Block-paved double drive
Pre-treated for moss, rotary cleaned, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand; owner sealed it themselves the following weekend.
Cornwall · PL18
Patios & Driveways that suits Gunnislake
There's a reason patios & driveways sits near the top of every Gunnislake homeowner's list once spring arrives. Hilltop positions catch more weather, which means more algae on every sheltered face.
What's actually different about Gunnislake
There's a reason patios & driveways sits near the top of every Gunnislake homeowner's list once spring arrives. Hilltop positions catch more weather, which means more algae on every sheltered face.
Tamar Valley mining village straddling the A390, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. Working out of PL18 we're rarely more than 11.5 miles from a Gunnislake job.
Local context: Gunnislake, PL18
Tamar Valley mining village straddling the A390.
- County
- Cornwall
- Local authority
- Cornwall Council
- Postcode district
- PL18
- Area type
- market town
- Common roofs
- Cornish slate
- Common walls
- granite and painted render
- Nearest routes
- A390
- Distance from PL3
- 11.5 miles
How we'd approach this in Gunnislake
- 1Kiln-dried sand brushed in twice on driveways with a heavy camber on market town sites
- 2Sealer skipped on porous stone unless asked - particularly on miners' terraces and Victorian cottages
- 3Lawn edge masked before any biocide on market town properties with mature borders
- 4Oil patches pre-treated with a poultice on driveways near A390
- 5Pattern-imprinted concrete sealer re-coated in the same visit on market town layouts
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most Gunnislake 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
Rotary surface cleaner for stripe-free finish on block paving common across miners' terraces and Victorian cottages
- Method
Fan-tip cold rinse on Indian sandstone with the pressure dialled for Gunnislake
- Method
Kiln-dried jointing sand brushed in once the surface is dry on every Gunnislake job
- Method
Pattern-imprinted concrete re-sealed in the same visit - useful on market town layouts
Work like yours, nearby
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.
Questions worth asking before you book
Where else in the PL18 area we book patios & driveways
Our coverage from PL3
Our 20-mile coverage from PL3 - Gunnislake is highlighted, with the closest neighbouring areas we cover.
The boring honest answer (Gunnislake)
It's not glamorous - it's washed surfaces and bagged debris. But it makes a {character} property look ten years younger and protects the value.
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Pressure Washing in Gunnislake
Decking, walls, fencing and exterior hard surfaces deep-cleaned in a single visit.
Save the Gunnislake survey for when it actually adds value
Photos cover most patios & driveways jobs. If your {character} layout needs a proper walk-around, we'll arrange one — but only when it's worth your time.