07725 314415Commercial Pressure Washing in Totnes
Car parks, forecourts and tarmac brought back from grimy to clean — measured by the square metre. We work all over Totnes and the surrounding Devon area — Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington and the towns between.
The Moore & Franks approach in Totnes
Totnes climbs from the tidal Dart up a steep medieval main street, and its commercial frontages — the independents along Fore Street and High Street, the riverside pubs and the car parks serving the town and Dartington — sit in a sheltered, tree-lined valley that keeps everything damp. Block paving and tarmac green over readily in the low light, and the slabbed frontages in the conservation area grow slippery with algae and lichen. Autumn leaf fall off the Dart's oaks silts up drainage and yards faster than on open ground. We work carefully near the listed and conservation-area buildings, using controlled methods rather than brute force on fragile old surfaces, and bring the heavy gear for the larger car parks. Family-run, insured to £5m, free quote.
Totnes throws up more heritage surfaces than most towns its size — worn stone setts, old flagged forecourts and lime-pointed thresholds the length of the main shopping street. A hard lance blows the pointing out and pits soft stone, so on this fabric we keep the pressure right down and let the rotary head's even spread do the lifting, keeping water out of the aged joints. Getting a genuinely clean result without harming the old surface is the whole skill here.
Town-centre work here gets done early, before the shops open and the market crowd fills the pavements. A wet, slippery forecourt is no use to anyone at opening time, so we clean it and leave it dry and safe well before trade builds. Larger car parks toward Follaton and Dartington we can phase in sections or tackle out of hours, with the timing agreed on the quote.
Surfaces dry slowly here, so a cleaned forecourt greens back over quicker than it would on open ground. Rather than sell a one-off as a lasting fix, we will be honest that a yearly wash suits most town-centre premises here, keeping the paving safe and the frontage presentable through the damp months. We will price a single visit or a repeat just the same, fixed in writing, with nothing to commit to.
Our Totnes customers are typically within 30 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider TQ9 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington, Berry Pomeroy, Ashprington, Stoke Gabriel).
A clear, repeatable process.
No surprises, no upsells. The same method every job — that's how you get the same result every time.
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Site visit & quote
Free visit to measure the area, check the surface and access, and agree timing — out of hours or phased if needed. Fixed price in writing.
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Set up & protect
Bowser, hot-water unit and hoses positioned; nearby cars, glazing and signage protected from overspray before we start.
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Surface clean
Rotary surface cleaner across the open areas for an even finish, lance work around drains, kerbs and bay lines.
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Clear down & checks
Run-off managed, drains and gullies left clear, and a walkthrough with your site contact before we leave.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we get asked the most. If yours isn't here, drop us a line — we reply same day.
We quote free after seeing it, pricing by the square metre against size, surface and access. Delicate conservation-area surfaces that need careful, slower work can cost more per metre than plain modern tarmac, so we always assess the fabric before we put a figure to it.
Yes — Fore Street and the town centre, across the river to Bridgetown, out to Follaton and Dartington, and round to Berry Pomeroy, Ashprington and Stoke Gabriel. Shop forecourts and larger car parks throughout TQ9 are all within reach.
No. Historic setts and flags get controlled, low-pressure cleaning, the rotary head spreading its load evenly, so we lift moss and algae without loosening the stones or blowing out the lime pointing. Only sound modern surfaces get the full-power treatment.
Yes. We work the narrow main-street frontages early, before the shops and market fill the pavement, and phase or out-of-hours the larger car parks on the edge of town. The schedule is set on the quote, and we reply the same day so you get a firm date.
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Send a couple of photos or book a site visit — fixed price in writing before any work starts.