Amersham · HP6, HP7
Roof cleaning and moss removal in Amersham
Peg-tile roofs in the Old Town are fragile and need hand cleaning and soft washing only. Metroland roofs on the Hill can be soft washed with biocide too, never pressure washed.
Free photographed survey
Every slope, chimney and gutter photographed.
Report yours to keep
Whether you hire us or not.
Agreed in writing
Scope fixed before any work starts.
One point of contact
Your survey and every follow-up handled by one person, 8am–6pm.
What should Amersham homeowners know?
Amersham Old Town is a near-complete historic market town of timber-framed and Georgian-fronted buildings under handmade clay peg tiles, many listed. Amersham-on-the-Hill was built up from the 1890s to the 1930s with Edwardian and interwar houses in plain clay tile, and post-war estates around it. There is also notable modernist housing nearby with flat roofs.
What goes wrong on Amersham roofs?
Old Town peg tiles. Handmade peg tiles on centuries-old roofs slip as pegs and nails decay and frost breaks the tile faces.
Metroland hips and valleys. Interwar roofs on the Hill commonly have loose hips and worn valleys.
Flat roofs on modernist homes. Flat roofs need regular maintenance at edges and outlets.
How do we do roof cleaning and moss removal?
We remove moss by hand, soft wash the roof at low pressure and apply an HSE-registered professional biocide, exactly as its label directs. We do not pressure wash tiled or slate roofs. It strips the surface off concrete tiles and brings moss back faster, and on slate it drives water under the laps.
Full details on our roof cleaning and moss removal page.
Our process
What you get
- 01
Hand removal
Moss scraped off by hand, working down the roof without walking on fragile tiles.
- 02
Soft wash
Low pressure only, so the tile surface and the laps are untouched.
- 03
Biocide
Kills moss, algae and lichen on contact; the dead growth then weathers away over the following weeks and months.
- 04
Gutters and photos
Gutters cleared of debris and the roof photographed: any slipped tiles noted.
Questions
Roof cleaning and moss removal in Amersham: FAQs
Do you work on listed buildings in Amersham Old Town?
Yes, with traditional materials and consent where needed.
Can you repair a flat roof on a modernist house?
Yes, with a system suited to the building, detailed carefully at edges and outlets.
Roof cleaning and moss removal nearby
Free · Photographed · No pressure
Get a quote in Amersham.
Get a quote for your roofing work. Where an inspection is needed, we photograph the roof, explain our findings in plain English and give you the report to keep.