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Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:36 pm
by starting_11
Oh ye fonts of knowledge!

Could you advise me on the best way of getting moss off my tarmac driveway?

I spent 3 hours blasting it off earlier in the year and within 10 minutes it'd all grown back.

It's permanently in the shade and thus always damp so it's a right breeding ground for it.

Any products out there I can just chuck on?

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:38 pm
by Dyched
You might have to dig it up, push your house into the shade then put the driveway into the light

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:39 pm
by Im_not_Robbie_Blake
I use boiling water straight from the kettle. It does the job!

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:39 pm
by starting_11
Dyched wrote:You might have to dig it up, push your house into the shade then put the driveway into the light
Ill try the boiling watter.

If that don't work, i'll move me house over a few feet. Maybe rotate it 90 degrees.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:40 pm
by Rick_Muller
Been a while since I could do this so thanks...

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Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:41 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Try BLEACH but, obviously be careful when putting it down and around pets

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:42 pm
by Dyched
starting_11 wrote:Ill try the boiling watter.

If that don't work, i'll move me house over a few feet. Maybe rotate it 90 degrees.
Ah that method sounds simpler.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:50 pm
by Heathclaret
Jeyes fluid outdoor cleaner. Dilute as instructed, pour in a sprayer and off you go. Please read the tin properly and adhere to the instructions, it works but you have to be careful.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:59 pm
by The Enclosure
Diluted solution of bleach...leave overnight then powerwash

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:02 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
The Enclosure wrote:Diluted solution of bleach...leave overnight then powerwash
Wear a mask, goggles and old clothing when power-washing ;)

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:03 pm
by starting_11
Rick_Muller wrote:Been a while since I could do this so thanks...

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And this cocky lad wonders why I asked on here.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:58 pm
by Marney&Mee
great name for a band...

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:04 pm
by gawthorpe_view
Wet and Forget works very well, it's not cheap but it prevents regrowth as well as cleaning.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:08 pm
by brigante
Try luring a Predator and an Alien xenomorph to your home and then, through a spurious narrative that ends with the xenomorph being conveniently yet inconceivably placed on your driveway when dispatched by the Predator, spread the subsequently spilled acid blood using an old brush, which may get rid of the mould. I can't guarantee this works, that your driveway won't be damaged either in the battle or by the acid itself or that you won't be killed in the process. It's got to be worth a shot though.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:11 pm
by Top Claret
Hands and knees, scrape out the joints. I used to spend a couple of hours a week at my old house, scraping the moss out of the driveway. Also in the growing months apply plenty of weed killer

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:13 pm
by LoveCurryPies
My gardeners use a coloured chemical that gets down to the roots. The blue colour is temporary but allows you to keep dogs away from the treated areas.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:26 pm
by conyoviejo
Crystal soda will do the trick..

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:53 pm
by bfccrazy
By far the best solution is to use a combination of a picture of Ben Mee and James Tarkowski being placed in the area - that will clear anything.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:54 pm
by HollandsPies
Put some liquid moss killer on, and walk away.
Alternatively buy some lawn sand from Wilkos, sprinkle it on an walk away.

I'd never use a pressure washer on tarmac. You'll weaken it with all that hydraulic psi and it'll crumble over time

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:01 pm
by claretjohn33505
lawn sand?

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:09 pm
by blackburnturfite
Algon is petty good, dilute to instructions and spray, but you need a dry day and remove bulk first.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:10 pm
by HollandsPies
It'll poison the moss back and they sell it at Wilkos. Cheap too.

Re: Driveway Moss Removal

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:01 pm
by Tribesmen
Now never have done this but lads at work swear by Aldi washing power . Yep just what i was thinking also , but a good few says it works .