Roof Cleaning in
Langley, BC

What roof cleaning in Langley involves

Roof cleaning in Langley is the removal of moss, needles and packed grit from a shingle or cedar roof, followed by clearing the gutters that catch whatever comes off. Langley sits in the same rain belt as Vancouver, about 1,150 mm a year, and a lot of lots here have tall Douglas fir and cedar close to the house. Needles and cones collect in the valleys, and moss follows wherever the roof stays damp.

Which Langley roofs grow moss fastest?

North-facing slopes under Douglas fir and cedar, where the sun never dries the shingles. In Walnut Grove and Murrayville that is often the back roof of a two-storey tucked behind mature trees. Fort Langley's older homes and cedar roofs hold moisture too, and shaded lots in Brookswood and Aldergrove spread that shade across the whole house.

Newer Willoughby streets are different. The trees are young, so moss arrives later, but a roof backing onto a greenbelt still collects needles and cones. On acreage in Aldergrove and Brookswood the house roofline is long, and a long roof means long gutter runs that fill from the same fir stands. Langley City lots are tighter, and the roofs there tend to sit under the neighbours' trees as much as their own.

Roof cleaning and gutter cleaning in one visit

Cleaning the gutters first and the roof second means the roof debris washes straight back into clean gutters at the next rain. We do the roof first and the gutters right after, in one visit, which saves a second trip up the ladder. Our roof and gutter cleaning page describes the combined visit, and our gutter cleaning in Langley page covers the yearly gutter work.

When to book roof cleaning in Langley

October through March is moss season in the Fraser Valley, when rain keeps roofs wet long enough for spores to take hold. We look for a dry stretch of a few days, so a treatment has time to sit before the next rain. Booking in early fall also gets the roof clear before the November needle and leaf drop fills the gutters again.

What affects the price of roof cleaning

• Roof size and pitch, since a steep roof takes longer to work safely
• How thick the moss is and how much of the roof it covers
• Storeys and access, including long drives on acreage
• Length of gutter runs to clear afterward
• Whether a treatment goes down at the end

See our gutter cleaning cost guide for how we price a visit.

Areas we cover in Langley

We clean roofs across Langley City, Walnut Grove, Willoughby, Murrayville, Brookswood, Fort Langley and Aldergrove. Not sure about your street? Call (604) 225-1616 and we will tell you if we can reach it.