Do you work weekends?

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

Do I need to move my car?

It helps. If it cannot be moved we sheet it or work around it.

Can I get the roof done at the same time?

Yes, and the roof goes first so what comes off it does not land on clean walls.

What if part of the wall does not come up?

It is left to weather rather than pushed harder, and we will say what we think is happening.

Is a second visit ever needed?

For heavy lichen, a lighter second application later beats increasing pressure on the first.

Can you clean render on an insulated system?

Yes, with extra care around bead edges where water should not be driven in.

Can the whole outside be planned in one go?

Yes, and getting the order right matters more than doing it all at once.

Can two elevations be done on separate days?

Yes, and splitting a larger property over two visits is normal.

Low-pressure wall treatment across Staddon Heights

Staddon Heights, Devon - PL9

We work Staddon Heights as part of the Staddiscombe round, which keeps travel down. Wall softwash is the service most often asked about here because render and painted stone shows growth earlier than brick does.

What Staddon Heights walls are usually finished in

Render cleans up well at low pressure and badly at high pressure, because pressure removes the finish along with the growth.
Cracks in render change the staining pattern, because water then sits behind the face as well as on it.
Peeling in flakes means adhesion has gone; powdering under the hand means the surface has simply aged.
Cleaning before repainting is not optional, because paint over live growth fails from underneath.
Loose stones and open joints are recorded and left alone rather than washed.
The rinse on stone is gentle enough that nothing is driven into an open joint.

Low pressure, longer dwell

1.Kit is set down on a groundsheet rather than on planting or paving joints.
2.Anything applied is applied once and given time, rather than applied twice in a hurry to look busy.
3.Vents, extractor terminals and trickle vents get taped, because water pushed into them is the one thing that turns an exterior job into an interior one.
4.Steps and thresholds get a plain water rinse at the end so nothing is left slippery.
5.Where a wall abuts a neighbour's boundary within a metre, the fan is narrowed and the pass slowed.
6.Where a porch roof sits mid-elevation, it is sheeted and its own tiles cleared before the wall above is touched.
7.A wall carrying a house number, plaque or bell push has those items worked around by hand.
8.Timber decking or a doorstep directly under the work is covered rather than rinsed afterwards.
9.Treatment goes on from the bottom of the elevation upwards, which stops clean streaks forming where liquid runs onto dry surface.
10.Downpipe backs and the strip of wall behind them are done by hand, because a sprayed pattern always misses them.

Small things that make the visit smoother

Say if the elevation is overlooked by a neighbouring window that should stay shut.
Point out any alarm sensor mounted externally on the elevation.
Tell us if a fence panel is loose, because sheeting gets pegged to something solid.
Note where the electricity meter and consumer unit sit relative to the wall.
Say if there is a wasp or bird nest under the eaves, and we will plan around it.
Unlock side gates the night before if you are not going to be in, because a locked passage stops a whole elevation.
Tell us about any planting you particularly care about at the base of the wall.
Point out where the render was patched, since patches clean differently from the original.

Facts on record for Staddon Heights

Staddiscombe sits about 0.1 miles from Staddon Heights on our round, so visits are often shared.
Typical wall finish here is render and painted stone, which sets the cleaning method.
PL9 covers 8 town hubs and 8 villages or districts in our radius.
Access is usually via Staddiscombe Road.
Nearest full coverage hub: Staddiscombe (PL9), Plymouth City Council.

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What is actually growing on the wall

Growth returns fastest where the underlying cause was never dealt with, which is usually water going somewhere it should not.
Growth on a painted wall often sits on top of a paint film that has already begun to chalk.
Where a hose reel or water butt overflows against a wall, the staining follows the overflow path exactly.
Mild damp winters here keep growth metabolising through months that would stop it in a colder, drier county.
Sheltered gable ends collect airborne spores because there is no wind to move them along.
Airflow along a terrace is different from airflow around a detached house, and the drying patterns follow.
Where a wall was cleaned without a biocide, the regrowth is often patchier and faster than the original.
North-east corners hold frost longest and thaw slowest, which extends the damp window every morning.
Where a downpipe discharges into a gully that has silted, the overflow soaks the wall base each winter.

Assessing a PL9 elevation

01The angle of morning sun on the elevation tells you how long it stays damp.
02A wall that feels chalky under the hand is telling you the coating has aged, not that it is dirty.
03A short section of hose test shows whether run-off drains away or ponds at the base.
04Anything that cannot be explained by water is treated with more caution, not less.
05A damp meter reading inside a stained corner separates a cleaning job from a building problem.
06Where the pattern is vertical and narrow, plumbing is looked at before chemistry is.
07Weep holes are counted and checked for blockage while the wall is being read.
08Photographs taken before work provide the reference for judging the result later.

Nearby villages and districts

Common questions about wall softwash

Do you work weekends?: We work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm.
Do I need to move my car?: It helps. If it cannot be moved we sheet it or work around it.
Can I get the roof done at the same time?: Yes, and the roof goes first so what comes off it does not land on clean walls.
What if part of the wall does not come up?: It is left to weather rather than pushed harder, and we will say what we think is happening.
Is a second visit ever needed?: For heavy lichen, a lighter second application later beats increasing pressure on the first.
Can you clean render on an insulated system?: Yes, with extra care around bead edges where water should not be driven in.
Can the whole outside be planned in one go?: Yes, and getting the order right matters more than doing it all at once.
Can two elevations be done on separate days?: Yes, and splitting a larger property over two visits is normal.

Tell us about the access

Narrow passages, soft ground and shared drives are all normal. We just need to know.

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In a sentence or two

The safest method is the one set by the weakest material on the wall, not the strongest. Nothing on this page needs a site visit to price if you can send a couple of clear photographs. Nothing here needs a promise. It needs the correct method on the correct surface. Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm.

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