Roof Cleaning Chorlton
Roof cleaning across Chorlton and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Moss removed by steam or by hand, gutters cleared, and a biocide treatment that keeps the roof clean for two years, guaranteed.
- Steam cleaning or hand scraping, never high pressure on your tiles
- 2-year no-moss guarantee on every roof we clean
- Fixed quote with no hidden fees, gutters cleared as part of the job
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Tell us your postcode in Chorlton and we will come back to you the same day.
Looking after Chorlton's older roofs
Chorlton is full of Edwardian terraces and semis, with the odd Victorian villa and the mock-Tudor cottages of Chorltonville. Many still have their original slate or clay roofs, and a lot of them sit under big street trees. Add the damp air coming off Chorlton Ees and the Water Park and you get roofs that go green quickly.
Old roofs need a gentle hand. A jet wash can strip the surface off clay tiles and lift slates that have been in place for a hundred years. That is why we never use one. Heavy moss is lifted off by hand or with low-pressure steam, depending on the roof.
Once the moss is off and the gutters are clear, a professional biocide goes over every tile. It kills the spores left behind and keeps the roof clean for two years, backed by our no-moss guarantee.
Roof cleaners in Chorlton
Chorlton-cum-Hardy runs from Victorian and Edwardian villas and terraces to the Chorltonville garden suburb of 1911 and later council estates, so you get old slate, clay tiles and plenty of concrete tiles. Chorltonville started out with plain red tiles on every roof.
Clay and slate do not like pressure. A jet wash will pit clay and can crack or shift slates that have been nailed in for a century. As roof cleaners we treat those roofs gently, by hand, and we tell you if we find anything loose while we are up there.
About Chorlton: homes, streets and schools
Chorlton covers two council wards, Chorlton and Chorlton Park, and the 2021 Census counted 30,435 people in 12,781 households between them. It is the kind of place people move to and stay. In Chorlton ward 62% of households own their home, semis are the most common house type, and more than a quarter of homes are terraces.
The housing tells the story of how Chorlton grew. There are Victorian and Edwardian villas on Edge Lane and High Lane, terraces around the crossroads of Barlow Moor Road and Wilbraham Road, the Chorltonville garden suburb from 1911, and council estates at Merseybank after the First World War and Nell Lane in the 1960s.
Three of those streets are protected: Chorlton Green (1970), Chorltonville (1991) and Wilbraham Road/Edge Lane. The council's own notes on Chorltonville say the roofs were all plain red tiles to begin with, and that some have since gone grey with age while others were re-roofed in red concrete tiles. In our experience a lot of that grey is lichen and moss, and it comes off.
Then there is the water. Chorlton Water Park is 170 acres, a gravel pit dug for the M60 in the 1970s and opened in 1978, with Chorlton Ees nature reserve next door and about two miles of Mersey frontage. Add Chorlton Park and Beech Road Park and it is easy to see why roofs on this side of Manchester stay damp.
We clean roofs near Chorlton High School, Loreto High School on Nell Lane, Oswald Road Primary and Brookburn Community School, and on the streets around Southern Cemetery and the Carnegie-funded library of 1914. One for the quiz: the aviator Arthur Whitten Brown, of Alcock and Brown, has a blue plaque on Oswald Road, and the name Chorlton simply means Ceolfrith's farm.
Our Chorlton roof cleaning process
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Look first, then pick the method
We check the tiles before anything else. Slate and older clay get hand scraped, concrete tiles get low-pressure steam. Nobody stands on your roof and there is no jet wash.
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Moss off and bagged
We work down the roof slope by slope, including the valleys, hips and ridges where moss sits thickest, and bag it as we go.
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Gutters and downpipes cleared
Everything that comes off the roof ends up in the gutters, so we empty them and check every downpipe runs clear.
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Biocide on the whole roof
A professional DDAC biocide is soft washed over every tile. It kills the spores that are left so the moss does not come back, and it is what our 2-year guarantee rests on.
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Tidy up and photos
Paths, drives and drains are swept and washed down, the bags go in the van, and you get before and after photos.
Moss removal in Chorlton
For moss removal in Chorlton we take the growth off by hand or with low-pressure steam, depending on the tiles, then treat every slope with biocide. Chorlton Ees and the Mersey keep the air damp, so treatment matters as much as the clean.
Most customers notice the difference from the street straight away. The rest of the dead growth washes off with the rain over the next few weeks.
Soft washing vs pressure washing
Why we will never put a jet wash on your tiles.
How we clean a roof
- Moss lifted by hand or with low-pressure steam
- Biocide kills the roots and spores, not just the surface
- Tiles, slates and ridges left intact
- Stays clean for years, guaranteed for two
- No water pushed under tiles or into the loft
Jet washing a roof
- High pressure blasts the surface off concrete and clay
- Takes the top off the moss and leaves the roots
- Cracks slates and lifts tiles
- Moss is usually back within a year or two
- Forces water up under the tiles and into the loft
Recent roof cleans
Where we work in Chorlton
We work all over Chorlton: around Beech Road and the Green, Chorltonville, Barlow Moor Road and Chorlton Park, the streets near the Water Park and Chorlton Ees, and out towards Firswood, Whalley Range and Stretford.
- Fully insured
- Our own tower, so no scaffold hire
- Gutters cleared as part of the job
- Photos of the finished roof
We also clean roofs in nearby areas:
What our customers say
“So thankful for Peter & Zak for my roof clean and treatment yesterday. They spent a long day in the hot sun completing work to a high standard & completely cleaned up after they were done. I am very pleased with the work carried out and I honestly had no idea my roof tiles were that colour. Fantastic before and after shots, over the moon with the results. I would highly recommend Hydro Cleanse, excellent customer service and very competitive rates.”
“My house is Victorian with a complicated roof structure.Peter managed to reach every nook and cranny to remove the moss which had badly accumulated on the North elevation of the building.The final result is impressive and I am sure will have added to the value of the house when we come to downsize next year. A difficult job well done.Thanks”
“Most awesome roof cleaning job, Been 6 months now since it's been done, well into the winter and my roof still looks like it did when it was done, Amazing job very very much recommend! They get the job done with NO MESS & VERY PROFESSIONAL, NO CORNERS CUT, they even sent a drone up to show the job the completed job. I'm happy to personally reference and show the job he has done at mine, if you request the guy at hydro cleanse to get you in touch with me. THANKS AGAIN!”
Chorlton roof cleaning FAQs
How much does roof cleaning in Chorlton cost?
It depends on the size and pitch of the roof, the tiles and how heavy the moss is. Send your postcode and a couple of photos for a fixed quote, usually the same day, with no hidden fees.
Can you clean the roof of a conservation area property?
Yes. Our method does not change the look or the material of the roof, it only removes the growth. We use no high pressure, so original slates and tiles are left intact.
My neighbour's roof is mossy too. Can you do both?
Yes. Send both addresses and we will quote for the two roofs together, and do them on the same day where we can.
Do I need to be in?
No. We only need access to the outside of the house. Most customers are at work while we clean, and we send photos when we finish.
Is the biocide safe for pets and plants?
Yes, once it has dried. We wet and cover delicate plants, apply it at low pressure onto the roof only, and ask you to keep pets inside while it goes on.
Get your Chorlton roof cleaned
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Send your Chorlton postcode and a couple of photos of the roof. Fixed quote, usually the same day.