Concrete interlocking tile, 1970s semi
Heavy north-side moss scraped and bagged, full softwash; gutters cleared as part of the visit.
Cornwall
Honest roof cleaning for Kelly Bray homes
If the roof cleaning at your Kelly Bray property has started looking tired, you're not alone. Granite, cob and lime-rendered cottages all need handling differently from a modern render.
What we see on Kelly Bray properties
If the roof cleaning at your Kelly Bray property has started looking tired, you're not alone. Granite, cob and lime-rendered cottages all need handling differently from a modern render.
Mining-era village on the A388 just north of Callington, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. Crews are based 13.6 miles away in PL3, so callouts to Kelly Bray are short.
What good roof cleaning looks like here
- 1Roof ladders adjusted for the pitch typical of Cornish slate on rural village properties
- 2Mechanical scrape before any softwash, debris bagged - never swept into rural village gutters
- 3Biocide concentration set for Cornish slate rather than a one-size mix
- 4Harness anchor verified before anyone leaves the ground on exposed rural village sites
- 5Hip-tile and verge tiles inspected during the scrape on Cornish slate
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most Kelly Bray properties we treat have granite and painted render walls and a Cornish slate roof. That changes a few of the choices we'd make.
- Method
Aluminium roof ladders sized for the pitch typical of Cornish slate
- Method
Full-pitch biocide softwash via low-pressure boom across Cornish slate
- Method
Solar arrays worked around without disturbing fixings - common on newer Kelly Bray builds
- Method
£5m public liability and working-at-height paperwork on file for every rural village site
Where it usually starts in Kelly Bray
- Thick moss on the Callington-facing slopes of Cornish slate
- Lichen crusts ridge tiles on rural village properties - slow to clear but it does go
- Tile valleys jammed with moss spilling into gutters - common on rural village stock at this exposure
- Skylight surrounds collecting moss debris on rural village properties
- Chimney crown moss-colonised at Kelly Bray's exposed exposure
Recent roof cleaning in the area
Concrete tile detached bungalow
Algae streaks down the seaward pitch — softwashed clean, dried evenly within 24 hrs.
Older clay tile + Victorian valley
Valleys cleared by hand before any softwash went near them; no debris pushed into the gutter system.
Things Kelly Bray customers ask us first
Honest recap (Kelly Bray)
roof cleaning isn't urgent until it is. Catch it on the way down and the price is small; leave it for a fourth winter and it becomes a project. Kelly Bray weather doesn't slow down for anyone.
Roof Cleaning in Callington
PL17 - approx 1 miles from Kelly Bray
Roof Cleaning in Gunnislake
PL18 - approx 2 miles from Kelly Bray
Wall Cleaning & Softwash in Kelly Bray
Bring tired render, pebbledash & painted walls back to life - no harsh pressure.
Window Cleaning in Kelly Bray
Streak-free windows, frames and sills with pure-water poles up to four storeys.
Walk-around quote, fixed price, no follow-up phone calls - Kelly Bray
Send a few photos and a PL17 address — we'll come back the same day with a written price for the roof cleaning at your Kelly Bray property.