Signage & Awning Cleaning in Totnes

The Moore & Franks approach in Totnes

Totnes has one of the most distinctive high streets in Devon — a long run of independent shops, galleries, cafés and traditional frontages climbing from the Plains up Fore Street and the High Street. The signage is a big part of the town's character, much of it hand-painted or traditional and sitting in a conservation area where anything aggressive does real harm. The sheltered, tree-lined river valley keeps it damp, so signs and awnings green over on the shaded side. We clean them carefully, method matched to the material, gentle on period and painted signs, reached from the ground by pole and cleaned early before the shops open. Signage restored in keeping with the town.

We match the method to the sign. Illuminated fascia signs, acrylic and Foamex panels, powder-coated and painted metal, vinyl graphics and fabric awnings all need different handling — the wrong chemical or too much pressure lifts vinyl lettering and dulls acrylic. We start with a specialist cleaning agent to break down the built-up grime, follow with a hand brush across the surface and lettering, then a low-pressure warm-water rinse that leaves the finish restored rather than scoured.

Access is rarely a problem. High-level fascia signs, totems and forecourt signage are reached from the ground with our water-fed pole system, so there's no scaffold hire and no ladders leaning against your frontage. Where a sign is genuinely out of pole reach we'll specify a tower or access platform on the quote.

We work around your trading hours. Most shopfronts and retail parks prefer an early-morning clean before the doors open, and we carry our own water supply so we're not reliant on an outside tap — useful on high-street units and industrial estates where water access is awkward. One-off cleans, pre-refit tidy-ups and scheduled maintenance for multi-site retailers are all straightforward to arrange.

Our Totnes customers are typically within 30 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider TQ9 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington, Berry Pomeroy, Ashprington, Stoke Gabriel).