Help keep your roof looking like new with the protection of owens corning streakguard algae resistance protection.
Mold resistant roof shingles.
Darker colored shingles absorb heat and light while lighter colors reflect it.
New asphalt roof shingles are available with an inclusion of chemicals that resist moss lichens algae and even fungal growth.
Our algae resistant shingles carry a limited warranty against contamination from blue green algae during the first 10 or 15 years depending on the product.
Tim carter roof shingles with copper tips.
Discuss this option with your roofer when it s time to replace the roof.
For more than 30 years we ve continued to advance our technologies to keep roofs beautiful and virtually maintenance free.
Chemically treated roof shingles are available from several asphalt roofing manufacturers who offer these products which are resistant to moss lichens or algae growth on roofs.
Some shingles come with small amounts of copper in the granules.
Manufacturers today are selling shingles that are called fungus resistant and algae resistant.
Watch roof algae and moss video below.
Humid or maritime climate s are more susceptible to algae growth so look for algae resistant shingles ar that help inhibit the growth of streak causing blue green algae.
The good news is that gloeocapsa magma is both treatable and with the right shingle technology preventable.
Algae fighting has come of age with stainguard time release technology certain metal ions like copper and zinc can help reduce algae growth.
Copper strips at the top are the best way to stop black algae stains see below.
Roof shingles with copper algae resistant outdoor roofing text.
The premade ones are much quicker and probably neater looking.
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And it s misleading to the homeowner because by the second year there s nothing left on the warranty.
Certainteed warrants that algae resistant shingles will remain free from blue green algae during this period and will pay without proration the reasonable cost to replace or clean the affected shingles.