Roof cleaning in Loughton

Loughton roofs we clean

Debden

Debden was built after the war as a large housing estate by the London County Council. Its houses are mostly terraces and semis under concrete tiles, now old enough that moss roots into them.

Victorian and Edwardian Loughton

The streets around the town centre and the stations have older houses with slate and clay tiles, including some Arts and Crafts houses with steep, characterful roofs. Low pressure only.

Forest-edge homes

Houses towards High Beach and Goldings Hill sit right against the trees. Expect shade, leaf litter and moss on every north slope.

Why Loughton roofs grow moss

Loughton runs along the eastern edge of Epping Forest, so a lot of the town lives under trees. Shade keeps roofs damp, leaves fill valleys and gutters, and moss grows fast. The forest is also why so many Loughton roofs have green streaks on one side and look clean on the other.

Jobs we see in Loughton

In Loughton we mostly see concrete-tiled terraces on the Debden estate with moss along the laps, and older clay and slate roofs closer to the forest that need careful hand clearing and a biocide. Gutters full of leaves and moss are common on both.

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 Loughton

Loughton town, Debden, Goldings Hill, High Beach, Buckhurst Hill border and Chigwell border. Not on the list? We cover all of Essex, so ask.