Manual scraping. No tile damage.
Every tile inspected before we start. Scraping technique adjusted to the tile type. No shortcuts.
Industrial-era terraces, suburban semis, valley-bottom stone — why Wakefield needs more than a pressure wash.
Wakefield’s housing stock tells the story of the city’s industrial past. Victorian terraces near the centre were built quickly with materials that have stood up well to time but not to moss. The 1930s expansion across Sandal and Agbrigg brought softer concrete tiles that are now well past their first half-century. And the older stone properties in Horbury, many of them built from local sandstone, hold moisture in ways that modern tiles don’t. Pressure washing is too aggressive for all three — it strips surfaces, forces water into places it shouldn’t go, and actually makes moss come back faster.
I inspect every roof before starting, assess the tile type and the severity of growth, and use the right technique for each surface. You get before and after photos so you can see exactly what was done. The biocide treatment means results last — typically 2–4 years before moss begins to return, even in Wakefield’s damp climate.
