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When a roof clean is not enough
VicWide stops at clean. If Melbourne pointing has failed, tiles are broken, or you want a new colour system, a wash will not fix it. We would rather lose the job than pretend a rinse is a restoration.
The short version
VicWide stops at clean. If Melbourne pointing has failed, tiles are broken, or you want a new colour system, a wash will not fix it. We would rather lose the job than pretend a rinse is a restoration.
What we actually see on Melbourne roofs
Loose ridge caps you can lift with a fingertip are not a moss problem.
A ceiling stain that continues after gutters are empty is a path. A roofer finds it.
Wanting the roof a different colour is a coating or replace decision, not a rinse.
Hail bruises and broken tiles need a roofing contractor, even if the rest of the roof is dirty.
We put this in writing on the photo report so you are not guessing.
Hire a licensed roofing contractor for restore, paint, leaks and replace. That is not our scope.
Local examples
Kew. Two-storey soft wash. Gutters under established trees. Profiles we wash: terracotta, slate, concrete on mid-century.
Glen Waverley. South-pitch moss is the booking reason. Profiles we wash: concrete tile dominant, second-storey additions.
How this ties to the wash page
VicWide Roof Cleaning washes Melbourne roofs — tile, terracotta, concrete and metal — with soft wash and moss treatment. We do not restore, paint or re-roof. We stay on wash, moss treatment and gutters.
Most Melbourne houses sit in a mid-hundreds to low-thousands range depending on storeys, pitch, access and how long growth has been left. Two-storey and steep roofs cost more because of heights gear, not because we add coatings.
Roof Cleaning Melbourne is the money page this article supports.
Typical wash process
- 1. Quote from photos or site visit
- 2. Confirm access, water and parking
- 3. Treat growth, then wash
- 4. Clear gutters if on the job sheet
- 5. Walk the roof and photograph
- 6. Tell you honestly if restoration is the next step
When this is no longer a clean
Hire a licensed roofing contractor for restore, paint, leaks and replace. That is not our scope.
Hire a licensed roofing contractor for restore, paint, leaks and replace. VicWide will not pretend a wash is that job.
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Questions
No. VicWide is a cleaning company. We photograph defects and stop.
Yes if the roof is sound and dirty. No if it is already leaking or the pointing is powder.
Metro Melbourne, suburb by suburb. Open the locations hub for the street-level pages.
You get a band and the factors. Photos or a visit lock a quote.
Next step
Send suburb, storeys and two roof photos.