Block-paved double drive
Pre-treated for moss, rotary cleaned, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand; owner sealed it themselves the following weekend.
Patios & Driveways · Lydford, EX20
Local patios & driveways across Lydford
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 exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
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 exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
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.
Our coverage from PL3
Our 20-mile coverage from PL3 - Lydford is highlighted, with the closest neighbouring areas we cover.
Local context: Lydford, EX20
Historic Saxon burh above the Lydford Gorge.
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Postcode district
- EX20
- Area type
- moorland village
- Common roofs
- natural slate
- Common walls
- Dartmoor granite and lime render
- Nearest routes
- local lanes off A386
- Distance from PL3
- 18.9 miles
What Lydford owners ring us about
- Indian sandstone losing colour under a thin algae film at Lydford's very-exposed
- Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near local lanes off A386
- Stripey patches from previous DIY washes - granite cottages and stone farmhouses owners ring us most
- Tyre rub marks at the gate end of block-paved drives on granite cottages and stone farmhouses
- Resin-bound paths going dark where shade lingers in Lydford
The method that suits Lydford
- 1Kiln-dried sand brushed in twice on driveways with a heavy camber on moorland village sites
- 2Lawn edge masked before any biocide on moorland village properties with mature borders
- 3Joints re-sanded across two passes on heavy-camber drives in Lydford
- 4Pattern-imprinted concrete sealer re-coated in the same visit on moorland village layouts
- 5Tyre-rub zones double-passed on driveways serving granite cottages and stone farmhouses
Comparable patios & driveways we've done lately
Pattern-imprinted concrete driveway
Cleaned, dried, re-sealed in the same booking — pattern detail brought back hard.
Tegula block-paved drive + side path
Stripe-free even finish, joints brushed, lawn untouched.
Honest answers to common questions
Neighbouring areas on the patios & driveways round
Catch it before next winter - Lydford
Booking patios & driveways now means it's in before the wet weather settles in. Lydford winters punish {character} properties hardest.
Worth checking before any quote (Lydford)
Insurance, method match for your surface, and whether the price is in writing. Lydford customers who tick those three almost never get burnt.
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