Rickmansworth · WD3
Roof cleaning and moss removal in Rickmansworth
Damp air from the river valleys and lakes means moss thrives here. Soft wash and biocide treat it without harming plain clay or concrete tiles.
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 Rickmansworth homeowners know?
The High Street and Church Street have Georgian and Victorian buildings, some older, under slate and clay tile. The Metropolitan Railway encouraged Metroland estates in the 1920s and 30s, giving Rickmansworth its hipped plain-tile semis and detached houses with tile-hung bays. Mill End and Croxley borders add post-war housing with concrete tiles.
What goes wrong on Rickmansworth roofs?
Metroland tile bays. Tile-hung bay windows and their small roofs leak at the lead and lose tiles long before the main roof.
River valley damp. Low-lying roads near the Colne, Chess and Gade stay damp, which speeds moss and timber rot at the eaves.
Original 1930s felt. Bitumen felt from the 1930s is often brittle and torn at the eaves, letting water onto the fascia.
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 Rickmansworth: FAQs
My 1930s Rickmansworth semi has a leaking bay. Can you fix just that?
Yes. Bay roofs are a common separate repair: new lead, refixed tiles and a sound flashing to the main wall.
Do you work in Moor Park?
Yes, and we take the conservation-area and estate requirements into account before proposing any changes.
Roof cleaning and moss removal nearby
Free · Photographed · No pressure
Get a quote in Rickmansworth.
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.