Slate roof under tree cover
Heavy lichen and moss — manual scrape over two days, biocide finished it.
Roof Cleaning in St Cleer
Most roof cleaning jobs we book in St Cleer come from owners who've put it off one winter too long. Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
Why we built a St Cleer page for roof cleaning
Most roof cleaning jobs we book in St Cleer come from owners who've put it off one winter too long. Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
Granite and exposed render take a hammering from horizontal Dartmoor rain six months of the year. Quotes around St Cleer usually go out the same evening.
What usually triggers the call in St Cleer
- Tile valleys jammed with moss spilling into gutters - common on moorland village stock at this exposure
- Black algae streaks running down Cornish slate after a wet winter in St Cleer
- Bird-and-moss debris collecting around solar arrays on moorland village layouts
- Chimney crown moss-colonised at St Cleer's very-exposed exposure
- Roof-vent grilles blocked with bird-and-moss material on granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
How the job would run on your St Cleer property
- 1Roof ladders adjusted for the pitch typical of Cornish slate on moorland village properties
- 2Ridge re-bedding flagged separately if Cornish slate mortar has failed on granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
- 3Skylight surrounds cleared by hand on moorland village properties
- 4Valley flashings checked and cleared before the main rinse on granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
- 5Chimney crown treated separately - common ask on moorland village stock in PL14
Recent jobs near St Cleer
Natural slate, granite chimneys
Mortar checked on the ridge during the job; one ridge tile re-bedded as a separate line item.
Concrete tile detached bungalow
Algae streaks down the seaward pitch — softwashed clean, dried evenly within 24 hrs.
FAQs we get from St Cleer homeowners
Fixed price, no scope creep - St Cleer
What we quote for roof cleaning at your St Cleer property is what you pay. Extras only happen if you specifically agree to them on the day.
Practical timing (St Cleer)
roof cleaning in St Cleer works best in spring or early autumn. Mid-winter we still take bookings, but pencil it for a dry weather window.