Key Roofing Danger Signals – What’s Growing On Your Roof? Suffolk County
Key Roofing Danger Signals – What’s Growing On Your Roof? Specifics: What’s Growing On Your Roof? Addressing The “Growing” Problems On Roofs Caused By Algae, Lichen, Fungus, and Moss Fact: Algae, or Gloeocapsa Magma, can spread… from one infested roof to another via the release of airborne spores. As more homes are built closer together, this hardy algae has been able to spread rapidly. Fact: Algae is well adapted to extreme conditions… heat, long dry spells, UV rays, heavy rain, intense cold, thick snow or high winds doesn’t deter it. Fact: The dark color of Algae is a pigmented protective sheath… that encapsulates each cell to protect it from UV rays Fact: Copper and Zinc can both inhibit algae growth… Zinc (including pellets) however does have other inherent problems, such as: it’s limited ability to be color matched to roofing shingles, attachment method to roofing shingles, cost and the occasional “bloom” effect due to the build-up of zinc oxide. Copp...