platinumexterior

Preparing your property for roof cleaning takes less than an hour of planning. Clear the ground around the house, move vehicles and garden items, protect plants, keep pets indoors, close your windows, check the roof and gutters from the ground, and tell your contractor about anything that affects access. A little preparation keeps the job … Read more

Pressure washing can remove oil stains from block paving, but only when it is used as one part of the right process. On its own, a pressure washer mostly clears the oil sitting on the surface and the dirt around it. The oil that has already soaked into the block usually needs a degreasing treatment … Read more

Roof tiles turn green because algae, moss and sometimes lichen have found the two things they need most: moisture and shade. Tiles that stay damp for long periods give airborne spores a place to settle and grow, and in the UK climate that happens on a huge number of homes. It is rarely a sign … Read more

You spend a weekend getting your block paving looking sharp again. The colours are back, the joints look tidy, and the driveway finally looks like it belongs to your house. Then a few weeks of damp weather arrive and a green film starts creeping back across the surface. It is one of the most common … Read more

If water is spilling over the edge of your guttering every time it rains, it is easy to assume the system is simply old or badly fitted. In most cases, though, overflowing gutters are a symptom rather than the problem itself. Something is stopping water from moving through the system the way it should, and … Read more

You put the effort into your home, and then one day you notice a green haze creeping across the render. It usually starts on the shady side of the house, then spreads into streaks, patches and dark spots. It looks like something has gone badly wrong, but the cause is usually simple, and the fix … Read more

Autumn is the best time for roof cleaning because it sits between the growing season and the harshest weather of the year. Moss, algae and lichen have had all summer to spread, fallen leaves are about to make the problem worse, and the frosts, gales and heavy rain of winter are still ahead. Clean your … Read more

Few things are more frustrating than spending a weekend scrubbing and jet washing a patio, only to watch the same dark marks creep back within a few months. Most homeowners assume these black spots are simply dirt, algae, or weather staining. In our experience treating patios across a wide range of stone types, the real … Read more

A patio becomes slippery in wet weather because of a thin organic film sitting on the surface, not because of the water itself. Algae, lichen, and moss spores settle into the pores of the stone, stay invisible while the surface is dry, and turn slick the moment rain activates them. Stopping it properly means killing … Read more

A freshly cleaned driveway rarely stays looking that way by accident. The weeks right after a professional clean are when block paving is most vulnerable, the joints are open, the surface is exposed, and it takes very little for moss spores or weed seeds to get a foothold again. Getting the maintenance right in this … Read more