Fascia, Soffit & Cladding Cleaning in Sidmouth

The Moore & Franks approach in Sidmouth

Sidmouth's Regency villas and the cream-rendered fronts along the esplanade are the town's pride, and they take the brunt of the sea air rolling in off the bay. Salt and damp settle into fascias, soffits and rendered cladding, leaving streaks and algae that look worse against those pale finishes. Heavy-handed cleaning is the last thing a period property here needs. We work soft — non-aggressive biocide solutions that lift mould and grime while protecting render, timber and original detailing. From the seafront terraces to the homes up the Sid valley, we'll give you a straight assessment and a free, no-obligation quote before any work starts.

Hemmed in by Peak Hill and Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth traps its weather. The wooded slopes throw long shadows across the town, while salt air pushes in off the front and works its damp way up the valley. Boards on the shaded side of a house, up around Woolbrook and Sidford, sit wet for days on end and grow moss and lichen thick. It is a stubborn combination, and it is why fascias and soffits here need seeing to more often than a house sat out in open, drying country.

The town's surfaces span old to new within a mile. The older centre and Fore Street carry soft lime render and painted detailing that will not stand up to pressure, while the estates out toward the Bowd and Sidbury are finished in silicone and K-Rend, and their weather-facing elevations take on a green cast within a few seasons. The 1930s semis in between wear clay or concrete tiles above painted soffits. We carry a biocide gentle enough for the lime yet effective on the modern cladding, and match it to the board in front of us.

Anywhere near the front, salt never takes a season off, dulling glass and coating fascia and cladding in a film that pulls in dirt. Around Connaught Gardens and the streets behind the seafront that marine deposit never really lifts on its own. Our biocide strips the salt-fed growth and keeps working afterwards, so the roofline stays clean well into the following season. From Topsham it is a 25-minute run down, easy enough to return and keep coastal boards on top of the salt.

Our Sidmouth customers are typically within 25 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX10 postcode area and the surrounding villages (The Esplanade, Sidford, Sidbury, Woolbrook, Peak Hill, Salcombe Hill, Connaught Gardens).