Re: Roof fungus common problem for homeowners

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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 04:35:17 -0000 "tigerpaw2c" <tigerpaw2C@...> writes:

http://www.wtvw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1602492Reporter: Boonville, IN January 15 -- If you thought those black streaks on your roof were dirt or soot, you might want to read on. Those streaks are probably more than eyesores, and they could cost you a lot of money. "That should be nice and white all over like it was," said Vonda . But recently, she has watched her eight-year-old roof grow increasingly darker. "Gradually, it kept getting worse," said. "And this year, I looked at it, and it was shocking to see that it was so dark." After talking to a couple of contractors, she found out she has a fungus growing on her roof. It's actually pretty common in shady areas where moisture gets trapped. But if left untreated, fungus and algae can make shingles crack and the roof leak. "I asked them what I can do about it...and one of them said it can be cleaned off," explained. Hiring a professional cleaning service can be pretty expensive, so if you don't mind climbing up on your house, there are several ways you can rid your roof of the nasty streaks by yourself. One gallon of shingle shield can usually get rid of existing streaks like 's relatively quickly. "Spray it on your roof, let it set for about 20 minutes, then hose it back off," said Jim Ogden of West Roofing & Supply. It's pretty simple; it's made for the homeowner." The spray alone won't prevent the problem from coming back, but roofers claim zinc strips will. "Tack it down, that's all you got to do to it," Ogden said. "What it does is the rain flows over that and stops the algae from reforming." Four boxes of the strips will cover most three-bedroom homes for about $100. "It's a lot cheaper than redoing your roof," Ogden said. And that's good news for someone like , who does't want to pay a lot to keep the roof over her head. Most shingles made within the past few years have bits of zinc or copper that can prevent roof fungus altogether. FAIR USE NOTICE:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.