Roof moss removal

A pressure washer will take moss off a roof very quickly. It will also strip the granular surface off concrete tiles, force water up under the laps and, on an older roof, break tiles outright. We don't use one on tiles.

Moss comes off by hand, tile by tile. It's slower and it's the only method that doesn't shorten the life of the roof to make it look better this afternoon.

What's included

• Moss scraped from tiles by hand
• Valleys cleared out — where moss does the most damage
• Gutters and downpipes cleared afterwards as standard
• Ridge and hip pointing checked and reported on
• All debris collected from the roof and the ground
• Before and after photographs

How we do it

1. 01

   Check the roof first

   Some roofs shouldn't be walked on. We look at the tile type and condition before agreeing to anything, and we'll tell you if scaffolding is the sensible route.

2. 02

   Test patch first

   A small area gets scraped so you can see how your tiles look underneath before the whole roof is done. Some roofs come up better than others and this is how you find out which yours is, before committing.

3. 03

   Scrape it off

   Worked in sections from a roof ladder, tile by tile, including the valleys where moss packs hardest and does the most harm.

4. 04

   Clear what comes down

   Moss ends up in the gutters — all of it. We clear the runs and flow-test the downpipes afterwards, included in the price.

5. 05

   Report what we found

   Slipped tiles, failed pointing, a cracked valley: photographed and priced separately. Nothing gets done without your say-so.