Can you treat a wall that has already been jet washed?

Yes. The damaged band is worked at a reduced strength because it is more open than the rest.

Do you work on bungalows differently?

Only in that everything is reachable from the ground, which makes the visit shorter.

Is thin-coat render different from sand and cement?

Yes, and it is more sensitive. Thin-coat systems get a weaker mix and a longer dwell rather than more pressure.

Do you offer a maintenance visit?

A lighter top-up treatment every couple of years is much less work than leaving it until it is heavy again.

Do you need scaffolding?

Rarely. Most elevations are reached from the ground with a telescopic lance.

What about the neighbour's side?

We only work surfaces you own or have permission for, and we check before spraying near a boundary.

Is the finish even across the wall?

That is the main reason we work bottom-up and one elevation at a time.

How soon can the walls be painted afterwards?

Once fully dry, which in practice means giving it several dry days.

PL8 - Devon - 6.4 miles from PL3

Green walls in Noss Mayo? Start here

Where a Noss Mayo wall has gone patchy rather than evenly dirty, the cause is nearly always local: a downpipe, a hedge, a shaded corner. That is where we look first.

The wall finishes we meet around PL8

Modern render, whether sand and cement or a thin-coat system, has a slightly porous face that holds airborne spores.
Where render sits over insulation, the wall is more sensitive still and the mix is weakened accordingly.
Colour on a painted wall usually returns once the film on top is removed.
A weaker mix and a longer wait suits paint better than anything stronger and faster.
Where stone has been repointed with cement, water is pushed into the stone instead of out through the joint.
The rinse on stone is gentle enough that nothing is driven into an open joint.

Conditions around Noss Mayo that feed growth

Any surface that holds a drop of water long enough to be seen will hold it long enough to feed growth.
A cracked cill throws water back at the wall instead of clear of it.
Textured coatings have more surface area than smooth ones, and more surface area means more places to hold damp.
Growth returns fastest where the underlying cause was never dealt with, which is usually water going somewhere it should not.
Where a downpipe discharges into a gully that has silted, the overflow soaks the wall base each winter.
Rain running off an unsealed timber fascia carries tannin down the wall as a brown stripe, not growth at all.
Salt spray does not itself grow, but it roughens and holds damp, which is the same outcome.
Guttering that has dropped at one end holds standing water and drips continuously at the low point.
Salt-laden air roughens exposed surfaces slightly, and rougher surfaces hold more moisture.

Checks made before anything is applied

01Where paint is peeling in flakes rather than powdering, adhesion has already gone.
02The first question is whether the staining sits on the surface or has gone into the material, because only one of those cleans off.
03A fingernail drawn across the growth says more in a second than a photograph does.
04The state of the pointing is judged at the most exposed corner, not the most convenient one.
05Where the pattern is even across the whole face, exposure and aspect are the cause.
06Whether the property is exposed or sheltered is judged on the day, not from a map.
07The elevation is read from the pavement first and from a metre away second.
08Photographs taken before work provide the reference for judging the result later.

What happens on the day

1.Anything that has to be moved - bins, planters, a bike - goes back exactly where it was found.
2.Between elevations the kit is rinsed so nothing dries in the line and blocks the fan pattern.
3.Where a property has solar panels on a wall-facing slope, the array is sheeted before treatment starts below.
4.Where a porch roof sits mid-elevation, it is sheeted and its own tiles cleared before the wall above is touched.
5.Areas that stay stubborn after full dwell are left to weather rather than pushed harder on the day.
6.A pass along the underside of the soffit catches the black spotting that everyone forgets until the wall is clean.
7.Sheeting comes off from the top down so nothing collected on it lands on cleaned work.
8.Everything is packed down before the last inspection, so the wall is judged clear of kit.
9.Expected rain is considered before application because the treatment needs suitable dwell time on the wall.
10.Sheltered corners and inside angles hold growth longest and get worked before the open faces.

Access and preparation

If there are children's toys or a trampoline against the wall, they need to move.
Let us know if a neighbour parks under the wall on certain days.
Say if you would prefer the front done on a different day from the back.
Mention any planned decorating so the drying window can be built into the date.
Note any external socket or garden power run near the base of the wall.
Tell us if there is a low wall or a step at the base of the elevation that gets slippery.
Tell us if a fence panel is loose, because sheeting gets pegged to something solid.
Tell us if there is a septic tank and where its outlet sits.

Coverage and travel

Access is usually via B3186.
Recorded character: estuary hamlet. Newton Creek sister-village to Newton Ferrers.
Typical roof covering here is slate, which affects what washes down onto the walls.
Typical wall finish here is painted render and stone, which sets the cleaning method.
PL8 covers 5 town hubs and 8 villages or districts in our radius.

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Asked most often in PL8

Can you treat a wall that has already been jet washed?: Yes. The damaged band is worked at a reduced strength because it is more open than the rest.
Do you work on bungalows differently?: Only in that everything is reachable from the ground, which makes the visit shorter.
Is thin-coat render different from sand and cement?: Yes, and it is more sensitive. Thin-coat systems get a weaker mix and a longer dwell rather than more pressure.
Do you offer a maintenance visit?: A lighter top-up treatment every couple of years is much less work than leaving it until it is heavy again.
Do you need scaffolding?: Rarely. Most elevations are reached from the ground with a telescopic lance.
What about the neighbour's side?: We only work surfaces you own or have permission for, and we check before spraying near a boundary.
Is the finish even across the wall?: That is the main reason we work bottom-up and one elevation at a time.
How soon can the walls be painted afterwards?: Once fully dry, which in practice means giving it several dry days.

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