07725 314415Roof Cleaning in Teignmouth
Lift moss, lichen and algae without damaging a single tile. We work all over Teignmouth and the surrounding Devon area — The Den & seafront, Shaldon Bridge, Teignmouth Pier and the towns between.
The Moore & Franks approach in Teignmouth
Teignmouth has the sea on one side and the Teign estuary on the other, so damp comes at its roofs from every angle. The colourful seafront terraces and the older houses climbing the hills behind the town green over fast on the shaded, weather-facing slopes. Salt in the air only speeds the moss along. We take it off by hand rather than blasting fragile tiles, treat the whole roof with a biocide that holds the regrowth back, and clear out the gutters while we're up there. Family-run from just up the coast, fully insured, and tidy when we leave.
The houses climbing toward Bishopsteignton and up the Coombe Vale slopes catch wind-driven damp off the estuary, and their north-facing slate greens over with algae and lichen quicker than most. We work the growth off with carbon-fibre tools from ground level and soft-wash a biocide over the whole roof so the spores are killed at source. On Teignmouth's older slate that beats any high-pressure approach, which only strips the surface and loosens tiles.
The painted render so common in the streets behind the Triangle shows marine grime sooner than brick, streaking black on the weather side. We can soft-wash render and roof in one visit and finish by clearing the gutters — wind-driven leaf and seed off Coombe Vale fills them fast on the taller Victorian houses set back from the Den. Every run is vacuumed clear from the ground.
Listed and period stonework near the seafront needs a low-impact touch, so on those we use DOFF superheated steam rather than anything aggressive — temperature does the work, not pressure. With the constant onshore moisture, Teignmouth roofs re-grow quickly on the shaded sides, so a biocide top-coat is worth having. We are 25 minutes along the coast from Topsham and give you a written quote before starting.
Our Teignmouth customers are typically within 25 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider TQ14 postcode area and the surrounding villages (The Den & seafront, Shaldon Bridge, Teignmouth Pier, The Triangle, Bishopsteignton, Coombe Vale).
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Same tile, same property — one Moore & Franks visit.
A clear, repeatable process.
No surprises, no upsells. The same method every job — that's how you get the same result every time.
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Survey & quote
Free no-obligation visit. We assess tile type, pitch, access and the level of biological growth before quoting.
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Scrape & remove
Bulk moss removed by hand using extendable carbon-fibre tools and ground-level poles where access allows.
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Soft-wash treatment
Biodegradable biocide applied at low pressure to kill spores at root level and prevent re-growth.
- 04
Gutter clear-down
All debris cleared from gutters and downpipes — included in every roof clean.
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Final inspection
Walkthrough with you, before/after photos, and aftercare advice on extending the result.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we get asked the most. If yours isn't here, drop us a line — we reply same day.
Teignmouth roof cleans start at £300 + VAT. Size, pitch and the depth of growth set the price, and the taller Victorian houses set back from the Den cost a little more for access — height and street position both factor into the written quote.
All of TQ14 — the seafront and Den, the streets around the Triangle, up to Bishopsteignton and Coombe Vale, and over Shaldon Bridge. We are a 25-minute drive from our Topsham base, so Teignmouth is comfortably on our regular round.
With a soft-wash, not pressure. We apply a biocide at low pressure that kills the algae feeding the black streaks, then let it work rather than blasting the coating off. On roofs above the render we hand-scrape the moss and treat the slate the same way.
No. Roof cleaning is done entirely outside, so there is no need to be in. If a tap is handy we will use it, otherwise we carry our own water. We work weekdays, 8 to 5, reply the same day and quote free.
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Fixed price, in writing, guaranteedFree, no-obligation quote within 24 hours.
Send a couple of photos or book a site visit — fixed price in writing before any work starts.