Patio Cleaning in Barnt Green

Patios, paths and decking are cleaned to suit the material, because Indian sandstone, porcelain, natural stone, riven slabs and block paving each want a different pressure and a different technique. We lift algae, lichen and the black spot that stains sandstone, clear out the joints, then re-point or re-sand wherever the washing has opened them up. The aim is the colour the stone had when it was laid, not a bleached surface with lance marks tracked across it.

Gardens here are large, established and green, which is pleasant to sit in and hard on paving. Terraces usually step down in levels with linking paths and steps between them, and many spend most of the day in shade or face the damp low ground towards the Bittell reservoirs, so they never properly dry out. The Indian sandstone that went down on so many of these plots in the 1990s and 2000s is where black spot has taken hold most stubbornly, and the steps and thresholds nearest the house are always the first to turn slippery.

Most people book for March, April or May so the terrace is ready before the garden gets used, and every couple of years is enough where it catches some sun. We move light furniture and pots, protect nearby planting where we can, wash in overlapping passes, refill the joints and rinse the whole area down afterwards. Steps, paths and the strip along the house are part of the job rather than an extra line on the bill, and a price can be sorted out over the phone or through the site.

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