Is there any risk to the guttering?

No. It sits in the same spray path and gets wiped as part of the pass.

Do you clean conservatory roofs?

Yes, and they go before the wall above them so nothing lands back on clean glazing.

How long does a visit take?

A typical two-elevation job is a few hours. A full wrap-around on a larger property is a day.

Do you work weekends?

We work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm.

Do you work on flats and shared buildings?

Yes, with permission from whoever is responsible for the elevation.

Do you take the waste away?

There is very little on a wall job. What comes off the surface is rinsed to a drain that can take it.

How is a quote put together?

By elevation area, surface type and access, written down before anything starts.

Do you clean soffits and fascias?

They are in the same spray path, so they are done as part of the wall visit.

TQ10 - Devon - 12.3 miles from PL3

North Huish (TQ10) render softwash

We work North Huish as part of the South Brent round, which keeps travel down. Wall softwash is the service most often asked about here because cob and stone shows growth earlier than brick does.

Quote for a North Huish property

Monday to Saturday, 8am – 7pm

What helps before we arrive

Warn us about a soft lawn or an unmade drive so boards come on the van.
Flag any recent repair or repaint, because fresh work is treated more gently.
Let us know if scaffold or a tower is already up for other work.
Move cars off a drive that runs tight to the house if you can, and tell us if you cannot.
Note where hoses can be run without crossing a doorway.
Clear the base of the elevation of pots, ornaments and loose paving where you can.
Say where the outside tap is, and whether it runs at any pressure.
If parking needs a permit or a bay suspension, tell us early.

Wall build-ups common in TQ10

Rubble stone walls have deep joints that hold moisture and feed growth from within the joint.
Slate-faced walls shed water quickly but the bedding mortar does not.
Where cob has been cement-rendered at some point, that render traps moisture and the wall behaves badly.
Thatch or deep eaves above cob change how much of the wall ever gets wet.

Diagnosis before treatment

01The first question is whether the staining sits on the surface or has gone into the material, because only one of those cleans off.
02Where a wall meets a roof abutment, the flashing is looked at first.
03A short section of hose test shows whether run-off drains away or ponds at the base.
04Weep holes are counted and checked for blockage while the wall is being read.
05Where the wall carries a previous coating over render, its edges are inspected for lifting.
06Efflorescence is distinguished from lichen before anything is applied, since one is salt and one is alive.
07A damp meter reading inside a stained corner separates a cleaning job from a building problem.
08The elevation is read from the pavement first and from a metre away second.

Damp, airflow and what feeds growth

Salt-laden air roughens exposed surfaces slightly, and rougher surfaces hold more moisture.
Soil banked above the damp course keeps the base of a wall permanently wet.
Growth thickest at head height usually means splash from a hard surface rather than run-off from above.
A path that slopes towards a house rather than away from it keeps the base of the wall wet after every shower.
Where a gutter joint weeps rather than pours, the stain is thin, vertical and very persistent.
Ivy pulled off a wall leaves suckers and a shaded, damp face that greens quickly afterwards.
Black spotting on white render is a different organism from the green film beside it, and it clears at a different rate.
Concrete render plinths wick moisture upward from the ground more readily than the face above them.
Where a downpipe discharges into a gully that has silted, the overflow soaks the wall base each winter.

Where wall work sits in a North Huish visit

Glass is done last on any multi-service visit, since it picks up whatever the earlier stages put in the air.

Where gutters need repair rather than clearing, that goes ahead of any cleaning at all.

Anything that involves opening a gutter is done before the ground beneath it is cleaned.

Where a roof clean is planned for later in the year, walls are worth leaving until after it.

How a softwash visit runs

1.Where a pond or water feature sits below an elevation, it is covered and the run-off diverted well away from it.
2.External drains below the work are covered with a grate mat and cleared before we leave.
3.Any garden furniture within the spray arc moves before the mix is made up, not while the lance is running.
4.Mortar joints that have already lost material are pointed out and left alone rather than washed further open.
5.The wall is left to dry naturally rather than being wiped, which is what keeps the finish even.
6.The lance is held at a distance and an angle that lets the fan open fully instead of hitting the wall as a jet.
7.A pass is made along the wall head where it meets the soffit, since that band greens first and is seen least.
8.Growth in a shaded return is treated on the same visit even when only the front was asked about, if access allows.
9.Where a property has solar panels on a wall-facing slope, the array is sheeted before treatment starts below.
10.Reach is taken from the ground with a telescopic lance wherever the elevation allows, which keeps ladders off soft render.

Common questions about wall softwash

Is there any risk to the guttering?: No. It sits in the same spray path and gets wiped as part of the pass.
Do you clean conservatory roofs?: Yes, and they go before the wall above them so nothing lands back on clean glazing.
How long does a visit take?: A typical two-elevation job is a few hours. A full wrap-around on a larger property is a day.
Do you work weekends?: We work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm.
Do you work on flats and shared buildings?: Yes, with permission from whoever is responsible for the elevation.
Do you take the waste away?: There is very little on a wall job. What comes off the surface is rinsed to a drain that can take it.
How is a quote put together?: By elevation area, surface type and access, written down before anything starts.
Do you clean soffits and fascias?: They are in the same spray path, so they are done as part of the wall visit.

Where North Huish sits on our round

Nearest full coverage hub: South Brent (TQ10), South Hams District Council.
Typical wall finish here is cob and stone, which sets the cleaning method.
Typical roof covering here is slate, which affects what washes down onto the walls.
Recorded character: farming hamlet. Small farming parish east of Avonwick.
Access is usually via A38.

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Get the order of work right

Roof, gutters, walls, hard surfaces. Doing it in that order protects each stage.

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In a sentence or two

Shade, run-off and airflow decide how long a clean lasts. The treatment decides whether it worked at all. The safest method is the one set by the weakest material on the wall, not the strongest. Where the cause is plumbing, cleaning is a cosmetic answer to a practical problem.