Roof Cleaning Wythenshawe
Roof cleaning right across Wythenshawe. Safe moss removal, gutters cleared and a biocide treatment that keeps your 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 Wythenshawe and we will come back to you the same day.
Roof cleaning in Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe was built as a garden city, with wide verges, big gardens and more trees than almost anywhere in Manchester, from Wythenshawe Park to the woods along the Mersey. It is a great place to live, but trees and damp mean moss, and a lot of roofs here are carrying years of it.
Most homes have concrete tile roofs, many of them hipped. Moss roots into the tiles, holds water and slowly breaks the surface down, and what falls off fills the gutters. Left alone, that is when leaks and damp patches start.
We remove the moss by steam or by hand from our own tower, so there is no scaffold hire, then clear the gutters and treat the whole roof with a professional biocide. Fixed price, no hidden extras, and a 2-year no-moss guarantee.
Roof cleaners in Wythenshawe
Most of Wythenshawe was built as council housing from the 1930s onwards, so the roofs are mainly concrete tiles on semis and short terraces, a lot of them hipped. There are also older houses in Northern Moor and Baguley and newer builds around Woodhouse Park.
Concrete tiles clean up well with steam. As roof cleaners we can usually bring a green, patchy concrete roof back close to its original colour in a day, and the biocide keeps it that way.
About Wythenshawe: homes, streets and schools
Wythenshawe is big. The four wards of Baguley, Brooklands, Sharston and Woodhouse Park had 64,160 people in 27,139 households at the 2021 Census, and adding Northenden takes it past 79,000 people. It was once called the largest council estate in Europe, and it is more mixed now: about 40% of households own their home and 43% rent from a social landlord.
It was planned as a garden city. Manchester bought 2,500 acres in 1920, the land moved from Cheshire into the city in 1931, and Barry Parker's plan gave it wide landscaped parkways like Princess Parkway. Semis are the most common home (38%), then terraces (29%) and flats (26%).
Wythenshawe Park alone is 270 acres of woodland and meadow, with the 16th-century timber-framed Wythenshawe Hall, a community farm and the Oliver Cromwell statue. The Simon family gave it to the city in 1926. Between the park, the verges and all the mature trees, plenty of Wythenshawe roofs spend the winter in shade.
We clean roofs in Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Sharston, Baguley and Woodhouse Park, near schools like Manchester Enterprise Academy, Saint Paul's Catholic High School, Dixons Brooklands Academy, Baguley Hall Primary, Button Lane Primary and Ringway Primary.
The name means 'withy wood', or willow wood. Johnny Marr and Marcus Rashford both have Wythenshawe roots, which is not a bad pair to come out of one place.
Our Wythenshawe roof cleaning process
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 4
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 Wythenshawe
Moss removal in Wythenshawe is mostly about the trees. Wythenshawe Park, the woods along the Mersey and all the big verges mean a lot of roofs are in shade.
We work from our own tower, so there is no scaffold hire. Moss off, gutters cleared, biocide on, and a 2-year guarantee.
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 Wythenshawe
We cover every part of Wythenshawe, including Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northern Moor, Sharston, Woodhouse Park, Peel Hall, Moss Nook and the streets around Wythenshawe Park and the Civic Centre.
- 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
“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”
“Found Hydro Cleanse on facebook after looking at his previous work I thought I would ask him to come and have a look at the house. Two other companies that quoted me wanted to charge for either scaffolding or a cherry picker to clean the roof because to the awkward angles. Peter has his own mobile scaffolding which made a massive difference the price. They cleaned the roof/gutters/conservatory all chemically treated and soft washed some rendering at the front which had come up amazing. Highly recommend will definitely be having them back to clean our solar panels and astroturf in the back garden.”
“Was very concerned about chosing the best trader to clean my Mums roof. My daughter spotted Hydro Cleanse online and I did all the relevant checks. I definitely shouldn't have worried as Peter was absolutely marvelous! He explained the procedure in detail and put my mind at rest. The work carried out was spot on! Thorough, efficient and very hard working guys. They cleaned up afterwards and did an amazing job for a very fair price. Much appreciated 👏. Thanks guys! Highly recommend 👌”
Wythenshawe roof cleaning FAQs
How much does roof cleaning in Wythenshawe 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.
Do you charge extra for scaffolding?
No. We use our own mobile tower and poles, so there is no scaffold or cherry picker hire added to the price.
Can you clean my roof and my neighbour's on the same day?
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 Wythenshawe roof cleaned
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Send your Wythenshawe postcode and a couple of photos of the roof. Fixed quote, usually the same day.