Fungus Roof Shingles

The first one we will talk about is algae.

Fungus roof shingles.

There are four common types of roof fungus that cause the most problems whether it be damage to your home or your health. Even if it dries out it can come back to life when rain or moisture appears. Once on the roof lichen cannot easily be removed. This fungus is particularly damaging to the roof itself when not taken care of as soon as it s noticed.

Scrubbing or power washing the lichen will only do more damage. Algae will devour your shingles and is also attracted to moisture. Black algae stains may be mistaken for but are not extractive bleeding a product cosmetic defect. Lichen is a photosynthetic fungus that has roots that wrap around the granules feeding on the nutrients of the gm and the filler in the shingles.

Black algae stains may be mistaken for but are not extractive bleeding a product cosmetic defect.