Granite cottage with painted lime render
Lichen crusts treated and left to weather off; finish improved over the following six weeks.
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Brentor wall cleaning & softwash, done properly
There's a reason wall cleaning & softwash sits near the top of every Brentor homeowner's list once spring arrives. Slate roofs hold moss densely in this air, and gutters fill twice as fast under tree cover.
What's actually different about Brentor
There's a reason wall cleaning & softwash sits near the top of every Brentor homeowner's list once spring arrives. Slate roofs hold moss densely in this air, and gutters fill twice as fast under tree cover.
Under the landmark church perched on Brent Tor, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out. We tend to batch Brentor bookings with jobs in Lydford the same week.
What good wall cleaning & softwash looks like here
- 1Two passes on the Lydford-facing elevation where very-exposed weather drives the worst staining
- 2Lower biocide concentration around old mortar joints on moorland village properties in PL19
- 3Pre-rinse on plant borders typical of moorland village gardens before any product goes up
- 4Spot-treatment on lichen patches before the main softwash on Dartmoor granite
- 5Reduced dwell time near painted timber on granite cottages and farmhouses
Materials & methods we'd use here
Most Brentor properties we treat have Dartmoor granite walls and a natural slate roof. That changes a few of the choices we'd make.
- Method
Sodium hypochlorite mixed to a strength suitable for Dartmoor granite - never neat on moorland village stock
- Method
Low-volume rinse from a high-flow tank - critical on the softer finishes you see across granite cottages and farmhouses
- Method
Suitable for K-Rend, Weber and silicone renders — common on the newer moorland village properties around PL19
- Method
Painted brickwork treated by dwell-and-rinse only on moorland village terraces - no rotary
Typical problems on Brentor properties
- Streaking down Dartmoor granite that's worse on the Lydford-facing elevation than the rest of the house
- Algae returning fast on shaded walls thanks to Brentor's very-exposed setting
- Black biofilm on Dartmoor granite where the prevailing wind blows in off Under the landmark church perched on Brent Tor
- Pebbledash gone blotchy where a gutter has overflowed all season on granite cottages and farmhouses
- Tide-marks at conservatory roof drip lines on granite cottages and farmhouses
Recent wall cleaning & softwash in the area
Pebbledash bungalow, full elevation
Sea-facing pebbledash rinsed clean, salt film lifted with surfactant — owner's first clean in nine years.
Smooth-render four-bed detached
Whole-house softwash, two days from quote to clean, payment after photos approved.
Things Brentor customers ask us first
Why we run Brentor this way
Because we live and work here. Same yard, same crew, same number every time you call. wall cleaning & softwash done by people you can find again.
Wall Cleaning & Softwash in Lydford
EX20 - approx 3 miles from Brentor
Wall Cleaning & Softwash in Mary Tavy
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Wall Cleaning & Softwash in Tavistock
PL19 - approx 3 miles from Brentor
Roof Cleaning in Brentor
Strip moss, lichen and algae from tiled and slate roofs - safely, from above or below.
Get the Brentor wall cleaning & softwash 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.