Patio Cleaning in Eynesbury

Eynesbury combines older homes near the green with family housing built over the past few decades, and a lot of patios here get heavy everyday use. Children play on them, dogs run across them and garden furniture stays out for most of the year. That makes a clean patio as much about safety as appearance.

The main hazard is green film. It builds up in damp, shaded parts of the patio and becomes slippery when wet, especially on smoother porcelain and on sandstone that has lost its texture. Moss in the joints adds to the problem by holding water against the slab edges.

Eynesbury lies on the south side of St Neots near the Great Ouse, and gardens on lower ground may stay damp for longer. Not every patio here is affected, but where water lingers, growth is quicker to return.

Different paving needs different handling. Concrete slabs tolerate a firmer wash. Indian sandstone needs lower pressure and a lichen treatment if black spots have formed. Porcelain mainly needs gentle washing and attention to the joints, where dirt and weeds collect. Brick edging and steps are usually cleaned by hand.

Treatments and families. Any product we use on growth is applied with care, kept off lawns and borders as far as possible and left to dry before the patio is used. We tell you how long to keep children and pets away, which is usually until the surface is dry.

We plan cleans around family routines. Many parents like the work done on a weekday while children are at school, so the patio has time to dry before it is needed. If you work from home, we keep noise down where possible and agree breaks for any calls you need to take.

Toys, sandpits and play equipment are often left near the patio edge. We move what we safely can and cover sandpits so splash and treatment do not get in.