Installing Zinc Roof Strips

Enough of the zinc protrudes so that the metal gradually leaches out with every rain to impede moss accumulation.

Installing zinc roof strips.

At the ridge before a ridge cap goes on you also nail down the zinc strips placed so they will protrude beyond the ridge cap. Install z stop zinc strips 50 foot roll to keep it from growing back. Step 1 safety. Z stop is a zinc roof moss algae and fungus inhibitor that is applied in strips to old or new roofs.

You can cut strips of zinc flashing copper and lead work too and slide them under a course of roof shingles to kill lichen and moss growing there or you could just buy these premade strips from shingle shield. Be careful moving up and down the ladder. Use corrosion resistant roofing nails with neoprene washers spaced 12 305 mm apart. Patrick has a lot to say about you using zinc strips on your roof.

Zincshield is installed at the top of the roof below the ridge cap ridge vent or below the first row of shingles. Apply z stop zinc strip 50 foot roll by butting it up against the ridge cap against both sides of all roof peaks see graphic. Install zinc strip on both sides of the ridge. Step 2 preparing the roof.

How to install a zinc strip to prevent moss on your roof. Watch this video decide for yourself whether it s a good investment. It should normally be installed on both sides of each roof ridge see example pictures suggested zincshield installation is indicated in red. Step 3 installing the zinc strips.

Install under the ridge cap shingle on both sides of the ridge. If the roof has multiple ridges install zincshield at the top of each ridge. It works with any wood or composition roof. Apply z stop below anything that blocks rain water flow such as chimneys gables and skylights.

Put on your protective eyewear work boots and work gloves before you begin. In november of 2011 i wrote a blog post about using zinc strips to prevent moss from growing on the roof or possibly to kill moss. Do not insert more than 1 25 4 mm under the shingles. The premade ones are much quicker and probably neater looking.

Rain water must run over z stop to become effective. Zinc is sold as a moss prevention product. I conducted a fairly long term experiment by installing zinc strips on a moss covered garage roof and showed before and after photos after the zinc had sixteen months to work its magic.