Soft Wash in Honiton

The Moore & Franks approach in Honiton

Honiton's long Georgian high street and the rendered and painted homes spreading out around it sit in a damp East Devon valley that suits algae far too well. Those handsome older frontages and the render on the newer estates alike pick up grey-green film and dark staining, particularly where the sun rarely reaches. Pressure washing a period facade in this town is asking for trouble. Our soft wash method clears the lot at low pressure, treating the growth chemically so it doesn't return in a hurry. We cover Honiton from our Exeter base, quote up front with no surprises, and carry £5m public liability. Careful around old paintwork, clean result, no mess.

Out in the lanes toward Gittisham and Combe Raleigh, Honiton turns into farmhouse and barn-conversion country. These properties are often exposed, with large roof spans and rendered or rubble-stone walls that catch wind-driven rain and green over on the weather side. The sheer size of the elevations rules out any careful pressure clean, so we soft wash them at low pressure, treating moss and algae at root across big roofs and gables without the substrate damage a jet would leave behind.

Closer in, the estates around Heathpark and off Hayne Lane are 1990s and newer brick and rendered semis, and even these modern builds green up in the damp Otter-valley air. The rendered elevations pick up algae on their shaded sides, and owners are often keen to keep smart, newer homes looking that way. A root-level treatment clears the growth cleanly, and a periodic top-up keeps it from returning faster than people expect in this sheltered, humid spot.

The old town has its share of fragile fabric too. Cob-and-thatch survivors tucked in off New Street and the lime-rendered cottages out toward Combe Raleigh need gentle, breathable cleaning rather than anything forceful. Pressure would drive water into walls built to dry outward, so we use a low-pressure biocide chosen for soft, traditional surfaces. It kills the growth in place and leaves the cob, lime and old paintwork exactly as sound as we found it.

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).