Cornwall

Pressure Washing in Looe

There's a reason pressure washing sits near the top of every Looe homeowner's list once spring arrives. Lime render and slate need the softer end of the pressure range to keep their finish.

What's actually different about Looe

There's a reason pressure washing sits near the top of every Looe homeowner's list once spring arrives. Lime render and slate need the softer end of the pressure range to keep their finish.

Working harbour town facing the open Channel, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. Quotes around Looe usually go out the same evening.

What good pressure washing looks like here

  1. 1Detergent dwell before any pressure on stone walls common to fishermen's cottages and Victorian terraces
  2. 2Lower pressure and a fan tip on softer surfaces typical of harbour town layouts in PL13
  3. 3Pressure dialled down at the perimeter to protect lawn edges on harbour town gardens
  4. 4Grout joints checked before any pressure on flagged areas of fishermen's cottages and Victorian terraces
  5. 5Salt-loaded surfaces hot-washed twice on very-exposed elevations in Looe

Materials & methods we'd use here

Most Looe properties we treat have painted lime render and stone walls and a Cornish slate roof. That changes a few of the choices we'd make.

  • Method

    5 GPM hot-water machine - heat dialled to the surface, important on painted lime render and stone

  • Method

    Range of nozzles from 0° to 65° - the right tip for harbour town hard surfaces

  • Method

    Drain covers and gully gratings deployed before any trigger pull on harbour town layouts

  • Method

    Hot wash with detergent dwell for the very-exposed-loaded hard surfaces in Looe

Typical problems on Looe properties

  • Brick boundary walls along A387 carrying years of road film
  • Garden walls and outbuildings on fishermen's cottages and Victorian terraces losing finish under algae
  • Slimy stone steps on harbour town layouts where they shade out
  • Fence panels and pergolas left to weather-bake at Looe's very-exposed
  • Concrete paths going dark green where they pass under shrub cover in Looe

Recent pressure washing in the area

Composite decking + glass balustrade

Slippery green film lifted with cold-wash and fan tip; balustrade rinsed clean of detergent.

Brick boundary wall + steps

South-facing brick brought back two shades; steps degreased after years of foot traffic.

Tropical hardwood decking, large rear

Worked along the grain, oiled by the customer two days later, no fibre raising.

Things Looe customers ask us first

Get the Looe pressure washing 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.