What about the neighbour's side?

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

Do you leave a written record of what was done?

Photographs of before and after the visit, plus anything found in poor condition.

Can you clean a wall covered in ivy?

The ivy needs removing first. Once it is off, the shaded face behind it is treated as normal.

Can lichen be removed completely?

The organism is killed, and what is left weathers off. Deeply rooted lichen on stone can take a season to fade.

Will the wall need doing again next year?

Not usually. How long it holds depends on shade, run-off and airflow rather than on the treatment.

What if the render is hollow in places?

It is tapped and mapped first, and hollow sections are treated dry-side only rather than soaked.

Do you clean soffits and fascias?

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

Do you clean chimney stacks?

Where they can be reached safely from a position that keeps us off the roof covering.

Render and wall cleaning in Woodleigh

Quiet lanes north of Loddiswell.

Cleaning walls in Woodleigh is a slow, quiet job done at low pressure. It is nothing like a driveway wash, and on cob and stone that difference is the whole point.

Working out what is wrong on a Woodleigh wall

01The direction the growth thickens in points at the source of the moisture.
02The condition of the cills tells you how much water has been running down the face.
03A wall that feels chalky under the hand is telling you the coating has aged, not that it is dirty.
04A damp meter reading inside a stained corner separates a cleaning job from a building problem.
05The mortar is tested with a key at a discreet point, since soft mortar sets the whole method.
06The age of the finish is estimated before a strength of mix is chosen.
07The ground level relative to the damp course is checked before the base of a wall is treated.
08Where the pattern is a band at the bottom, splash from the ground is doing it.

Material first, method second

Lime mortar in a stone wall is softer than the stone by design, and that design is worth respecting.
The rinse on stone is gentle enough that nothing is driven into an open joint.
Any rinse on cob is minimal and directed downwards, never held on the surface.
Thatch or deep eaves above cob change how much of the wall ever gets wet.

Why this keeps happening on TQ7 elevations

Where a gutter joint weeps rather than pours, the stain is thin, vertical and very persistent.
Once lichen is established it holds water itself, which makes the surface beneath it wetter than it started.
Algae needs moisture far more than it needs dirt, so the wettest elevation greens first regardless of how clean the house is.
Rain running off an unsealed timber fascia carries tannin down the wall as a brown stripe, not growth at all.
The first sign is usually a faint grey cast rather than green, and grey is easier to ignore.
A wall that never takes direct sun stays damp for hours after everything else has dried, and that extra time is the whole story.
A conservatory or extension roof abutting a wall throws water back at it every time it rains.
Growth that appears in a neat rectangle usually marks something that was leaning against the wall.
Airflow through a passage between two houses is fast but the passage itself is in permanent shade.

On site in Woodleigh

1.A wall in deep shade is worked earlier in the day, when there is most light on it to judge coverage.
2.External light fittings are switched off at the consumer unit before the elevation around them is treated.
3.The lance is held at a distance and an angle that lets the fan open fully instead of hitting the wall as a jet.
4.Timber decking or a doorstep directly under the work is covered rather than rinsed afterwards.
5.Where a porch roof sits mid-elevation, it is sheeted and its own tiles cleared before the wall above is touched.
6.Any garden furniture within the spray arc moves before the mix is made up, not while the lance is running.
7.Fence panels tight against a wall are wetted first so run-off does not sit on dry timber.
8.A wall backing onto a public pavement is worked at times that keep the spray arc away from passers-by.
9.Application is by low-pressure fan, closer to a garden sprayer than a washer, and the wall is wetted evenly rather than saturated in patches.
10.Where a wall carries a satellite dish or cable run, the fixings are checked before they get wet.

Local detail that changes the job

Postcode district: TQ7. County: Devon. Approx 14.6 miles from the PL3 base.
Typical wall finish here is cob and stone, which sets the cleaning method.
Recorded character: farming hamlet. Quiet lanes north of Loddiswell.
Loddiswell sits about 2.1 miles from Woodleigh on our round, so visits are often shared.
Nearest full coverage hub: Loddiswell (TQ7), South Hams District Council.

See everywhere we cover in TQ7

Preparing a farming hamlet property

Say if you would prefer the front done on a different day from the back.
Move cars off a drive that runs tight to the house if you can, and tell us if you cannot.
Say if there is a wasp or bird nest under the eaves, and we will plan around it.
Note any external socket or garden power run near the base of the wall.
Bring in washing, cushions and anything fabric that lives against the wall.
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.
Mention whether the drive drains to a soakaway that already struggles in heavy rain.

First, next, last

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

Driveways come after walls so that run-off from the elevation is rinsed away as part of the drive work.

Where a soakaway is already struggling, wall work is planned for a drier stretch.

Conservatory roofs go before the wall above them, then get a final rinse afterwards.

Straight answers before you book

What about the neighbour's side?: We only work surfaces you own or have permission for, and we check before spraying near a boundary.
Do you leave a written record of what was done?: Photographs of before and after the visit, plus anything found in poor condition.
Can you clean a wall covered in ivy?: The ivy needs removing first. Once it is off, the shaded face behind it is treated as normal.
Can lichen be removed completely?: The organism is killed, and what is left weathers off. Deeply rooted lichen on stone can take a season to fade.
Will the wall need doing again next year?: Not usually. How long it holds depends on shade, run-off and airflow rather than on the treatment.
What if the render is hollow in places?: It is tapped and mapped first, and hollow sections are treated dry-side only rather than soaked.
Do you clean soffits and fascias?: They are in the same spray path, so they are done as part of the wall visit.
Do you clean chimney stacks?: Where they can be reached safely from a position that keeps us off the roof covering.

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The essentials

The safest method is the one set by the weakest material on the wall, not the strongest. Low pressure is not a compromise. On render it is the only sensible option. A wall in poor condition is better found before cleaning than discovered halfway through. Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm.

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