Roof Cleaning Market Rasen offers a professional roof cleaning service for home and business premises in Market Rasen and surrounding villages/towns in Lincolnshire. Roof cleaning can be a simple way of improving the appearance of your property, by clearing moss, dirt and anything else that has accumulated on your roof.

As roofs age and get more porous, they are often invaded by algae, moss and dirt. Maintaining a roof that is clean and without moss and algae may be challenging for most owners and becomes a continual annoyance.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have your roof look new again?

Why have it cleaned?

A large accumulation of moss, dirt on roof tiles and other organic growth could well cause big issues with the roof and the life expectancy of the tiles will in time be affected too. If you overlook your roof, you’ll find these organic growths will quickly spread out of control with their roots creeping their way into weaknesses in the tiles of the roof, steadily widening them over the course of time until cracks become visible. Like all plants they need water to survive, and once it has rained, they’ll act like a sponge holding as much water as they can. Once it finds its way through the cracks within your roof it could cause serious and expensive deterioration to the rafters and joists. Also you could well become aware of moss that has dislodged and rolled down the roof into your gutter which can lead to overflowing rainwater from your gutter which saturates and damages your fascia boards. Really then, arranging to have your roof cleaned is an important service for a few reasons.

For a lot of people though cleaning their roof is simply an aesthetic choice and we can’t fault you for that! Roofs can become very dull because of organic growths like lichen and moss, and at that point a roof cleaning company is necessary. Roofs are also often tarnished and stained by a common place bacterium called gloeocapsa magma affecting the natural appearance of your otherwise charming home. By all means, this bacteria growth is not unusual however it isn’t nice to see and it can over time damage your roof. The difference between a clean roof and one that hasn’t been cleaned can be night and day. After years of watching your roof get dirtier and dirtier wouldn’t it be great to see it looking almost as good as new like it used to?

The next question is, “Is this a simple DIY job that I should attempt to do myself?” Let’s look at some evidence to suggest what the best possible solution is here.

Can I just do this myself?

The biggest reason why a lot of people don’t clean their own roof is since it requires working at a height where most of us wouldn’t feel safe and secure. At these kinds of heights any kind of tumble can lead to a very serious wound.

Also, a lot of people would assume having your roof cleaned involves pressure washing but it doesn’t have to and here are some reasons why ideally a roof should not be pressure washed. Pressure washing may remove moss from the roof, but the high powered jets of water may dislodge the tiles or other roof fittings, risk flooding the loft space and it is highly likely that the moss will simply grow back!

High pressure washing additionally affects the lifespan of the tiles which could result in more trouble further down the road with most tile manufacturing companies also warning people against this form of roof cleaning.
Power washing a roof is the least popular option as this in many instances can disturb or break fragile tiles from the pressure of the power washer but can also harm your roof when walking on the tiles and disrupting the tiles.

Many dodgy tradesmen who do this kind of work, claim that it is easy money or that it does not require any skill. How wrong can they be A service such as this requires a degree of skill and attention that we can provide. Using the correct roof access equipment, the best tools and our experience and know-how we can deliver a roof cleaning service that is worthwhile without you having to put yourself in unnecessary danger.

What are the best ways to clean my roof?

It is best to have your roof cleaned by a specialised cleaning company. One of the gentlest yet most effective ways to clear away roof moss and clean your roof is by employing the scraping approach. By using a 9″ scraper on a dry day will easily remove any moss on your roof leaving no scratch marks on the tiles from doing so.

As previously stated – with this approach there is no damage to the tiles and there is no flood risk, unlike other roof cleaning methods such as high-powered pressure washing.

Another effective method is to use chemicals. Using a fungicide/moss killer after the moss has been gently removed will permeate into the tile but most importantly into the gaps in the tiles killing off any tiny moss spores, lichen and all other organic growth on the tiles. This roof cleaning process can take some time once the excess moss has initially been dislodged but again the tiles are unharmed and with the added application of bespoke chemicals this will impede the moss from growing back for many years making this method the most worthwhile.

How is it done?

We will investigate the roof with care and attention before beginning any work, to determine the best cleaning method to use depending on your roof. Then we will consider what’s growing there and the best way to clear out the growth. We can then start to work on cleansing your roof of organic colonising growths by getting deep into the moss root system and destroying the spores. You’ll notice an improvement straight away and continued change over time.

A few things to think about.

We’ve already considered some other factors that can affect a roof cleaning job. So, consider just a few more.

• Size of house and the size of its roof.
• The level of vegetation that is present on the roof.
• The type of roof – e.g. in the case of a thatched roof, no water is involved.
• Accessibility of the roof.
• Height of the roof.

Keeping all of the above in mind, it is not worth risking serious injury to you or dis-repair to your house by trying to do your own roof cleaning. Fill in the free quote form or call us for a quote, and leave it to us.