Roof Cleaning Fallowfield
Roof cleaning for Fallowfield houses and student lets. Moss off, gutters cleared and a biocide treatment backed by a 2-year no-moss guarantee, booked around your tenancies.
- 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 Fallowfield and we will come back to you the same day.
Roof cleaning for Fallowfield homes and lettings
Fallowfield is one of the busiest rental areas in Manchester, with rows of Victorian and Edwardian terraces and big semis around Platt Fields Park and Wilmslow Road. Plenty of those roofs have gone years without anyone looking at them, and it shows: thick moss, green ridges and blocked gutters.
For a landlord that matters. Moss holds water against the tiles and blocked gutters send it down the walls, which is how damp and mould complaints start. Cleaning the roof and gutters together is one of the cheapest ways to head that off.
We can book the work for the summer changeover between tenancies, or while tenants are in, since we work from the outside. Moss comes off by steam or by hand, never a jet wash, and the whole roof gets a professional biocide treatment.
Roof cleaners in Fallowfield
Fallowfield is full of big Victorian and Edwardian houses, many now split into shared houses, and rows of terraces with slate or clay roofs between Wilmslow Road, Platt Lane and Mauldeth Road. There are also 1930s semis towards Ladybarn with concrete tiles.
Those big houses have big roofs, with valleys, dormers and extensions at the back. As roof cleaners we check every part of the roof, not just the front slope you can see from the street.
About Fallowfield: homes, streets and schools
Fallowfield ward is home to 14,870 people in 4,311 households, according to the 2021 Census, and most of it is rented. Only 29% of households own their home. The rest are split between private renting (39%) and social housing (32%), which says a lot about the student lets and shared houses along Wilmslow Road.
Most of the housing is Victorian and Edwardian, a mix of semis (39%) and terraces (34%), with a quarter of homes now flats. The big student halls at Owens Park and Ashburne Hall, which opened in 1910, sit alongside ordinary family streets towards Ladybarn.
Platt Fields Park is the big green space: 70 hectares with a lake, the Grade II* listed Platt Hall from around 1746 and a stretch of the ancient Nico Ditch. The Fallowfield Loop, an old railway line turned cycle path, runs through the area too. Lots of trees and old houses close together mean lots of shaded rear slopes, and that is where we find the thickest moss.
We clean roofs near Wilbraham Primary School on Platt Lane, St Kentigern's RC Primary and Manchester High School for Girls on Grangethorpe Road, with Manchester Grammar School just over the border in Rusholme. For landlords, we are happy to work to tenancy dates and send photos of every roof.
Fallowfield was first written down as 'Fallafeld' in 1317. The old Fallowfield Stadium hosted the FA Cup Final in 1893, and, for better or worse, the UK's first drive-through McDonald's opened here in 1986.
Our Fallowfield 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.
- 3
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 Fallowfield
Roof moss removal on a shared house is often overdue. We take the moss off safely, clear out the gutters and downpipes, and treat the roof so the spores die off.
You get before and after photos for your records, which helps if you manage the property from a distance, and a 2-year no-moss guarantee on the work.
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 Fallowfield
We cover Fallowfield from Platt Fields Park and the Wilmslow Road end through to Ladybarn, Mauldeth Road, Owens Park and the streets towards Withington and Burnage.
- 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
“Hydroclean did an amazing job other roof. Moss removal and years of grime cleaned away, then biocide treatment. We recently moved to the house, and this has made it look cared for! It actually looks like a new roof. Thank you very much.”
“Peter from hydrocleanseuk came to work his magic on our large gable-end wall this week (the 10 year old K Render was an eyesore, streaked with multicoloured lichen and algae) - what a transformation! It is now pristine and looking like new! He then tackled our neglected roof tiles, filthy with years of dirt and covered with mossy bits, plus a spotty multitude of white lichen blobs! That is now also beautifully restored and good as new - plus our gutters are sparkling too! Both the walls and roof were then treated with 'Softwash' - a mild biocide - which will ensure that the great results will last a few years to come. Peter and his assistants worked impressively hard throughout and also cleaned up fully upon completion - our patio, paths, driveway, windows and drains have all been left far better than they've been for ages! Communication with Peter has been excellent from start to finish, via frequent texts - from the initial quote, through all the work involved, to the final clean-up and payment (which was definitely value for money!) Please see the before and after photos and judge for yourselves - it's been a great investment in caring for our home! It has been a pleasure having Peter and his team working on our premises and we would not hesitate in recommending them 100%.”
“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.”
Fallowfield roof cleaning FAQs
How much does roof cleaning in Fallowfield 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 do the roof between tenancies?
Yes. Summer changeover is a popular time for landlords to book roof and gutter cleaning. Let us know your dates and we will fit around them.
Can you quote for several houses at once?
Yes. Send us the addresses and we will give you one combined, fixed quote, and do them over consecutive days 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 Fallowfield roof cleaned
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Send your Fallowfield postcode and a couple of photos of the roof. Fixed quote, usually the same day.