Render Cleaning in Sidmouth

The Moore & Franks approach in Sidmouth

Sidmouth's render takes a double hit — salt blowing in off the bay and the damp that hangs around under those red cliffs. The Regency villas and the smarter rendered homes up the Sid valley all show it: green streaks on the shaded sides, black spotting where the rain runs. It's a town that values its looks, and a grubby elevation stands out. Moore & Franks clean render the safe way, with a soft-wash biocide treatment that lifts the growth without forcing water behind the coating like a jet wash would. We've worked render across Sidmouth for years — family-run, clear pricing, £5m public liability cover.

Up the valley from the front, Sidmouth's 1930s semis around Woolbrook and Sidford are where much of our render work sits. Sheltered under the canopy off Peak Hill, their painted and pebbledashed walls stay shaded and slow to dry, and that constant moisture feeds thick green algae on the north sides. It is a quieter problem than the seafront's, but no less stubborn, and the same gentle soft-wash sorts it without harming the coating.

On the Esplanade and Fore Street the story is paint over lime and older render, much of it decades deep in marine grime. These frontages are the town's shop window, and they will not tolerate a pressure lance — the paint would come away and the render behind it with it. We work them softly, clearing the black spotting and salt-fed algae in careful stages so the finish stays intact.

Newer render, out toward the Bowd and Sidbury, is silicone and K-Rend, and it greens surprisingly quickly for its age in Sidmouth's damp valley air. We are straight about regrowth here: a shaded wall below Salcombe Hill will need looking at again sooner than an open one. The biocide keeps breaking down fresh growth for months, and a light refresh every few years keeps these estates looking new.

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).