Exterior cleaning in Torpoint
Torpoint is across the Hamoaze on the Torpoint Ferry, only a couple of miles from our base as the crow flies but exposed to the full estuary weather. Naval terraces, post-war semis and modern infill are finished in painted render and dressed stone under Cornish slate.
Painted render that faces the water weathers quickly, so walls and gutters here tend to need attention sooner than similar houses in the city.
The ferry decides the day, not the job
Crossing the Tamar with a loaded van costs time that has nothing to do with the cleaning. We work around it by batching PL11 properties into full days rather than crossing for a single call-out.
The practical effect for you is that we may offer a date a week or two out rather than tomorrow - and that the price does not carry a per-visit crossing surcharge.
Cliff-top exposure at the coastal end
Downderry, Seaton, Portwrinkle and Freathy sit on or above the Whitsand cliffs. Render there takes salt and constant wind; roofs lose moss but gather lichen; and glass films over within weeks of being cleaned.
It is worth being realistic about intervals here rather than being sold a clean that is supposed to last five years.
Inland villages are a different job
Hessenford, Sheviock, Deviock and Antony are sheltered, wooded and damp. Less salt, far more algae and lichen, and gutters that fill with leaves rather than with grit.
Questions from Torpoint
- Do you charge extra for the ferry?
- No. We batch work in PL11 into whole days so the crossing is not loaded onto a single job.
- How quickly can you get to Downderry?
- Usually when we have the next planned day in the district rather than immediately.
- Is cliff-top glass worth cleaning at all?
- Yes, but expect a shorter interval than inland. Salt film builds up quickly in that position.