Property types
Exterior cleaning by property type
Houses built in different decades fail in different places. A 1900s terrace has lime mortar, sash reveals and a shared gutter run; a 2015 estate house has silicone render, a shallow-pitch concrete tile roof and a block drive. Working out the order of work from the age and build of the property is most of the job.
By style and age of house
- Victorian terraces: cleaning a house with no side access
Owner of a period terrace with restricted access.
- 1930s semis: bay windows, pebbledash and shared drives
Owner of an interwar semi wanting a whole-house clean.
- New builds: what needs cleaning in the first five years
New-build owner unsure what maintenance is needed yet.
- Bungalows: low roofs, long gutters and big driveways
Bungalow owner planning exterior maintenance.
- Detached houses: planning a whole-property clean
Owner of a detached house wanting everything done sensibly.
- Landlords: exterior maintenance that prevents claims
Landlord managing property condition and tenant complaints.
- Holiday lets: exterior turnaround before the season
Holiday let owner preparing a coastal property.
- Estate agents and vendors: kerb appeal on a deadline
Agent or vendor needing a fast visual improvement before listing.
- Farmhouses and rural properties
Rural owner with heavy organic soiling and long approaches.
- Flats and small blocks: who pays for what
Leaseholder or block manager arranging communal cleaning.
- Shopfronts and small commercial premises
Local business wanting a presentable frontage.
- Care homes, schools and community buildings
Facilities contact arranging low-disruption exterior work.
- Older and period properties: a conservative approach
Owner of an old building worried about damage.
- Garden walls, steps and paths
Owner wanting the garden hard landscaping cleaned.
- Garages, sheds and outbuildings
Owner with tired outbuildings letting the plot down.
What changes with the building
- Access dictates sequence. Terraces and town-centre properties are often worked from the front and rear only, so scheduling matters more than method.
- Roof pitch and covering decide whether roof work is treatment from a safe position or clearance work.
- Rural and coastal properties collect different growth from city ones, so the same house type is not treated identically in Yelverton and in Devonport.
Services these guides relate to
- Wall Cleaning & Softwash
- Window Cleaning
- Pressure Washing
- Roof Cleaning
- Gutter Cleaning & Clearing
- Patios & Driveways
Other topics
Tell us the rough age of the house and what you can see, and we will map the order of work.
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