Chalfont St Giles · HP8
Roof cleaning and moss removal in Chalfont St Giles
Old clay roofs here are fragile and must never be pressure washed. We remove moss by hand and soft wash with biocide.
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 Chalfont St Giles homeowners know?
The village centre around the green and the High Street has timber-framed, brick and flint cottages under handmade clay peg tiles, including the Grade I listed Milton’s Cottage. Surrounding roads have interwar and post-war houses under plain and concrete tiles, and larger houses on the outskirts.
What goes wrong on Chalfont St Giles roofs?
Peg tiles on old cottages. Centuries-old peg-tile roofs slip as pegs decay and tiles spall with frost.
Chimney stacks on cottages. Old stacks lose pointing and flaunching and leak at the lead.
Chilterns moss. Wooded surroundings mean moss and leaf litter on most roofs.
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 Chalfont St Giles: FAQs
Do you work on listed cottages?
Yes, with traditional materials and listed building consent where needed.
Do you use lime mortar?
Where the building needs it, yes. Old buildings often need softer, breathable mortars.
Roof cleaning and moss removal nearby
Free · Photographed · No pressure
Get a quote in Chalfont St Giles.
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.