If you have ever stood at your front door and wondered why your driveway looks tired, your patio has turned green, or your render has developed grey streaks, you are not alone. The British climate, damp, mild, and often shaded by trees and hedges, is almost perfectly designed to encourage moss, algae, and lichen to … Read more
Gutters are the quiet workhorses of your home. They sit unnoticed at roof level, doing their job in silence, right up until the moment they fail. And when they do, the damage tends to arrive quickly, seriously, and all at once. For UK homeowners, gutter maintenance is not optional. Our wet, windy, leaf heavy climate … Read more
A home’s exterior takes a daily beating from the British weather. Rain, wind, frost, pollution, and shade all combine to leave roofs, driveways, patios, and gutters covered in moss, algae, grime, and general buildup. It happens gradually, which is exactly why so many homeowners in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, and Ringwood do not notice how tired … Read more
Look up at the edge of your roof. Those horizontal boards running along the roofline, and the panels tucked underneath the eaves, are your fascias and soffits. They are two of the hardest working parts of your entire home, and also two of the most ignored. Most homeowners only notice them once they start to … Read more
You’ve spent time and effort creating a beautiful outdoor space, only to notice small dark marks creeping across your paving. You sweep, scrub, and blast them with the pressure washer, but they refuse to shift. Weeks later, they seem to have spread. Sound familiar? Those stubborn dark blemishes are called black spots, and they are … Read more
Block paving is one of the most popular driveway and patio surfaces in the UK, and for good reason. It looks smart, lasts for decades when cared for properly, and offers a level of design flexibility few other surfaces can match. But here is the truth many homeowners discover the hard way: block paving does … Read more
Gutters are one of the most underappreciated parts of any home. Tucked away along the roofline, they quietly do one of the most important jobs in property maintenance: directing rainwater away from your walls, roof, and foundations. But when gutters are ignored, that quiet protection disappears, and a slow chain of damage begins. For homeowners … Read more
That fuzzy green carpet creeping across your roof tiles might look harmless, even charming, in a cottage-y kind of way. But left unchecked, roof moss is one of the most underestimated threats to a home in the UK, and especially here on the South Coast. The damp, mild climate around Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Ringwood … Read more
Your roof is the one part of your home you almost never look at and it’s also the part doing the most work to protect everything beneath it. So when moss starts creeping across the tiles or dark streaks appear from the gutter line down, it’s easy to shrug and put it off until next … Read more
Most people think of exterior cleaning as something you do when the property looks dirty. In reality, the dirt you can see is only part of the story. Moss creeping across roof tiles, algae greening up your render, weeds pushing through block paving, and silt clogging your gutters are all doing quiet, ongoing damage long … Read more
