Roof Cleaning Costock provides a professional roof cleaning service for private and commercial premises in Costock and surrounding villages/towns in Nottinghamshire. Having your roof cleaned can be a relatively quick way of improving the appearance of your house, by clearing moss and anything else that has accumulated on your roof.
As a roof becomes older and become more porous, they are often invaded by moss and dirt. Keeping your roof clean and without moss is usually very difficult for many householders and becomes a continual cause for annoyance.
Would it not be great to have your roof looking like new again?
Why have it cleaned?
A really serious build-up of moss and algae on your roof and other organic growth may cause major problems with the roof and the durability of the tiles will in time be compromised too. If you ignore your roof, you’ll find these organic growths will swiftly grow out of control with their roots working their way into vulnerable spots in the roof tiles, progressively widening them throughout time until cracks emerge. Like all plants they need water to thrive, and after it rains, they’ll act like a sponge retaining as much water as they possibly can. As it finds its way through the cracks within your roof it might well cause serious and costly destruction to the rafters and joists. Lastly you could well become aware of moss that has dislodged and rolled down the roof finding itself in your gutter which in time can lead to overflowing rainwater from your gutter which penetrates and damages your fascia’s. In truth, arranging to have a roof cleaned is a required service for a number of reasons.
For many though getting their roof cleaned is simply an aesthetic choice and we don’t blame you for that! Roofs can become very unattractive due to organic growths like moss and lichen, and this is when a roof cleaning service is needed. Roofs are also frequently discoloured and stained by a prevalent bacterium called gloeocapsa magma affecting the familiar appearance of your otherwise beautiful house. Of course, this bacteria growth is not unusual but after all it isn’t pleasant to see and gradually it can damage your roof. Comparing a clean roof and one that needs a clean can be night and day. After months and years of observing your roof get more and more dirty wouldn’t it be lovely to see it looking almost as good as new again?
Next you might ask, “Is this a easy DIY job that I should have a go at doing myself?” Let’s look at some evidence to propose what the best possible solution is here.
Couldn’t I just clean it alone?
The biggest reason why a lot of people don’t want to risk cleaning their own roof is since it requires working at a height where a lot of us wouldn’t feel safe or comfortable. At these heights any sort of fall can lead to a very serious injury.
Many cow-boy tradesmen who do this kind of work, reckon it is easy money and that it doesn’t need a lot of skill. How true is that? A job like this requires a degree of experience and skill that we can deliver. Using the correct roof access equipment, the right tools and our skill and know-how we can deliver a roof cleaning service that you are happy with without you needing to put yourself at needless risk.
How is it done?
We will investigate your roof carefully before beginning any work, to identify the best course of action depending on your roof. Then we will look at what’s growing there and the best way to remove the growth. We can then begin to work on cleansing the roof of organic colonising growths by getting deep into the moss root system and killing the spores. You’ll notice an instant improvement and continued change as time passes.
Some things to consider.
We have already considered some other factors that can affect a roof cleaning service. Now, let’s have a quick look at these.
- Size of house and the size of the roof.
- The level of vegetation that is currently on the roof.
- Type of roof – e.g. with a thatched roof, no water is involved.
- Accessibility of the roof.
- How high is the roof?
Keeping the aforementioned points in mind, it is not worth risking serious insult to you or dis-repair to your house by trying to do your own roof cleaning. Fill in the free quote form or give us a call for your free quote, and leave it to the pros.