moss or just leave it where it is? I know some companies claim moss damages tiles but the only harm it seems to do is block the gutters occasionally. |
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| Bebo |
And attracts the crows to jump about on your roof pecking at it. Not a problem in the winter, but they sound like a herd of elephants trampling across our roof very early in the morning in the summer. | ||
| Treacodactyl |
I read that as cows jumping.  Yes, we mainly get magpies doing that but it doesn't bother me enough to remove the moss.
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| ros |
I don't remove ours so I'd be interested to know if we should. Neighbour often removes his, but doesn't know why he just thinks he should 
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| stumbling goat |
i would remove it.
it is not just the guttering it can block. if your rainwater downpipe runs into a soakaway it may eventually block the run into the soakaway. that would then need to be dug out and cleared. it may block the down pipe and that may mean removal and cleaning of the whole downpipe. i de-moss my roof bi-annually. sg |
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| ros |
Is that the only reason SG?
All our downpipes end in water butts, so we have wire guards over the gutter and top of downpies to stop moss/leaves etc going in to the butts |
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| stumbling goat |
it's the reason why i do it.
having seen torrents of water dampening walls where downpipes and gutters are blocked and overflowing. if left unchecked this can cause damp inside premises. as long as you keep the rainwater goods clear you should not have any problems. and with water butts you do not have the soakaway considerations to worry about. atb sg |
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| Bebo |
We just put up with the crow noise. Gutters and downpipes get cleaned out at least once a year anyway (one of the few advantages of having a bungalow with rooms in the roof means that the gutters aren't very high up). | ||
| Treacodactyl |
Looking at it another way, does it do any good? | ||
| stumbling goat |
if it was thick enough it could cause a capillary action on rainwater flowing down the roof and bring it back up between the tiles, but then it should only hit the underfelt, and flow away.
sg |
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| Treacodactyl |
I've come across The National Federation of Roofing Contractors after a bit of searching ( www.nfrc.co.uk ) and they say there's no need to remove it unless it's causing a problem such as already been mentioned (blocked gutters, leaks). So, looks like I can leave it. | ||
| alice |
Oh, live and let live I say 
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