Block-paved double drive
Pre-treated for moss, rotary cleaned, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand; owner sealed it themselves the following weekend.
Cornwall
Local patios & driveways across Duloe
Duloe weather does a number on exterior surfaces, and patios & driveways is usually the first thing to suffer. Septic-served properties make it worth thinking about runoff before any cleaning starts.
Why Duloe matters for this kind of work
Duloe weather does a number on exterior surfaces, and patios & driveways is usually the first thing to suffer. Septic-served properties make it worth thinking about runoff before any cleaning starts.
Hillside village between Liskeard and Looe with a prehistoric stone circle, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. Most weeks we're up and down the B3254 between Duloe and the next booking.
What good patios & driveways looks like here
- 1Lawn edge masked before any biocide on rural village properties with mature borders
- 2Cobble apron joints raked before the wash on rural village stock
- 3Joints re-sanded across two passes on heavy-camber drives in Duloe
- 4Pattern-imprinted concrete sealer re-coated in the same visit on rural village layouts
- 5Tyre-rub zones double-passed on driveways serving stone cottages and farmhouses
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most Duloe properties we treat have granite and painted render walls and a Cornish slate roof. That changes a few of the choices we'd make.
- Method
Selective biocide pre-treat to kill moss at the root - extra important on exposed rural village sites
- Method
Rotary surface cleaner for stripe-free finish on block paving common across stone cottages and farmhouses
- Method
Optional breathable acrylic sealer - lasts longer at Duloe's exposed exposure
- Method
Pattern-imprinted concrete re-sealed in the same visit - useful on rural village layouts
Common issues we see in Duloe
- Indian sandstone losing colour under a thin algae film at Duloe's exposed
- Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near B3254
- Slippery flagstones around the rear of the house on rural village layouts
- Tyre rub marks at the gate end of block-paved drives on stone cottages and farmhouses
- Resin-bound paths going dark where shade lingers in Duloe
Recent patios & driveways in the area
Sloping block-paved drive
Salt and moss combined: hot-wash, biocide and re-sand done over a single day.
Tegula block-paved drive + side path
Stripe-free even finish, joints brushed, lawn untouched.
Things Duloe customers ask us first
Most popular booking pattern in Duloe
patios & driveways done once thoroughly, then a much lighter top-up clean every 18-24 months. Cheaper across five years than a single 'when it's bad' job.
One trip, no quote chasers - Duloe
We send a written price, then leave the ball in your court. No reminder calls, no doorstep follow-up, no pretend deadlines.