Patio Cleaning in West Heath

Patios, paths and decking are cleaned to suit whatever material is in front of us. Indian sandstone, porcelain, natural stone, riven slabs and block paving all behave differently under pressure, so the machine is set to the surface instead of everything being blasted at one setting. Algae, lichen and the black spot that bites into sandstone are lifted out, joints are raked and re-pointed or re-sanded where they have failed, and the original colour comes back up. Steps, edging stones and the path round the side of the house are included.

The back gardens here are long and narrow, and a fair number of them gained an Indian sandstone terrace during the two-thousands, usually laid straight off the back of the house or the conservatory. Sandstone is porous, the subsoil on this side of Birmingham is heavy clay that holds water rather than draining it, and a terrace shaded by an overgrown boundary tree stays wet for weeks together. That combination brings black spot and a slippery green film back every winter. The older houses that never got a terrace still have their quarry-tile paths and pre-cast concrete slabs, which want a gentler setting and a careful eye on the pointing.

Spring is the time to book, so the patio is ready before you want to sit out on it, though we clean through the year and autumn suits anyone clearing leaf staining before winter. On the day we move pots and furniture, protect planting, clean the full area, then re-sand or re-point where it is needed and rinse everything down. Most patios are a single visit. Tell us the size and the material and we will get a price back to you.

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