Roof Cleaning in Crediton

The Moore & Franks approach in Crediton

Crediton sits in the rolling Devon countryside northwest of Exeter, a market town of red sandstone buildings and long terraced rows running up from the church. Surrounded by farmland and well-watered hills, it holds the kind of damp that lets moss and lichen build steadily on roofs — particularly the shaded, weather-facing slopes. Once it thickens it traps water against the tiles. We come in, clear the growth off by hand, treat the whole roof so it stays cleaner for longer, and flush out the gutters. A Devon family firm with twenty-five years behind it, fully insured, and no pressure.

Cold, still air settles over the Creedy valley overnight, and mornings in Crediton stay damp well into spring and autumn — long enough to keep moss and algae rooted on the north-facing slopes. We hand-scrape the bulk off with carbon-fibre tools worked from the ground, then soft-wash a biocide over the slope to kill the spores where they sit. On surfaces that barely dry, that root-level treatment is what actually keeps a roof clean.

The post-war semis around Lords Meadow and the newer rendered estates at Pedlerspool and Forches Cross sit more in the open but still under the tree cover that rings the town, and their render streaks black in the damp. We can treat roof and render in one visit and finish by vacuuming the leaf-fed gutters clear from the ground. No ladders go up against the render.

The old red-sandstone cottages near the High Street carry slate that has weathered a long time, so we keep pressure off it entirely — hand removal and superheated steam where a roof needs a deeper clean. Crediton's farmland brings dust and pollen on top of the moss, so a biocide top-coat earns its keep. We cover the villages out to Sandford, Newton St Cyres and Shobrooke too, 20 minutes from Topsham.

Our Crediton customers are typically within 20 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX17 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Crediton Parish Church (Holy Cross), Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Newcombes Meadow, Sandford, Newton St Cyres, Shobrooke).