Conservatory cleaning in Teesside

Why conservatory roofs go green

A conservatory roof is a horizontal algae farm: it stays damp, collects leaf mulch in the panel joints, and Teesside's damp winters do the rest. Polycarbonate suffers worst because its channels trap growth; glass shows it sooner. A valet is not a window clean at an angle: it is a proper wash-down with pure water and soft brushes, panel joints and cresting cleaned out, gutters around the eaves cleared as part of the job.

Polycarbonate vs glass: different animals

Polycarbonate scratches if you look at it wrong: no abrasives, no pressure washers, soft brush and pure water only. Glass roofs, especially self-cleaning coated glass, tolerate more but the coating should not be scrubbed with detergent. A cleaner who cannot tell you which roof you have, and adjusts the method, is not the one to book. Valets run £80 to £120 for a standard lean-to, £150 to £200 for large Victorian or P-shaped conservatories with fiddly cresting.

How often, honestly

Once a year is right for most Teesside conservatories: a spring valet after winter growth, timed before you want to use the room. Twice a year if the conservatory sits under trees, and the oaks and sycamores of Guisborough and Saltburn's wooded edges make that genuinely common. Pair it with the gutter clearing while access equipment is out and both jobs come in cheaper.