Granite cottage with painted lime render
Lichen crusts treated and left to weather off; finish improved over the following six weeks.
Wall Cleaning & Softwash · St Cleer, PL14
Honest wall cleaning & softwash for St Cleer homes
Plenty of St Cleer properties were never designed with regular wall cleaning & softwash in mind, which is exactly why it matters. Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
Why St Cleer matters for this kind of work
Plenty of St Cleer properties were never designed with regular wall cleaning & softwash in mind, which is exactly why it matters. Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor, which shapes how exterior cleaning here actually plays out.
Lichen growth in particular is heavier here than almost anywhere else we cover — and it's the slowest to come back once treated. Crews are based 18.6 miles away in PL3, so callouts to St Cleer are short.
Our coverage from PL3
Our 20-mile coverage from PL3 - St Cleer is highlighted, with the closest neighbouring areas we cover.
Local context: St Cleer, PL14
Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor.
- County
- Cornwall
- Local authority
- Cornwall Council
- Postcode district
- PL14
- Area type
- moorland village
- Common roofs
- Cornish slate
- Common walls
- granite and lime render
- Nearest routes
- local lanes off A38
- Distance from PL3
- 18.6 miles
Common issues we see in St Cleer
- Streaking down granite and lime render that's worse on the Liskeard-facing elevation than the rest of the house
- Black biofilm on granite and lime render where the prevailing wind blows in off Old copper-mining village on the southern skirts of Bodmin Moor
- Pebbledash gone blotchy where a gutter has overflowed all season on granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
- Tide-marks at conservatory roof drip lines on granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
- Render mottling where chimney flashings leak slowly onto granite and lime render
The method that suits St Cleer
- 1Two passes on the Liskeard-facing elevation where very-exposed weather drives the worst staining
- 2Lower biocide concentration around old mortar joints on moorland village properties in PL14
- 3Pre-rinse on plant borders typical of moorland village gardens before any product goes up
- 4Window pre-wet so over-spray rinses clean - important on older glass in granite cottages and Victorian miners' housing
- 5Plinth and damp-course area always rinsed last on moorland village stock in St Cleer
Comparable wall cleaning & softwash we've done lately
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.
Honest answers to common questions
Neighbouring areas on the wall cleaning & softwash round
Hate hard-sell quotes? So do we - St Cleer
One visit, a written price for your wall cleaning & softwash, then it's entirely your call. We don't chase, we don't doorstep, we don't ring you back unless you ask.
Last note (St Cleer)
Whatever you decide, get someone properly insured and using the right method for your surface. wall cleaning & softwash in St Cleer is mostly about restraint — knowing what NOT to do.
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