Roof cleaning in Old Swan

Most Old Swan roofs are over a century old: long terraced runs under Welsh slate, plenty since re-covered in concrete tile, with rows of shared chimney stacks between them. The rear pitches face straight over shaded back entries and never dry out properly, so moss and dark algae take hold there first. We work from safe access equipment, lift the moss off by hand and scraper, then treat the whole roof with a biocide so the growth dies at the root.

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Roof cleaning across Old Swan

Slate never gets high pressure from us; the moss comes off gently and a biocide treatment stops it returning above those shaded entries.

Old Swan is dense, low-lying and busy. The terraced streets sit shoulder to shoulder, so back yards and rear roof pitches spend most of the day in the shade of the next row, and the entries between them barely dry out in winter. Doric Park and the odd street tree add leaf drop, while traffic on Prescot Road, Queens Drive and the M62 approach lays a grey film over paving and painted fronts. Add the damp Mersey air and you get green algae and moss that creep back on any surface left untreated.

Common problems with Old Swan roofs

Moss clumping on rear terrace pitches that sit in the shade of the next row all day

Dark algae staining on north-facing slate above Prescot Road and the side streets

Terrace gutters and shared downpipes choked with washed-down moss and grit

Slipped and flaking slates showing up on century-old roofs once the growth comes off

The parts of Old Swan we cover

Stoneycroft, Broadgreen and Fairfield are all on the round, along with the rest of the town.

Postcodes we cover: L13.

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Get in touch with your Old Swan postcode and we’ll price the job up: a free quote, with the price agreed before we start.

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Roof cleaning in Old Swan: your questions

Do you cover Old Swan?

Yes, Old Swan and the L13 postcodes is on our regular patch, about 15 minutes out from our base in Prescot.

How much does roof cleaning cost in Old Swan?

There is no set price list, because what you pay comes down to the pitch and size of the roof, how much moss has built up, and whether we can get a tower or ladders to it safely.

How often should a roof be cleaned?

Around every two to three years for most Merseyside roofs. The climate here stays damp for much of the year, so moss comes back quicker than it does in drier parts of the country. North-facing slopes and roofs under trees are worth looking at more often.

Will cleaning damage my roof tiles?

Not the way we do it. The moss is scraped and brushed off by hand, the treatment goes on at low pressure, and we match the method to the tile type before we start. High pressure never goes anywhere near slate or old clay tiles.

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Tell us what needs cleaning and we will come back with a free quote. We take on driveway cleaning, patio cleaning, roof moss removal and render cleaning right across Prescot, Knowsley, St Helens and the rest of Merseyside, and the price we quote is fixed before we start, so it never moves on the day.

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