Gerrards Cross · SL9
Roof cleaning and moss removal in Gerrards Cross
Heavy tree cover means moss on most shaded slopes. Plain clay tiles crack under pressure washing, so we hand clear, soft wash and treat 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 Gerrards Cross homeowners know?
Around the common and the Camp Road and Bulstrode areas, Edwardian and Arts and Crafts houses carry steep plain clay tile roofs, hips, dormers and tall chimneys. Interwar detached homes along Packhorse Road and the Austenwood area follow the same style. Many have been extended with large flat roofs or rebuilt with modern slate.
What goes wrong on Gerrards Cross roofs?
Valleys and dormers on complex roofs. Large houses with many hips, valleys and dormers have more junctions to leak, especially where old lead has split.
Plain tiles sliding on steep pitches. Interwar plain tiles hung on corroded nails start to slip, often in patches above dormers.
Tree cover over the common. Mature oaks and beeches drop leaves into valleys and gutters, causing overflow leaks.
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 Gerrards Cross: FAQs
My house has lots of valleys and dormers. Where do leaks usually start?
Most often at lead valleys and dormer cheeks. We trace the water, photograph the cause and repair that junction properly.
Do I need consent to repair my roof near the common?
Like-for-like repairs normally do not. Changing materials can. We check with the council first if there is any doubt.
Roof cleaning and moss removal nearby
Free · Photographed · No pressure
Get a quote in Gerrards Cross.
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.