Copper Zinc Roof Strips
Zinc strip does not kill moss or mildew it inhibits their growth so that in most cases roof cleaning is reduced or eliminated.
Copper zinc roof strips. A copper strip on each side of the roof will extend the life of asphalt shingles 40 or 50 years. The strips are more effective at the ridge where the strips are installed and less effective just 1foot down. Inconsistent roof treatment results can be observed. The roof pictured at the top of the page has zinc strips installed at the top of the roof below the roof ridge vent roof cap or below the first row of shingles.
The exposed zinc will oxidize forming zinc oxide. It shows installing the copper strip on an existing roof not a. Free shipping by amazon. Watch this short video first.
4 4 out of 5 stars 30. Installing copper strips on a shingle roof revised 2019. The zinc strip is installed along both sides of the ridge of the roof so that most of the strip is exposed. Keep your shingles clean and clear of mold algae and fungus for the life of your roof with our 100 natural copper strips.
Every time it rains some of this zinc oxide leaches down. Preventing roof moss with zinc strips in this video this old house general contractor tom silva shares tips for keeping a roof free of moss and mold by this old house.