How To Remove Mold From Roof Eaves

Let s examine the tools and techniques needed to remove black mold growth.

How to remove mold from roof eaves.

Repair roof leaks remove excess shingle overhangs and fix. Use a stiff nylon brush on stubborn stains and in the louvers of soffit vent grills. Eliminate the conditions that cause black mold. Black mold is toxic causing flu like symptoms sore throat and diarrhea to name a few.

Angle the water horizontally when spraying grills to minimize the moisture that goes up through the vent. First of all you need to clean your roof eaves to remove the existing mold and mildew. A 10 solution of bleach to water is sufficient to kill the mold and will not allow it to build up a resistance to the bleach. Move the ladder and scrub the next section in the same way rinsing it with the hose when scrubbing is complete.

Cut back vines or tree branches that contribute to the moisture underneath the eaves. Little sunlight and low air movement provide an ideal environment for mold growth. Remove existing mold do not use 100 bleach when you remove mold from your eaves. This fungus is dangerous and the symptoms will be recurring unless the mold is removed.

Once you have cleaned your roof eaves properly with the mixture of bleach you need to remove every other cause which might promote the mold in the future. It is not suggested to use bleach alone but you can use 10 bleach in the water to kill the mold.