Roof washing in Port Royal.

A Port Royal roof is a large, highly visible, and expensive surface, usually barrel or flat tile spanning an estate footprint, and it is the single element of the house that most reliably gives away a season of neglect. The wet months are when the growth happens, and the wet months are when nobody is here — six unattended weeks of daily storms and heat is all it takes for the north slopes and valleys to darken.

Our roof washing is scheduled around that rather than in response to it. Low-pressure soft washing applies a solution that kills the algae and moss at the root and rinses gently, with nobody walking the tile and nothing pressure-driven under it — critical on a roof where a single cracked tile means a leak into finishes that cost a great deal to put right.

Access is arranged once through the gate and the guard, the same crew comes each visit, and the landscape below is pre-wet and rinsed so nothing sits on it. Estates here typically run the roof alongside the recurring plan that keeps the glass clear through the off-season. More on the area in Port Royal.