Render Cleaning in Exeter

The Moore & Franks approach in Exeter

Exeter's mix of post-war estates, 1930s semis and newer cul-de-sacs out towards Pinhoe and Exwick means render is everywhere here — and on the shaded, north-facing elevations it greens up fast. Spores drift in off the Exe valley and settle into the texture, leaving streaks and a dull grey-green film that no amount of rain shifts. We're based just down the road on Ferryman Way in Topsham, so Exeter is home turf. Moore & Franks soft-washes render the proper way: a low-pressure biocide treatment that kills the algae at the root rather than blasting it off and damaging the coating. Family-run, twenty-five years in, fully insured to £5m.

The render estates ringing Exeter are what fill our diary now: Cranbrook, Newcourt and Monkerton went up with monocouche and silicone finishes that were spotless a decade ago and have since started to green on their sheltered flanks. These thin modern coatings look tough but scar easily, so they need the soft-wash approach rather than a lance. Getting the colour back on a Monkerton semi is routine work for us and rarely takes more than a day.

Older Exeter is a different job. The pebbledash and painted render around Wonford and St Thomas has soaked up Exe-valley damp for generations, and the growth sits deep in the texture rather than on top. Around Southernhay and the conservation streets the fabric is period stone and lime, which will not take pressure at all. We read the surface before we touch it and match the treatment to what the wall can safely handle.

Because Exeter sits low and humid, regrowth is the honest conversation we always have. A north-facing wall in EX2 or EX4 that never catches the sun will green again sooner than a bright south elevation, so we tell you plainly what to expect. The biocide we leave behind keeps knocking back spores for a good while after the visit, and a light re-treatment every few years costs far less than letting it re-establish.

Our Exeter customers are right on our doorstep. We cover the wider EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5 postcode area and the surrounding villages (St Leonard's, Heavitree, Pinhoe, Topsham, Pennsylvania, Exeter Quay).