Local patios & driveways across Lydford

Local context that changes the job

We get more calls about patios & driveways in Lydford than almost anywhere else we cover. Historic Saxon burh above the Lydford Gorge, which shapes how patios & driveways on Dartmoor granite and lime render and natural slate actually plays out around EX20.

Granite and exposed render take a hammering from horizontal Dartmoor rain six months of the year. Most weeks we're up and down the local lanes off A386 between Lydford and the next booking. Exposure here is very exposed - 18.9 miles from our PL3 base makes turnaround short.

The van carries hot and cold, softwash rig, vac pole and full drain protection so most jobs don't need a return trip. Cameras go on the vac pole as standard so you see the gutter before and after, not just take it on trust. Ridge tile re-bedding and any other small remedial work is quoted separately, never bundled into the wash price. Sealer is optional on stone, and we'll usually recommend skipping it unless the finish specifically wants it. We keep two vans on the road, which is why illness or weather rarely pushes a booking more than a day or two. Softwash and pressure washing are two different jobs with two different rigs — we don't try to force one to do the other. The kit gets pressure-tested weekly, which is boring but it's why we haven't had a rig failure on a customer job. Every job carries a written scope, a written price and a written finish standard — no ambiguity. Fresh brush heads go on the pole for every glazing job over five years old. Waste from moss removal gets bagged, weighed and taken to a licensed green-waste facility. The invoice email includes the biocide safety data sheet and dilution ratio used on your job. We priority-book care-home and rental customers because their timelines are usually tightest. Rain-day contingency is baked into the price — no extra charge if we come back a second day to finish. For solar-panel arrays the panel owner's approach method takes precedence over ours, always. Materials data sheets are available on request for any product we use on any of our work.

What Lydford owners ring us about

• Indian sandstone losing colour under a thin algae film at Lydford's very-exposed - 18.9 miles from PL3 - a pattern we see through the shoulder seasons.
• Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near local lanes off A386 - at roughly 50.643,-4.108 - worth flagging on enquiries this side of town.
• Stripey patches from previous DIY washes - granite cottages and stone farmhouses owners ring us most - on Dartmoor granite and lime render - usually easier once the outside taps are back on in April.
• Tyre rub marks at the gate end of block-paved drives on granite cottages and stone farmhouses - across natural slate - quoted from photos in most cases, no doorstep survey.
• Resin-bound paths going dark where shade lingers in Lydford - on granite cottages stock - the difference between a two-year finish and a five-year one.

Honest answers to common questions

Neighbouring areas on the patios & driveways round