Roof Moss Removal in Ash & Ash Vale

You see it from the garden first: a green fringe along every tile course, and clumps in the gutter above the back door. Plenty of roofs across Ash & Ash Vale look like that by the end of winter. Roof Moss Removal from Wey Valley Roofing takes it off by hand and finishes with a low-pressure soft wash.

Our founder has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs, and every job, from moss removal to a full roof replacement in Ash & Ash Vale, carries a 25-year written workmanship guarantee.

Ask Wey Valley Roofing for a free survey and a fixed written price before the next wet season fills your gutters in Ash & Ash Vale.

Roof Moss Removal Methods

Moss does not stay cosmetic. It holds rain against the tiles, creeps under the laps and sheds into the gutters with every downpour. Then the gutters overflow. Across Ash & Ash Vale it settles thickest on the slopes that see little sun and sit under trees, and it comes back to those same slopes.

So the removal comes in two parts. Order matters.

Hand removal first

The heavy growth comes off by hand, with a scraper. It is slower than a jet. It also keeps water out from under the tiles and leaves the surface of the roof where it was.

Soft wash to finish

What the scraper leaves, the low-pressure soft wash deals with: the residue, plus the algae and lichen sitting in the grain of the tile. Low pressure cleans the roof rather than blasting it.

What we leave out

No pressure washing. No roof coating sold to you as a cure. Neither is part of how we work.

Soft Washing Without the Disruption

The worry is usually the disruption: noise, water everywhere, a house you cannot use while the roof is done. Most of that does not happen. A low-pressure soft wash is not the racket of a jet washer outside the bedroom window.

Living with it while we work

The work happens on the roof and at the gutter line. You keep every room. Keep the windows shut on the side we are washing, and we will tell you which side that is as we move round the house. Nothing needs moving indoors.

Where steam fits

People ask about steam cleaning. Our method is hand removal followed by the low-pressure soft wash, and that is what we survey for and price. One method, done properly, done once. It is the same method in Ash & Ash Vale as it is for roof moss removal in Woking and across the rest of Surrey and the Wey Valley.

Free Survey and Quote in Ash & Ash Vale

Nobody can price a roof from the pavement. And you should not pay for the guess. So the survey is free. We look at the roof properly, with a drone view where it helps, and check what the moss has done underneath: lifted tiles, blocked outlets, a gutter pulling away at its fixings.

Then you get an honest fixed price in writing, with no obligation and no charge for the quote. If you have been wondering what it costs to have moss removed, that is the answer for your roof rather than a guess at someone else's. And if the moss has been hiding a slipped tile, we tell you, and we tell you when a small repair will do.

Every job we do, moss removal from your roof included, carries our 25-year written workmanship guarantee, handed over before we leave. It is in writing.

Roof Tiles, Slate and Concrete Roofs

Each covering takes moss differently, and each suffers differently from the wrong cleaning. Wrong method, double cost.

Concrete tiles

Concrete tiles have a rough face that moss roots into. A jet erodes that face and shortens the life of the tile. Hand scraping and a soft wash lift the moss and leave the face alone.

Clay tiles and slate

Clay and slate are harder, but brittle at the edges. They need a careful hand and a roofer who knows where to put their weight. Any cracked slate is found at survey and priced, not discovered halfway through.

Garages and outbuildings

Low roofs under hedges and trees grow moss quickly. We clean those too. We carry out roof moss removal in Ash & Ash Vale, and garage roofing in Ash & Ash Vale where the covering itself has had its day. Asbestos-cement garage roofs are assessed and the safe compliant route advised. We do not remove asbestos.

Manual Scraping and Debris Clearance

The moss has to go somewhere. Left on the drive, it blows back into the gutters. Rinsed into the downpipes, it blocks them. Both happen.

Clearing the gutters

Once the roof is scraped we clear the gutters and check the downpipes run free. A blocked outlet is how moss on a roof turns into damp on a wall. It is part of the job, not an extra.

Leaving the site tidy

What drops to the ground is collected and bagged. Paths, drives and patios are swept before we go. Nothing gets left. You should not be finding the job on your shoes a week later.

The work is done by our own experienced local roofers, never subcontracted, and a real person answers the phone day, night and weekend. Call 07428 300474 and book the free survey.