Indian sandstone rear patio
Softwash pre-clean and low-pressure rinse — colour came back without using a rotary head.
Honest patios & driveways for Bigbury homes
Most patios & driveways jobs we book in Bigbury come from owners who've put it off one winter too long. Above Burgh Island on the exposed South Hams coast, which shapes how patios & driveways on painted render and pebbledash and concrete tile and slate actually plays out around TQ7.
Why we built a Bigbury page for patios & driveways
Most patios & driveways jobs we book in Bigbury come from owners who've put it off one winter too long. Above Burgh Island on the exposed South Hams coast, which shapes how patios & driveways on painted render and pebbledash and concrete tile and slate actually plays out around TQ7.
Sea air keeps algae growth wetter for longer, which is why north-facing walls darken so quickly. Crews are based 14.8 miles away in PL3, so callouts to Bigbury are short. We batch Bigbury bookings with aveton gifford runs along B3392.
The van carries hot and cold, softwash rig, vac pole and full drain protection so most jobs don't need a return trip. There's no minimum charge to look at a job — we'll walk around it, quote it and leave the ball with you. Small jobs get done in the gap between larger jobs, which is why one-off cleans aren't more expensive here. Our repeat rate for annual bookings sits north of eighty percent, which is where our diary planning starts. Water usage is metered and quoted realistically — we never charge for water we didn't use. Extras are always agreed on the day in writing before any additional work starts. The rig gets rinsed after every job so cross-contamination between customers isn't ever a factor. Fresh brush heads go on the pole for every glazing job over five years old. Roof access ladders are inspected each morning and swapped out at the first sign of wear. Runoff is diverted with drain bungs where soakaways feed straight into wildlife ponds. We photograph at three points during a wall softwash — plinth, mid-elevation and eaves — for the record. Small drone footage is available on request for high-level roof inspections without ladder time. Fascia paint repair we don't do, but we'll flag it and hand you a shortlist of decorators we trust. Long-run gutters get flushed from both ends after clearing, not just one end. For solar-panel arrays the panel owner's approach method takes precedence over ours, always.
What usually triggers the call in Bigbury
- Block paving turning green every winter on shaded coastal village layouts - on seafront villas stock - something we quote weekly in this postcode.
- Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near B3392 - at very exposed exposure - worth flagging on enquiries this side of town.
- Oil staining where cars park on porous block paving across Bigbury - in the South Hams District Council patch - the sort of thing owners notice from the road first.
- Pattern-imprinted concrete dulled by UV and surface algae on coastal village layouts - 14.8 miles from PL3 - handled from a pole not a ladder wherever we can.
- Resin-bound paths going dark where shade lingers in Bigbury - at roughly 50.286,-3.895 - a job where getting the order right matters more than the products.
How the job would run on your Bigbury property
- 1Pre-biocide twice on shaded sections at Bigbury's very-exposed exposure (in the South Hams District Council patch - the sort of thing owners notice from the road first).
- 2Kiln-dried sand brushed in twice on driveways with a heavy camber on coastal village sites (14.8 miles from PL3 - handled from a pole not a ladder wherever we can).
- 3Sealer skipped on porous stone unless asked - particularly on seafront villas and 1930s bungalows (at roughly 50.286,-3.895 - a job where getting the order right matters more than the products).
- 4Oil patches pre-treated with a poultice on driveways near B3392 (on painted render and pebbledash - one of the calls we get most in the wetter half of the year).
- 5Joints re-sanded across two passes on heavy-camber drives in Bigbury (across concrete tile and slate - handled with the same rig we use for coastal properties).
Recent jobs near Bigbury
Stone-flag terrace + steps
Algae film lifted; steps left grippy with no joint damage.
Tegula block-paved drive + side path
Stripe-free even finish, joints brushed, lawn untouched.
FAQs we get from Bigbury homeowners
Fixed price, no scope creep - Bigbury
What we quote for patios & driveways at your Bigbury property is what you pay. Extras only happen if you specifically agree to them on the day. Working B3392 through Bigbury (TQ7), roughly 14.8 miles from our PL3 yard. Above Burgh Island on the exposed South Hams coast.
Practical timing (Bigbury)
patios & driveways in Bigbury works best in spring or early autumn. Mid-winter we still take bookings, but pencil it for a dry weather window. In Bigbury specifically: painted render and pebbledash walls, concrete tile and slate roofs, seafront villas and 1930s bungalows stock, South Hams District Council.
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