Roof cleaning in Braintree

Braintree roofs we clean

Bocking and the old town

Bocking and the streets around the centre have older houses tied to Braintree’s history as a silk-weaving town under the Courtaulds. Many have clay tiles or slate, and some are in conservation areas.

Post-war estates

Much of Braintree grew in the decades after the war, with semis and terraces under concrete interlocking tiles. These are the roofs where moss grows thickest.

Great Notley

Great Notley was built as a new village from the 1990s, so its roofs are much younger. Most only need a light treatment if any growth has started; we’ll tell you if yours doesn’t need anything yet.

Why Braintree roofs grow moss

The Flitch Way, the old Bishop’s Stortford to Braintree railway line, is now a tree-lined path, and the houses that back onto it get plenty of shade and leaf litter. Shade is the biggest single reason one roof grows moss faster than its neighbour.

Jobs we see in Braintree

Typical Braintree jobs are concrete-tiled semis with moss on the north side and blocked gutters, and older clay-tiled houses in Bocking that need careful hand clearing and a treatment. In Great Notley a treatment is usually all that’s needed to stop growth before it takes hold.

How we clean them

The same careful method on every roof: thick moss lifted by hand, a low-pressure soft wash, a biocide finish, and the gutters cleared of what comes off. No jet washing on tiles or slate.

Drag to compare: the kind of change a soft wash and biocide makes.

Where we work in Braintree

Braintree town, Bocking, Great Notley, High Garrett, Rayne, Black Notley and Cressing. Not on the list? We cover all of Essex, so ask.