Older clay tile + Victorian valley
Valleys cleared by hand before any softwash went near them; no debris pushed into the gutter system.
Gunnislake's roof cleaning specialists
Plenty of Gunnislake properties were never designed with regular roof cleaning in mind, which is exactly why it matters. Tamar Valley mining village straddling the A390, which shapes how roof cleaning on granite and painted render and Cornish slate actually plays out around PL18.
Why Gunnislake matters for this kind of work
Plenty of Gunnislake properties were never designed with regular roof cleaning in mind, which is exactly why it matters. Tamar Valley mining village straddling the A390, which shapes how roof cleaning on granite and painted render and Cornish slate actually plays out around PL18.
Hilltop positions catch more weather, which means more algae on every sheltered face. We're frequently in and around PL18, so booking-day flexibility is easier than people expect. We batch Gunnislake bookings with calstock runs along A390.
We aim to send the written quote inside the same evening you get in touch, and we don't chase you afterwards. We work the softer end of the pressure range by default, and only step up when a surface genuinely wants it. Detergents are biodegradable and lawns are pre-wetted before biocide goes near anything green. We keep two vans on the road, which is why illness or weather rarely pushes a booking more than a day or two. Access photos help more than measurements when you're getting a first quote back from us. If the weather doesn't play ball on the day, we ring you before we set off, not after. Water usage is metered and quoted realistically — we never charge for water we didn't use. For the odd fourth-storey house we bring a taller pole in from a neighbour's yard, still no scaffold needed. We book the last Friday of each month as a catch-up day, so short-notice fixes rarely wait more than a fortnight. Pressure washing patios always finishes with a lawn edge tidy so borders don't end up sanded. Extras are always agreed on the day in writing before any additional work starts. The rig gets rinsed after every job so cross-contamination between customers isn't ever a factor. The most expensive part of any softwash is time on site, not the chemistry. Rain-day contingency is baked into the price — no extra charge if we come back a second day to finish. Winter drive seals are cured under a tarp and a heater for the last two hours so overnight rain doesn't spoil the finish.
Common issues we see in Gunnislake
- Tile valleys jammed with moss spilling into gutters - common on market town stock at this exposure - at exposed exposure - typically half a day, sometimes a full day if access is tight.
- Moss lifting individual Cornish slate where bedding mortar has failed - in the Cornwall Council patch - handled from a pole not a ladder wherever we can.
- Verge tiles slipping under moss weight on miners' terraces and Victorian cottages - 11.5 miles from PL3 - quoted from photos in most cases, no doorstep survey.
- Hip tile mortar weathering on the south slope of Cornish slate - at roughly 50.520,-4.213 - the difference between a two-year finish and a five-year one.
- Roof-vent grilles blocked with bird-and-moss material on miners' terraces and Victorian cottages - on granite and painted render - a job where getting the order right matters more than the products.
How the job would run on your Gunnislake property
- 1Mechanical scrape before any softwash, debris bagged - never swept into market town gutters (11.5 miles from PL3 - quoted from photos in most cases, no doorstep survey).
- 2Biocide concentration set for Cornish slate rather than a one-size mix (at roughly 50.520,-4.213 - the difference between a two-year finish and a five-year one).
- 3Hip-tile and verge tiles inspected during the scrape on Cornish slate (on granite and painted render - a job where getting the order right matters more than the products).
- 4Skylight surrounds cleared by hand on market town properties (across Cornish slate - the elevation that always dictates the price).
- 5Solar arrays masked to keep softwash off the panels on newer Gunnislake builds (on miners' terraces stock - a job with a proper written scope, no verbal add-ons).
Recent jobs near Gunnislake
Concrete interlocking tile, 1970s semi
Heavy north-side moss scraped and bagged, full softwash; gutters cleared as part of the visit.
Slate roof under tree cover
Heavy lichen and moss — manual scrape over two days, biocide finished it.
FAQs we get from Gunnislake homeowners
Locally owned, locally answered - Gunnislake
Call 07830 242403 and you reach us. Not a call centre, not a Bristol office, not a sales script — same hands that do the roof cleaning take the call. Working A390 through Gunnislake (PL18), roughly 11.5 miles from our PL3 yard. Tamar Valley mining village straddling the A390.
No-pressure next step (Gunnislake)
Have a look around your property, take a couple of photos of the bits that bother you, and send them through. We'll come back with a written price - that's the whole process. In Gunnislake specifically: granite and painted render walls, Cornish slate roofs, miners' terraces and Victorian cottages stock, Cornwall Council.
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