Patio Cleaning in Northfield

Patios, paths and decking all get the pressure matched to the material rather than one setting for everything. Indian sandstone, porcelain, riven natural stone, concrete slabs and block paving each behave differently, and sandstone in particular will scar if it is hit too hard. We take off algae, lichen and the black spot that speckles sandstone, re-point or re-sand the joints where they have washed out, and bring the colour back to something close to how the stone looked when it was laid.

Back gardens in Northfield tend to be long and generously planted, a legacy of estates laid out with room to grow food. Patios here spend half the day in shade and collect leaf drop from the sycamores and old apple trees that came with those plots. The ground matters too: Merritts Brook rises in the fields south-west of Northfield and runs down through it, so on the streets either side of the valley the lowest run of slabs stays damp and greens over first. Nearer the centre, the tiled paths and porch steps on the older terraces need the gentlest approach of all.

Most people book this in spring, before the furniture comes back out, and that is the sensible timing: a patio cleaned in April stays presentable right through the summer. We move pots and furniture, protect nearby planting where we can, wash down in sections, re-sand or re-point as needed, then rinse the whole area so no slurry dries onto the stone. Decking is done at lower pressure and given a proper dry-off. Let us know the approximate area and what the patio is laid in, and we will quote from there.

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