Gloucestershire Roof Cleaning cleans roofs in Twyning: a low-pressure clean or a manual moss scrape, finished with a biocide treatment. Most roof cleans are £550–£950, including a free gutter clear and a 2-year moss-free guarantee.
Free gutter clearance and free biocide on every Twyning roof clean. Tudor, listed and Church End conservation-area cottages handled correctly.
Twyning's name is Old English for "between the rivers", and the geography is the whole story. The parish is a narrow tongue of Gloucestershire pushing north into Worcestershire, with the Avon and its wide meadows along one side and the Severn a short way to the west, and fishing lakes and common land around the village. The old core is just high enough up the slope to escape the worst of the flooding that hits this stretch of the Avon — but the riverside ground, the meadows by the Fleet Inn and the low land out towards Stratford Bridge sit on a high water table all year. Damp ground means damp air, and damp air is exactly what moss, lichen and gloeocapsa algae feed on. A roof here will carry noticeably more growth than an identical house a few miles up onto the drier ground towards Bredon.
What makes Twyning different from a town is that it isn't one settlement — it's two distinct cores plus a scatter of hamlets, and the roof stock changes as you move between them. Church End, up by the Norman church of St Mary Magdalene, is the original village and a conservation area: old clay, stone slate and Welsh slate on cottages and farmhouses that have stood for centuries. Twyning Green, the larger part of the village, has the Village Inn overlooking the green, the chapel, the shop and school, and some of the original black-and-white Tudor houses. Church End and the green both have plenty of fragile old roof coverings that must never see a pressure washer. Down by the river is the Fleet Inn, where a ferry crossed the Avon from medieval times until 1963.
Then there are the hamlets. Shuthonger sits on the A38; Woodend, Hillend and Stratford Bridge sit out towards the Worcestershire border, where the parish runs right up to the county line. These are scattered farmhouses and cottages, surrounded by trees, hedges and Brockeridge Common, so a lot of these roofs spend half the day in shade. Shade plus damp is the perfect moss factory, and the north-facing pitches out here are usually the first to go black.
And then there's the newer building. Twyning has had modern infill added around the green and the village edges over the decades — smaller pockets of post-war and recent housing on concrete interlocking tile, rather than the period stone and clay of the old cores. Those textured concrete tiles give spores plenty to grip, so even though they're far younger than the Tudor roofs nearby, they mat up heavily in this damp riverside air. Whether it's a Tudor cottage or a recent build, the cause is the same between-the-rivers damp — and so is the fix. We lift the moss off by hand, then treat with biocide, and we match the method to the covering rather than blasting everything with the same lance.
Twyning is a couple of miles up the A38 from Tewkesbury, so we're often on roofs here on the same days as our Tewkesbury roof cleaning work. Gutter-only jobs in the village come under gutter cleaning in Tewkesbury, and across the county line we also cover Pershore and Malvern.
Each one has its own approach. On a village this old, method matters far more than equipment.
Common around Twyning Green and the older lanes — often on the surviving Tudor cottages and older houses around the green. Frequently a century or more old and brittle when wet, so these are scraped by hand, never pressured, working off a roof ladder hooked over the ridge. Extra care around the bedded ridges, hips and valleys where the tiles are oldest.
Found on the listed cottages and farmhouses around Church End and out at Shuthonger, Woodend and Stratford Bridge. Stone slate is porous and Welsh slate unforgiving — both get hand-clearing of the laps, a low-pressure rinse and a neutral biocide. We keep everything off the lime mortar and old leadwork, and we never let a high-pressure lance near porous stone.
The post-war and recent houses around the green and on the edges of the village. Their textured concrete tiles give spores something to hold on to, and the river damp does the rest, so these are often the most heavily mossed roofs in the parish despite being the youngest. The moss comes off by hand, then the biocide goes on, and the tiles keep lightening for up to two months afterwards.
Out in the hamlets a single property often carries several roof types — stone slate on the house, plain or pantile on a wing, profiled sheet or concrete on a barn. We survey each pitch and match the method to the covering, hand-scraping the fragile old parts and treating everything with biocide so the regrowth stays away.
From the two old village cores to the hamlets strung out towards the Worcestershire border — same between-the-rivers damp, a slightly different roof on each.
The original village and a conservation area, gathered around the Norman church of St Mary Magdalene. Old clay, stone slate and Welsh slate on listed cottages and farmhouses — all hand-scrape only, never pressure.
The larger, busier half of the village, around the green with the Village Inn, the chapel and the school. A mix of surviving Tudor and older cottages on fragile old coverings that need a careful hand, and later houses filling in between.
The hamlet on the A38 — scattered farmhouses and cottages, including Grade II listed property, often on stone slate or old clay and surrounded by trees that keep the north pitches shaded and mossy.
Small clusters of cottages and farms out towards the parish edges, several of them old enough to be on stone or hand-made clay. Tree cover and damp ground mean heavy lichen and moss, especially on the older stone and clay roofs.
Out on the Worcestershire border where the parish runs to the county line, with open farmland and hedgerows all round. Exposed to the damp coming off the river meadows, the roofs here stay wet well into the day, so the free biocide really earns its keep on these properties.
The common land and Avon-side meadows wrapping the village — properties backing onto open ground and trees, where shade and damp drive heavier growth than on more exposed plots. We take extra care with run-off near the watercourses out here.
Twyning has a lot of period property for a parish of around 1,500 people. Church End is a conservation area built around the Grade II* listed church of St Mary Magdalene, which dates back to Norman times, and the parish has listed cottages, farmhouses and barns out at Shuthonger, Woodend and Stratford Bridge as well. A lot of those roofs are original clay, Cotswold stone slate or Welsh slate sitting on old timber frames, and they need a completely different hand to a modern concrete-tile roof. On these we hand-scrape only, never pressure, because force cracks brittle old tile, splits the laminations of porous stone slate and drives water into a structure that has stayed watertight for centuries.
Moss removal on its own doesn't normally need listed-building consent, as nothing about the building changes. Repointing, lead work or re-fixing tiles is different, so if we spot that kind of job on a Church End cottage or a Shuthonger farmhouse we'll tell you before you book, and you can check with Tewkesbury Borough Council's conservation team. Biocide is kept off lime mortar by sheeting and rinsing the edges. Old lead flashings that have weathered to a dull grey are best left as they are: scrubbing them bright does the lead no good, and it isn't what a conservation officer wants to see.
Cotswold stone slate is the covering we treat with the most respect. It's a porous, laminated stone that splits naturally into thin slates, and once the surface starts to delaminate there's no putting it back — each slate is effectively irreplaceable on a listed roof. High-pressure water forces its way between the laminations, lifts moss along with a layer of the stone, and accelerates exactly the decay you're trying to prevent. So on Twyning's stone-slate roofs we clear the moss from the laps by hand, rinse gently at low pressure, and let the biocide do the long work of killing what's left at the root. It's slower than blasting, but it's the only way to clean a roof you can't replace.
Before we come out we look your address up on the Historic England list, so if your cottage is listed we know about it before anyone is on a ladder.
We walk round the house first: which pitches face north into the trees, how a ladder or tower gets in off a narrow lane, and how full the gutters are. You get a written price the same day and no push to book. On a listed cottage around Church End or the green, any listed-building points come up at this stage, not on the day.
The thick moss is lifted off by hand, working from a ladder or tower, and the gutters are cleared as it comes down. It doesn't matter whether it's stone slate in Church End or concrete tile on a newer house by the green: the bulk has to be off before the biocide can get at the spores underneath.
Once the moss is off, the biocide goes on at the maker's dilution. It works into the tile and kills the algae, lichen and moss spores a scrape can't reach. With both rivers keeping the air damp, this is the step that stops a Twyning roof greening straight back over.
Guaranteed against moss, algae and lichen for two years. If regrowth appears in that time, we return and re-treat it at no charge. Written into every quote.
Every Twyning roof clean comes with the gutters cleared and the biocide applied, at no extra cost. The moss we take off the roof would only end up in the gutters otherwise, and the biocide is what keeps the roof clear for two years.
On an old cottage that matters. When gutters fill with moss and grit, rain spills over the front instead of going down the pipe, runs down the wall and soaks old render and timber, and on low ground near the Avon those walls are slow to dry out again. We clear what comes off the roof as we work, so the gutters are clear when we leave. With the biocide still working, most customers here go two seasons or more before the roof needs another look.
Get my Twyning quoteMost roof cleans in Twyning cost £550–£950, including moss removal, a biocide treatment and a free gutter clear. Larger, steeper or harder-to-reach roofs cost more. Twyning throws up everything from brittle hand-made clay and porous Cotswold stone slate on listed cottages to big modern tile on the newer infill and rambling roofs out on the hamlet farms, and the fragile ones take careful hand-scraping rather than fast pressure — which is part of why we won't quote a flat rate over the phone. Every roof's different. A standard cottage or semi sits in that range; heavy moss, awkward rural access and big detached farmhouses push it up.
What moves the price:
Always included, never an add-on: a free gutter clear while we're up there, and the biocide that keeps moss off for two years.
How we quote: a free no-obligation survey, a written price the same day, no deposit, pay only when it's done. See our full roof cleaning cost guide → Also worth reading: is roof cleaning safe?, why clean your roof?, how to get rid of roof moss for good and the best time of year to clean a roof.
At Gloucestershire Roof Cleaning, most roof cleans in Twyning cost £550–£950, including moss removal, a biocide treatment and a free gutter clear. Larger, steeper or harder-to-reach roofs cost more. We give you a written price the same day after a free survey, with no deposit — you pay when the job's done. See the full roof cleaning cost guide.
No — because we match the method to the roof. The old clay tile, Cotswold stone slate and Welsh slate you find on the Tudor and period cottages around Church End and Twyning Green get hand-scrape and biocide only; pressure on porous old stone or brittle clay strips the surface and cracks tiles. The modern concrete interlocking tile on the newer infill out towards Twyning Green and the village edge can take a controlled low-pressure wash where that's the right tool. Either way, it's the biocide that keeps the moss off, not the force of the water.
Two years, guaranteed. The biocide we apply keeps killing fresh spores after we've left site, and if regrowth appears within two years we come back and re-treat it at no charge. Twyning's name means "between the rivers" for a reason — the parish sits between the Avon and the Severn, with flood meadows along the Avon with a high water table, so the air stays damp and roofs green up faster than houses on drier ground. North-facing pitches shaded by the big trees around Brockeridge Common and the riverside meadows colour up soonest. Pressure-washing alone buys you about a season; the biocide is what treats the cause rather than just the surface.
Yes. The products are approved for the job and mixed to the maker's dilution. We spray on a dry day, so the biocide is taken up by the tile rather than washing off, and we ask that dogs and cats stay indoors until an hour after we finish. Borders get sheeted and dampened down first and rinsed afterwards. Because a lot of Twyning gardens back onto the Avon meadows, we pay particular attention to where any run-off could go.
Yes, and this is exactly the work we take most care over. Church End is a conservation area built around the Norman church of St Mary Magdalene, and the parish still has some of its original black-and-white Tudor houses as well as listed cottages and farmhouses. A lot of those roofs are old clay, Cotswold stone slate or Welsh slate on timber frames, so on those we hand-scrape only — never pressure — and keep biocide off lime mortar and old leadwork by sheeting and rinsing the edges. Straightforward removal of moss and algae usually doesn't need listed-building consent because you're not altering the fabric; anything touching mortar, lead or the original fixings does, and we'll flag it before we start so you can speak to Tewkesbury Borough Council first.
It does. The old village sits on a slope above the Avon, so most of it stays above the worst of the flooding — but the riverside meadows, the ground around the Fleet Inn and the low land towards Stratford Bridge do flood, and that whole stretch carries a high water table year-round. High ground-damp keeps humidity up, and humidity is what moss, lichen and algae live on, so Twyning roofs tend to carry heavier growth than houses up on drier ground towards Bredon. It doesn't change how we clean, but it's why the free biocide earns its keep here — without it the regrowth comes back quickly in this microclimate.
Not usually. Most Twyning roofs are done from a ladder or a scaffold tower with a long-reach lance, so nobody's weight is on the tiles. The exceptions are the steep or fragile ones, such as old clay and stone slate around Church End and the Tudor cottages by the green. There we hook a roof ladder over the ridge, which spreads the load across many tiles instead of a few. We'll tell you which way we're doing it at the survey.
Mostly to protect the roof itself. Moss acts like a sponge: it keeps the tiles wet, and every frost then works on wet clay or stone slate, which on a Church End cottage is costly to replace. It also ends up in the gutters, and blocked gutters on low ground by the Avon send rain down walls that already struggle to dry. And a clean roof helps when you sell or insure, as some insurers ask about heavy growth and buyers of period cottages around the green do look up. A clean costs a small fraction of re-tiling or re-bedding the ridge.
Not for good: spores are always in the air, and with damp air off two rivers there are always some about in Twyning. Taking the moss off by hand or with a low-pressure clean, then applying a biocide, keeps a roof clear for two years; our guide explains how to get rid of roof moss permanently.
Spring (March–May) or early autumn, if you have the choice. The biocide needs a dry spell to soak in, and doing it before winter means the roof is treated ahead of the wettest months, when moss grows fastest on the low ground between the Avon and the Severn. We work all year, though, and the biocide works whenever it goes on in dry weather.
No. High-pressure jet washing strips the porous surface, cracks tiles and forces water underneath. On the old clay, Cotswold stone slate and Welsh slate of the period and listed cottages we hand-scrape and treat with biocide. The modern concrete interlocking tile on the newer Twyning infill can take a controlled low-pressure clean where it's the right tool. We always tell you the method first.
Yes — Gloucestershire Roof Cleaning carries £5m public liability insurance.
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
100% recommend this team . From start to finish was kept informed.On the morning a text to say what time they will be there and arrived on time . Worked from 9:30 till 7:30pm on the roof and jet washing all the area after. Very professional and had all the kit even a drone to show you the results of the whole area . The difference is amazing and looks like a new roof . Really happy with the results and so many comments from neighbours too saying how good it looks . You will not be disappointed .
100% recommend this team . From start to finish was kept informed.On the morning a text to say what time they will be there and arrived on time . Worked from 9:30 till 7:30pm on the roof and jet washing all the area after. Very professional and had all the kit even a drone to show you the results of the whole area . The difference is amazing and looks like a new roof . Really happy with the results and so many comments from neighbours too saying how good it looks . You will not be disappointed .
The Guys did a fantastic job on my roof and worked nonstop all day to get the job done and left everything clean and tidy after themselves, highly recommend and would look to use again 👍, made a massive difference to the house.
The Guys did a fantastic job on my roof and worked nonstop all day to get the job done and left everything clean and tidy after themselves, highly recommend and would look to use again 👍, made a massive difference to the house.
Would strongly recommend. Swift with good work quality and kept the surrounding areas tidy. Looks like a new roof! Would 100% recommend.
Would strongly recommend. Swift with good work quality and kept the surrounding areas tidy. Looks like a new roof! Would 100% recommend.
What can I say other than WOW !! Massive thank you to Blake and Dan for all of your hard work, so professional and such an amazing job! Left everything spotless so pleased, highly recommend to everyone. Extremely happy
What can I say other than WOW !! Massive thank you to Blake and Dan for all of your hard work, so professional and such an amazing job! Left everything spotless so pleased, highly recommend to everyone. Extremely happy
Free gutter clean and biocide treatment with every roof clean. Tudor, listed and Church End conservation-area cottages handled correctly. Fully insured, no-obligation quote, written the same day.
