Is your driveway covered in weeds and moss? Is it green and slippery? Do you have unsightly black or white spots everywhere?
An occasional sweep and regular weed control can help, but sooner or later it needs to be properly cleaned.
You could attempt a DIY job, using a domestic pressure washer designed for cleaning cars. If you have tried this you soon realise that it's very labour intensive and that the equipment is simply not up to the job. It also means you get less time to do things you enjoy.
Types of surfaces we clean:
We can professionally clean block paving, concrete, paving slabs, York stone, Indian sandstone, crazy paving, tarmac, porcelain, resin-bonded surfaces and pattern imprinted concrete.
How we clean your driveway:
If there are a lot of deep-rooted weeds, it is best to treat them a week or two before pressure washing.
You can easily do this yourself with a glyphosate weed killer such as Roundup, or we can do this before coming to clean your driveway.
On the day of the clean, we start by sweeping or blowing the surface to remove any loose dirt and debris.
We then clean the driveway with a pressure washer, using a range of nozzles and a flat surface cleaner.
We then apply chemicals to kill and help loosen the stubborn organic stains, such as lichen, black spot or algae.
Once the chemicals have been allowed to dwell and take effect, they are rinsed off.
The chemical treatment is very effective and leaves no lasting effects, it also biodegrades very quickly.
We will rinse off the building and plants after pressure washing the driveway.
We will clean up any sludge and sand that is removed during the washing process.
If the driveway is made of block paving we'll return on a dry day to re-sand the blocks. It is essential that block pavers are resanded because it secures the blocks in position and prevents any movement.
We can apply an optional biocide treatment to help actively prevent the premature regrowth of moss, algae, lichen and other biofilms.
We normally quote driveway cleaning prices by the square meter.
How to estimate the cost of cleaning your driveway.
To provide you with a fixed quotation we will need to measure your driveway ourselves, but estimating the cost is easily done by pacing out or measuring the area you would like cleaned. For most people, one metre is a large stride.
Multiply the length by the width for the number of square metres x the cost per square metre for cleaning.
For reference; a public car parking space is around 15m² and a tennis court is around 200m²
Some stains, especially oil, may not be completely removed, even with specialist treatments. We will always try our best, but we make no promises to completely remove them, especially if they have been allowed to soak in for an extended period of time. It may be possible to swap stained block pavers with clean pavers in some cases.
Please note that whilst most jobs progress without any difficulty, factors such as poor drainage or low water pressure may affect our pricing.
The above prices are for guidance only because every job is different, rates are subject to inspection.
We always try to quote a firm price based on what we know before the work begins.
Should any unforeseen issues arise we will do our best to work with you to resolve them.
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