Patios & Driveways · Mary Tavy, PL19

Local patios & driveways across Mary Tavy

When neighbours start asking who did your patios & driveways, that's usually a Mary Tavy homeowner mid-project with us. Old mining village on the A386 north of Tavistock, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.

What we see on Mary Tavy properties

When neighbours start asking who did your patios & driveways, that's usually a Mary Tavy homeowner mid-project with us. Old mining village on the A386 north of Tavistock, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.

Slate roofs hold moss densely in this air, and gutters fill twice as fast under tree cover. Most weeks we're up and down the A386 between Mary Tavy and the next booking.

Our coverage from PL3

Our 20-mile coverage from PL3 - Mary Tavy is highlighted, with the closest neighbouring areas we cover.

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Local context: Mary Tavy, PL19

Old mining village on the A386 north of Tavistock.

County
Devon
Local authority
West Devon Borough Council
Postcode district
PL19
Area type
moorland village
Common roofs
natural slate
Common walls
Dartmoor granite and lime render
Nearest routes
A386
Distance from PL3
15.3 miles

Where it usually starts in Mary Tavy

  • Block paving turning green every winter on shaded moorland village layouts
  • Indian sandstone losing colour under a thin algae film at Mary Tavy's very-exposed
  • Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near A386
  • Tyre rub marks at the gate end of block-paved drives on granite cottages and Victorian miners' terraces
  • Pattern-imprinted concrete dulled by UV and surface algae on moorland village layouts

The method that suits Mary Tavy

  1. 1Rotary head on block paving, fan tip on natural stone common to moorland village layouts
  2. 2Pre-biocide twice on shaded sections at Mary Tavy's very-exposed exposure
  3. 3Sealer skipped on porous stone unless asked - particularly on granite cottages and Victorian miners' terraces
  4. 4Lawn edge masked before any biocide on moorland village properties with mature borders
  5. 5Tyre-rub zones double-passed on driveways serving granite cottages and Victorian miners' terraces

Comparable patios & driveways we've done lately

Block-paved double drive

Pre-treated for moss, rotary cleaned, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand; owner sealed it themselves the following weekend.

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.

Honest answers to common questions

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