Indian sandstone rear patio
Softwash pre-clean and low-pressure rinse — colour came back without using a rotary head.
Devon
North Hill's patios & driveways specialists
There's a reason patios & driveways sits near the top of every North Hill homeowner's list once spring arrives. Slate fronts and painted renders sit side by side along the same street, and each wants its own approach.
What's actually different about North Hill
There's a reason patios & driveways sits near the top of every North Hill homeowner's list once spring arrives. Slate fronts and painted renders sit side by side along the same street, and each wants its own approach.
University spine between the city centre and Mutley Plain, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. We're frequently in and around PL4, so booking-day flexibility is easier than people expect.
What good patios & driveways looks like here
- 1Rotary head on block paving, fan tip on natural stone common to urban terrace layouts
- 2Pre-biocide twice on shaded sections at North Hill's moderate exposure
- 3Lawn edge masked before any biocide on urban terrace properties with mature borders
- 4Cobble apron joints raked before the wash on urban terrace stock
- 5Pattern-imprinted concrete sealer re-coated in the same visit on urban terrace layouts
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most North Hill properties we treat have painted render and stone 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 villas and student HMOs
- Method
Fan-tip cold rinse on Indian sandstone with the pressure dialled for North Hill
- Method
Optional breathable acrylic sealer - lasts longer at North Hill's moderate exposure
- Method
Pattern-imprinted concrete re-sealed in the same visit - useful on urban terrace layouts
Typical problems on North Hill properties
- Sunken joint sand making blocks rock under the car on driveways near North Hill
- Weeds firing up through joints by April on urban terrace properties
- Stripey patches from previous DIY washes - Victorian villas and student HMOs owners ring us most
- Pattern-imprinted concrete dulled by UV and surface algae on urban terrace layouts
- Cobbled aprons holding moss in joints all winter on Victorian villas and student HMOs
Recent patios & driveways in the area
Pattern-imprinted concrete driveway
Cleaned, dried, re-sealed in the same booking — pattern detail brought back hard.
Sloping block-paved drive
Salt and moss combined: hot-wash, biocide and re-sand done over a single day.
Things North Hill customers ask us first
Why we run North Hill this way
Because we live and work here. Same yard, same crew, same number every time you call. patios & driveways done by people you can find again.
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Wall Cleaning & Softwash in North Hill
Bring tired render, pebbledash & painted walls back to life - no harsh pressure.
Get the North Hill patios & driveways sorted before the next wet spell
Booking early means you control the date, not the weather. Send your postcode and we'll come back with a price the same day.