Roof cleaning and moss removal in Peterborough

Moss on a roof is not just a look. It holds water against the tiles, breaks off in lumps that block the gutters, and in a hard frost the water it holds expands inside the tile surface. We clear moss from roofs across Peterborough and clear the gutters at the same time, because half the moss ends up in them anyway.

Scraped, not blasted

A high-pressure lance will take moss off a roof quickly and take the surface of the tiles off with it. On a concrete tile that surface is the weatherproofing, and stripping it turns a twenty-year problem into a five-year one. We remove moss by hand with scrapers and brushes, working down the roof, and we will decline to jet-wash a roof that should not be jet-washed even when asked.

What we find underneath

Moss hides things. Once it is off we can see cracked tiles, slipped tiles, failed pointing at the ridge and verge, and where lead has lifted. That is worth as much as the cleaning: you get photographs of the roof as it actually is, and a plain list of anything that wants attention, with no obligation to have any of it done by us.

Why Peterborough roofs collect it

North-facing slopes that see little sun, roofs shaded by mature trees on the older streets, and the shallow pitches common on seventies estate housing all hold damp longer, and moss follows damp. Nothing is wrong with those roofs. They just need clearing more often than a steep, sunny south slope does.

Gutters, and what happens next

We clear the gutters and downpipes as part of the job and check that the outlets actually run. After that it is worth a look every few years rather than every year. The work is insured, and if we spot something that needs a roofer rather than a brush you will hear about it plainly and see a photograph of it.