A new roof is quite the expenditure and once you’ve invested in one, you’ll want to make sure you do all you can to protect it. Even if your roof isn’t new, maintaining it will extend its life and keep you from having to endure the cost of replacing it before it is necessary. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your roof!
A Few Tips To Extend the Life of Your Roof
1. Remove leaves
If you have a moderately sloped roof with low surrounding landscaping, accumulating 
leaves is not a problem you have to deal with. However, if the roof structure is a bit more complicated and you have towering trees nearby, piles of leaves probably collect in roof valleys or near chimneys. If not removed, these leaves trap moisture and gradually decompose, allowing moisture to accumulate inside your roof, or worse, create fertile ground for weeds to grow on.
2. Get rid of moss
While black algae often covers composition roofs and is rather unsightly, a little chlorine bleach can kill it and the filmy growth doesn’t hurt the roof. It is safer for both
you and the roof to leave it alone. However, if you live in the Northwest, you’re likely to run into instances of moss growing on your roof, particularly on wood or composition shingles. Moss needs to be removed because it traps water and if you catch it early enough, you can just sweep it off.
3. Trim overhanging branches
This is a preventative measure that goes a long way toward keeping leaves and moss off your roof, and keeping your roof damage-free. Abrasion from limbs and leaves 
that sweep against your roof can eventually damage shingles, especially in high wind conditions. Overhanging branches also give squirrels and rodents, that can gnaw on your roof and siding, access to your roof. Branches need to be 10 feet away from your roof to prevent this.
4. Prevent ice dams
If you are plagued by ice buildup on your roof, removing partial or whole areas of the 
snow between storms might forestall leaks into your house. Do not try to pry off ice that is already formed, as this could damage your roof.
5. Look and listen
After every big wind or hail storm, or if you’ve heard scurrying on your roof recently, give your a roof a quick check to make sure everything’s still intact. Make sure to inspect for curling, loose or missing shingles as well as damaged flashing around vents, chimneys, skylights and other openings.
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I really appreciate your tip to avoid having any tree branches too close to your roof in high wind conditions. My wife and I recently moved into a neighborhood that gets a lot of wind. I will be sure to tell my wife that we should try and avoid getting any tree branches too close to our roof!