Render Cleaning in Honiton

The Moore & Franks approach in Honiton

Down in the Otter valley east of Exeter, Honiton holds the wet weather that rolls through — and its render shows it. The handsome Georgian frontages along the High Street, the rendered cottages off it, and the newer estates spreading out towards the bypass all green over where damp lingers and sun is scarce. This is sheep-and-rain country, and the valley air keeps render wet longer than down on the coast. Moore & Franks don't pressure-wash — we soft-wash, applying a biocide that clears the algae gently and keeps it from coming back. Family-run, twenty-five years at it, £5m public liability, and an easy drive from our Topsham base.

Much of our Honiton render work is out at Heathpark and the newer estates off Hayne Lane, where 1990s and modern brick-and-render semis have started to green on their shaded gables. These finishes are thinner and more modern than the town-centre stock, and they show algae early in the damp Otter-valley air. A low-pressure clean and a biocide treatment lift the growth and keep it off without marking the render.

In the older streets — New Street, Silver Street and the Dowell Street side — you find Victorian terraces mixed with cob-and-thatch survivors, and the render on these is soft, limey and unforgiving of rough treatment. Pressure would do real harm. We match a mild biocide to the age of each wall, clearing decades of green and black staining in careful passes so the historic frontages come back clean and stay breathable.

Out in the lanes toward Gittisham and Combe Raleigh it is farmhouse and barn-conversion country — big roof spans, large rendered gables and plenty of exposure below Dumpdon Hill. These catch wind-driven rain and organic muck off the surrounding fields, so render grubs up fast. We soft-wash the whole elevation and leave the biocide working, and we are upfront that an exposed rural wall will want another visit sooner than a sheltered one in town.

Our Honiton customers are typically within 25 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX14 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Honiton High Street, St Michael's Church, Heathpark, Dumpdon Hill, Gittisham, Combe Raleigh, River Otter).