What to do about moss on roof tiles blocking the gutters?

A roofing company will sort this out for you. Whatever you do don't go risking going on the roof. Leave it to a professional.

We had a roof leak, apparently caused by moss which had pushed its way under some tiles, letting water get in.

Ellianne

Why were they robbed Chewbacca? Hiw long did the job take?

About half a day perhaps? Two men did it. And the moss on my neighbour's roof is as bad as mine now; hence "they were robbed".

I think you'd get moss whatever sort of tiles you had. We get it and we've three different sorts of tiles on the house. It dries up and falls off in hot weather.

The gutter 'hedgehog' sounds like your best option, or just be resigned to having the gutters cleaned out periodically.

The problem roof is east facing and there are no trees nearby. The house is in an open position. We have no moss on the west side funnily enough. I guess I'll just have to keep getting the gutters cleaned every few months because there's no budget for a 3 storey scaffold. I bet it'd take no time at all with a stiff brush if I could only get up there safely!

We get a lot on the north facing side of our roof and recently a company came around and did a hard sell on cleaning it off.We have rosemary tiles on the roof and although it's very sound they would break if scrubbed hard.DH was in the building trade and said it was not necessary to remove it,probably holding our roif together !Plus I hate the idea of chemicals.The birds take loads for their nests,and at times there is quite a bit on the path to sweep up,but it takes very little time.We just clean our gutters a couple of times a year.

Why were they robbed Chewbacca? Hiw long did the job take?

We found moss a problem too Mary and after cleaning the gutters, DH bought “hedgehog brush” and laid it along all the horizontal gutters. It was very inexpensive to do. We got it from Amazon and it comes in lengths.
Once in place the moss can only lodge on the bristly hedgehog, then it falls to ground when more rain comes or birds move it off. Hedgehog doesn’t stop the flow of water into the guttering.

Moss on the roof was something that I'd never come across until I bought this house and I'm amazed at how much there is. There isn't a day that I don't have to go and sweep up clumps of the stuff from the patio and, although I've only been here 1 year, I've had to have the gutters cleaned out twice already. My neighbours paid just under £1000 to have their roof cleaned and treated with some protective spray that's supposed to hinder moss forming. They were robbed! I've considered having the whole roof re done when I can afford it and I'll make sure they don't use concrete tiles when I do.

Our window cleaner came last week and cleaned the gutters. Unfortunately he dislodged a couple of tiles which we will now have to have fixed by a roofer.
The ridging tiles need fixing so we really need to find one.

The last time the window cleaner came he cleared the gutters for me for an extra £15 - with camera photos before and after to show he had done it.
This is a normal-sized 4 bed house but 2 not 3 storeys.
I would shop around and ask your neighbours.

Moss on roof tiles was one of the things highlighted on our survey report. We had a brilliant firm tackle it straightaway so as not to cause any further damage to the tiles, as Callistemon says. They used a special bio product, cost was £1,050. Be careful not to use cowboys who will pressure wash the tiles, it needs to be scraped off. Someone in a close by road has just had it done and they have bleached the tiles with the chemicals.

Do you have trees near the house, Mary? That can encourage moss to grow as the roof is then damp and shaded.

I think every job carried out at height requires scaffolding these days, that's what pushes up the cost unfortunately.
It is worth enquiring around to get various estimates because this could eventually damage your roof.

I went up a ladder with a rake and slid the moss out. Did not fall luckily but did wobble. Independence at its shakiest!

We've had the moss removed from out roof and I think it was about £250 three or four years ago. Don’t have the roof power washed as it can damage the tiles.

I feed the birds and pigeons sit on the roof waiting to be fed. They pass the time by picking up moss and throwing it onto the terrace??