Indian sandstone rear patio
Softwash pre-clean and low-pressure rinse — colour came back without using a rotary head.
Devon · PL2
Patios & Driveways - covering Keyham and the PL2 area
Owning a place in Keyham means accepting that patios & driveways is on the maintenance list — the question is just how often. Bay fronts, pointing and lead flashings all need handling differently from the open elevations behind them.
Local context that changes the job
Owning a place in Keyham means accepting that patios & driveways is on the maintenance list — the question is just how often. Bay fronts, pointing and lead flashings all need handling differently from the open elevations behind them.
Tight grid of dockyard-era terraces above Keyham station, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. If you can see Devonport from the end of your road, we cover you.
Local context: Keyham, PL2
Tight grid of dockyard-era terraces above Keyham station.
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Postcode district
- PL2
- Area type
- urban terrace
- Common roofs
- natural slate
- Common walls
- painted render and limestone
- Nearest routes
- A3064
- Distance from PL3
- 2.2 miles
How we'd approach this in Keyham
- 1Pre-biocide twice on shaded sections at Keyham's exposed exposure
- 2Kiln-dried sand brushed in twice on driveways with a heavy camber on urban terrace sites
- 3Sealer skipped on porous stone unless asked - particularly on Victorian dockyard terraces and 1930s semis
- 4Oil patches pre-treated with a poultice on driveways near A3064
- 5Joints re-sanded across two passes on heavy-camber drives in Keyham
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most Keyham properties we treat have painted render and limestone walls and a natural 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 Victorian dockyard terraces and 1930s semis
- Method
Fan-tip cold rinse on Indian sandstone with the pressure dialled for Keyham
- Method
Kiln-dried jointing sand brushed in once the surface is dry on every Keyham job
- Method
Optional breathable acrylic sealer - lasts longer at Keyham's exposed exposure
Work like yours, nearby
Sloping block-paved drive
Salt and moss combined: hot-wash, biocide and re-sand done over a single day.
Stone-flag terrace + steps
Algae film lifted; steps left grippy with no joint damage.
Questions worth asking before you book
Where else in the PL2 area we book patios & driveways
Our coverage from PL3
Our 20-mile coverage from PL3 - Keyham is highlighted, with the closest neighbouring areas we cover.
Booking is the slow part, not the work (Keyham)
The patios & driveways itself is usually quick. Finding a date that works for both of us is where the lead-time is, especially in Keyham during the warmer months.
Already in the area - Keyham
We're booked on jobs in and around Devonport this fortnight. Adding your Keyham property to that run keeps everything tighter and faster.