Roof cleaning in Maldon

Maldon roofs we clean

The old town around the High Street

Maldon’s old centre runs along the High Street from All Saints’ Church, with the Hythe Quay down the hill. Many of these buildings are listed or in the conservation area, often under old clay tiles or slate. They want the gentlest approach there is, and a word with Maldon District Council’s conservation team first if a building is listed.

Heybridge and Heybridge Basin

Heybridge has a mix of Victorian cottages, post-war houses and newer homes near the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. Houses close to the water and the canal towpath sit in damp air for much of the year.

Newer estates on the edge of town

Wycke Hill and the newer developments around the town edge mostly have concrete interlocking tiles. These are younger roofs; many only need a treatment rather than a full clean.

Why Maldon roofs grow moss

Maldon sits at the head of the Blackwater estuary, with the Hythe Quay and its Thames sailing barges at the bottom of the hill. Mist and damp air off the estuary keep north-facing roofs wet for longer, and that is exactly what lichen and algae need. It’s why so many roofs near the water show grey lichen spots and green algae rather than thick moss.

Jobs we see in Maldon

The common Maldon jobs are clay-tiled cottages and terraces in the old town with lichen and algae, and concrete-tiled houses in Heybridge with moss on the shaded slope. Steep streets near Market Hill can make access awkward, so we look at it properly before we quote.

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 Maldon

Maldon town, Heybridge, Heybridge Basin, Wycke Hill, Mundon, Langford and Great Totham. Not on the list? We cover all of Essex, so ask.