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Concrete tile roof buried under thick moss on a Haslemere house
The same roof clean with every tile visible after treatment
BeforeAfter

Featured · Haslemere

Moss-covered roof, Haslemere

Full hand scrape and biocide treatment on a heavily shaded concrete tile roof.

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12 recent jobs from roof to ground. Each one links to the service that made it happen.
Concrete tile roof buried under thick moss on a Haslemere house
The same roof clean with every tile visible after treatment
BeforeAfter
Haslemere1.5 days

Moss-covered roof, Haslemere

Full hand scrape and biocide treatment on a heavily shaded concrete tile roof.

Twenty years of growth under beech trees had covered the north slope in moss several centimetres deep. Scraped by hand from a tower, bagged and removed, gutters cleared and the whole roof treated. The photos were taken on completion and six weeks later.

Roof Cleaning & Moss Removal
Silicone-rendered house wall streaked orange and green with algae
Clean, even off-white render after soft washing
BeforeAfter
BordonHalf a day

Rendered new-build, Bordon

Soft wash of red and green algae on three-year-old silicone render.

North- and east-facing elevations had turned orange and green. A single low-pressure soft-wash treatment killed the growth on the day and the render returned to its original off-white over the following fortnight.

Render Cleaning & Soft Washing
Block paving driveway with weeds and moss in every joint
Cleaned, re-sanded and sealed block paving driveway
BeforeAfter
Fleet1 day + sealing visit

Block paving drive, Fleet

Rotary clean, re-sand and Smartseal silk finish on a weed-filled driveway.

Twenty-year-old block paving with moss and weeds in every joint and an oil stain by the garage. Cleaned, oil treated, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand and sealed two days later once dry.

Driveway Cleaning
Indian sandstone patio grey and covered in black spot lichen
The same patio with warm sandstone colours restored
BeforeAfter
Grayshott1 day + sealing visit

Sandstone patio, Grayshott

Black spot lichen treatment and clean on a large Indian sandstone patio.

Heavy black spot across sixty square metres of sandstone. Two applications of lichen treatment, a careful low-pressure clean and a colour-enhancing sealer brought the stone's natural tones back.

Patio & Paving Cleaning
Gutter overflowing with leaves and moss above a grey fascia
Clear gutter and bright white fascia and soffit
BeforeAfter
FarnhamHalf a day

Gutters and roofline, Farnham

Vacuum gutter clear with camera check and full fascia and soffit clean.

Three-storey town house with gutters that had not been cleared in years. Vacuumed from the ground, downpipes checked, and the grey uPVC roofline brought back to white.

Gutter Clearing & Cleaning
Conservatory roof green with algae and blocked box gutters
Clear conservatory roof with clean white frames
BeforeAfter
Liphook2 hours

Conservatory roof, Liphook

Glass roof, box gutters and frames cleaned with pure water.

Green algae along every glazing bar and moss in the box gutters. Cleaned from the ground and access boards, with the internal glass done by hand on the same visit.

Conservatory Cleaning
Solar panels fouled with bird droppings and lichen
Clean solar panels reflecting the sky
BeforeAfter
Godalming2 hours

Solar array, Godalming

Sixteen-panel array cleaned with pure water; inverter readings taken.

Bird droppings and lichen along the lower edge of every panel. Cleaned from the ground with a pole and soft brush; the customer's inverter reading was recorded before and after.

Solar Panel Cleaning
Green, slippery decking boards under trees
Clean timber decking showing the natural grain
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HindheadHalf a day

Timber decking, Hindhead

Slippery softwood deck cleaned along the grain and left ready for oil.

A shaded deck that had become dangerous in the wet. Treated, cleaned at reduced pressure with a fan jet and rinsed; the customer oiled it the following weekend.

Decking & Fence Cleaning
Victorian red-brick elevation with green staining
Clean red brick with intact lime mortar joints
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Petersfield1 day

Victorian brickwork, Petersfield

Steam clean of a soft red-brick front elevation with lime mortar.

Green algae and a century of grime on soft brick. Steam cleaning lifted the dirt without disturbing the lime pointing; a soft-wash treatment followed to slow regrowth.

Brickwork, Stone & Cladding Cleaning
Faded, grey pattern-imprinted concrete driveway
Re-sealed imprinted concrete drive with restored terracotta colour
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Camberley1 day + sealing visit

Imprinted concrete, Camberley

Faded imprinted concrete drive cleaned and re-sealed with a colour-enhancing finish.

The original sealer had worn through and the colour had faded to grey. Cleaned, allowed to dry, then re-sealed with a Smartseal imprinted concrete sealer that brought the terracotta colour back.

Driveway & Patio Sealing
Green, moss-covered concrete steps and path
Clean concrete steps and slab path
BeforeAfter
Alton3 hours

Front path and steps, Alton

Moss-covered concrete steps and slab path made safe for an elderly resident.

A north-facing front path and steps under a hedge had become a slip hazard. Treated and cleaned in a morning, with the brick garden wall done at the same time.

Paths, Steps & Garden Walls
Office building composite cladding with green algae staining
Clean grey composite cladding and glazing on the office building
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Farnborough1 day

Office cladding, Farnborough

Composite cladding and glazing on a two-storey office unit soft washed out of hours.

Green staining along the north elevation of a business park unit. Soft washed and rinsed with pure water on a Saturday morning with a method statement supplied in advance.

Brickwork, Stone & Cladding Cleaning

Honest photography

How we take before-and-after photos

Anyone can make a job look good with the right angle. We would rather you saw the real thing.
  • Same angle, same lens

    Before and after shots are taken from the same spot so the comparison is honest — no flattering angles.

  • Same light where possible

    We avoid the trick of shooting the before in shade and the after in sunshine. Overcast is fine; consistency matters.

  • Weeks later, too

    Soft-washed render and roofs keep improving after we leave, so we photograph those again a few weeks on.

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Send a photo of the roof, wall, drive or patio that bothers you. We will tell you what it is, how we would fix it, and what it costs.

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