Patio Cleaning in Kings Heath

Patios, paths and decking are washed back towards the colour they started out. We work on Indian sandstone, porcelain, natural stone, riven slabs and block paving, adjusting the pressure and the head to suit the material, because sandstone and old riven concrete will not take what porcelain will. Algae, lichen and the black spot that bites into sandstone are taken off, joints are re-pointed or re-sanded where they have washed out, and steps and path edges are done in the same visit.

Kings Heath gardens are shaded gardens. The typical plot is long and narrow, walled or fenced on both sides and closed off at the bottom by a tree that was there before the patio was, and on the Highbury Park side the gardens back onto established parkland planting that takes the sun off them from mid-afternoon. Put a house wall facing north or east at the other end and a sandstone patio never fully dries between showers, so the lichen and black spot that showed up a few years after the stone was laid simply keep spreading. A good many patios here are sandstone laid straight over the concrete that came before it, and those joints are usually the first to open up.

Spring is the time to book it, so the garden is ready before you want to sit out in it. We move furniture and pots, protect the planting along the borders, wash the whole area including paths and steps, then re-sand or re-point anything that has opened up. Decking is done at lower pressure so the grain is not raised. Measure roughly, tell us the material, and we will come back with a price.

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