Roof Cleaning Pride Park provides a professional roof cleaning service for residential and business properties in Pride Park and surrounding towns and villages in Nottinghamshire. Roof cleaning is a relatively quick way to improve the look of your home, by clearing moss, lichen, dirt and anything else that has accumulated there.
As a roof ages and get more porous, they are often invaded by moss and dirt. Keeping the roof clean and free of moss and algae may be challenging for many homeowners and can become a issues.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have your roof look new again?
Why have it cleaned?
A really serious build-up of dirt, moss on the tiles on your roof and other natural growth could well cause you major problems with the roof and the durability of the tiles will eventually be affected too. If you neglect your roof, you’ll find these organic growths will rapidly spread uncontrollably with their roots working their way into vulnerable spots in the roof tiles, gradually widening them over the course of time until cracks appear. Like all living organisms they need water to live, and when it rains, they’ll act like a sponge retaining as much water as they can. Once it finds its way through the cracks within your roof it might well cause serious and costly destruction to the rafters and joists. Also you could well find moss that has come loose and rolled down the roof finding itself in your gutter which can lead to overflowing rainwater from your gutter which saturates and damages your fascia boards. In truth, having your roof cleaned is an important job for many reasons.
For a lot of people though wanting a clean roof is solely an aesthetic choice and we can’t fault you for that! Roofs can become very dull due to organic growths like moss and lichen, 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 familiar appearance of your otherwise beautiful home. Of course, this bacteria growth is completely natural nonetheless it isn’t nice to look at and after a while it can damage your roof. Comparing a clean roof and one that hasn’t been cleaned can be night and day. After months and years of observing your roof get progressively dirtier wouldn’t it be great to see it looking almost as good as new like it used to?
Next you might ask, “Is this a simple DIY job that I should try to do myself?” Let’s consider some evidence to recommend what the best possible solution is here.
Could I just clean it myself?
The biggest reason why a lot of people don’t clean their own roof is the fact that it usually means working at a height where a lot of us wouldn’t feel comfortable or safe. At these heights any type of fall can lead to a very serious wound.
Many dodgy tradesmen who do this kind of work, claim it is easy money or that it does not need any skill. How true is that? A job like this requires a degree of experience and skill that we can provide. Using proper roof access equipment, the correct tools and our skill and understanding we can deliver a roof cleaning service that is worthwhile without you having to put yourself at needless risk.
What is the process?
We will survey your roof attentively before starting any work, to determine 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. Then we can start to work on purging your roof of organic colonising growths by getting deep into the moss root system and destroying the spores. You’ll notice an immediate improvement and continued improvement over time.
A few things to think about.
We’ve already considered some other factors that can affect a roof cleaning service. Now, let’s have a quick look at these.
- Size of dwelling and the area of the roof.
- The level of vegetation that is present on the roof.
- The 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 injury to you or damage to your dwelling by attempting a DIY roof clean. Fill in the free quote form or give us a call for your free quote, and leave it to the professionals.