Render Cleaning in Cullompton

The Moore & Franks approach in Cullompton

Cullompton sits in the Culm valley, and that's the heart of the problem for render here — low-lying, damp, and prone to morning mist that keeps walls wet for hours. The old wool-town render along Fore Street and the big newer estates out by the motorway junction both green up on their north sides. Damp inland air breeds algae just as readily as coastal salt, and a pressure washer only drives the moisture deeper. Moore & Franks soft-wash render properly: low pressure, the right biocide, no harm to the coating. Family-run, fully insured to £5m, and a straight run down the M5 from our Exeter yard.

Cullompton's newer render estates — Knightswood, Colebrook and the growing edges off Honiton Road — are where render greens fastest here. They went up on K-Rend and silicone systems that streak within a few years, and sitting low in the Culm valley they get little of the drying wind that keeps growth down. We clear these at low pressure and treat them, so the colour comes back without the thin coating taking any damage from a lance.

The historic heart around Fore Street and St Andrew's is another matter — cob, lime render and old clay tile, much of it listed or inside the conservation area, with buildings like The Walronds needing real care. Harsh cleaning damages this fabric outright. We use a gentle, breathable biocide at minimal pressure, lifting the ingrained green growth without sealing walls that have stood for centuries and must be left to breathe.

With farmland on every edge, Cullompton render collects more than algae — pollen, field dust and organic muck all settle into it, and the south-westerlies drive rain hard against exposed gables. Mature trees along the Culm shade the north-facing walls and slow their drying further. A soft-wash resets it, and the biocide carries on working on regrowth for months, though we are honest that a wall this close to open fields will grub up again quicker than a town-centre one.

Our Cullompton customers are typically within 20 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX15 postcode area and the surrounding villages (St Andrew's Church, Fore Street conservation area, The Walronds, Culm Valley, Knightswood estate, Colebrook).