Ford patios & driveways, done properly

What we see on Ford properties

If the patios & driveways at your Ford property has started looking tired, you're not alone. Terraces share walls, drains and downpipes — so a job that ignores those details creates more problems than it fixes. Ford sits in Devon at PL2, close enough to stoke that we regularly share visits.

Steep terraced streets above the Weston Mill creek, which shapes how patios & driveways on painted render and stock brick and natural slate actually plays out around PL2. We tend to batch Ford bookings with jobs in Keyham the same week.

We aim to send the written quote inside the same evening you get in touch, and we don't chase you afterwards. There's no doorstep pressure at any point in the process, and no fake deadline to sign a quote. Callouts get batched into the same run so pricing stays sensible and turnaround stays short. Sealer is optional on stone, and we'll usually recommend skipping it unless the finish specifically wants it. The single biggest cause of re-growth is skipping the biocide dwell, and we don't skip it. Access photos help more than measurements when you're getting a first quote back from us. Every visit finishes with a five-minute tidy — sand brushed in, debris bagged, tap turned off. Roof re-bed work gets its own dedicated day — nobody wants a wet roof left open overnight. Windows include the frames, the sills, the trickle vents and the cill drain holes, always. First-visit customers get a written surface report at no cost, whether they book more work or not. Every job sheet lists the crew, the start time, the finish time and the litres of water used. There's a fixed weekend rate for genuine emergencies — no gouging, published on the enquiry email. We keep a spare crown for the surface cleaner in the van because the swivel wears faster than anything else. The office answers between eight and seven six days a week — we don't hide behind an inbox. Materials data sheets are available on request for any product we use on any of our work.

Materials & methods we'd use here

Most Ford properties we treat have painted render and stock brick walls and a natural 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 moderate urban terrace sites - noted 2.4 miles from PL3 - a maintenance item that gets cheaper the earlier you catch it.

• Method

  Rotary surface cleaner for stripe-free finish on block paving common across Victorian terraces and 1920s bay-front semis - noted at roughly 50.393,-4.180 - the elevation that always dictates the price.

• Method

  Kiln-dried jointing sand brushed in once the surface is dry on every Ford job - noted on painted render and stock brick - and it's why we default to the softer end of the pressure range.

• Method

  Pattern-imprinted concrete re-sealed in the same visit - useful on urban terrace layouts - noted across natural slate - still small enough to fix in one visit, big enough to be worth doing.

Where it usually starts in Ford

• Weeds firing up through joints by April on urban terrace properties - across natural slate - a factor we build into every softwash quote here.
• Tyre rub marks at the gate end of block-paved drives on Victorian terraces and 1920s bay-front semis - on Victorian terraces stock - a pattern we see through the shoulder seasons.
• Oil staining where cars park on porous block paving across Ford - at moderate exposure - why photos beat phone tag for this kind of work.
• Cobbled aprons holding moss in joints all winter on Victorian terraces and 1920s bay-front semis - in the Plymouth City Council patch - worth flagging on enquiries this side of town.
• Resin-bound paths going dark where shade lingers in Ford - 2.4 miles from PL3 - a maintenance item that gets cheaper the earlier you catch it.

Nearby areas we also cover

Things Ford customers ask us first