Roof Cleaning in Exeter

The Moore & Franks approach in Exeter

Exeter's mix of Victorian terraces in St Leonard's, post-war semis out towards Pinhoe and newer estates on the city fringe all share one thing: roofs that sit damp under tree cover and city air for months on end. Moss takes hold fast on north-facing slopes, and over time it lifts tiles and blocks valleys. We're based just down the road on Ferryman Way in Topsham, so Exeter is home turf for us. Our team scrapes off the moss by hand, treats the roof with a proper biocide and clears the gutters while we're up there. Twenty-five years in, fully insured, and we leave the job tidy.

The estates that ring the city — Cranbrook, Newcourt, Monkerton — are now past their first decade, and the interlocking concrete tiles builders fit on new homes are exactly the type moss roots into once the granular surface softens. We lift that growth off with extendable carbon-fibre tools rather than climbing across the tiles, then soft-wash the whole slope with a biocide that kills the spores at their root. Being minutes away in Topsham, we can reach any EX postcode without a long haul.

Closer in, the older stock around Southernhay and St David's carries natural slate and clay tiles that a turbo-nozzle would ruin. On fragile period roofs we lean on DOFF superheated steam, which cleans on temperature rather than pressure and won't drive water under the laps. Where a roof only needs a top-up we skip straight to a biocide coat. Every EX1 and EX4 job gets a written quote first, so you know the figure before we lift a single pole.

Exeter's damp Exe-valley air means regrowth comes back quickest on the shaded, north-facing sides under the tree cover through Pennsylvania and Duryard. A proper biocide holds it back for several years, and if you would rather it never returned we can top the treatment up periodically. We finish by clearing the gutters of the moss we have shifted, vacuuming the runs out from the ground so nothing ends up blocking your downpipes. Solar panels can be cleaned at £7 + VAT each while we are set up.

Our Exeter customers are right on our doorstep. We cover the wider EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5 postcode area and the surrounding villages (St Leonard's, Heavitree, Pinhoe, Topsham, Pennsylvania, Exeter Quay).