Patio cleaning can completely revitalise a garden. The change from dirty patio slabs and block paving to properly cleaned natural stone is a huge one, and it is so satisfying to see. If your patio slabs are starting to develop a build-up of dirt or grime, it's probably time to clean your patio.
For best results, contact NW Wash for a professional patio cleaning service. Cleaning experts, our team of patio cleaners will talk you through all things patio cleaning and work on creating a quote for your patio cleaning job.
We are experts in professional patio cleaning. At NW Wash we take pride in our patio cleaning services, and all of our staff are trained in a full range of popular patio cleaning methods and patio cleaning tools.
That way we can ensure that the patio cleaning process goes smoothly for each and every customer who trusts us with their patio cleaning services.
Our patio services can be divided into:
Used most frequently on block paving slabs and resilient patios, pressure washing involves the use of high-pressure water on the patio. With the help of a pressure washing machine, the high-pressure stream of water can be used to clean patio slabs.
The force of the pressurised water stream works amazingly at blasting away dirt, grime, and even mould and mildew. Jet washing can be relied upon to remove most marks from patio surfaces, as long as the patio can withstand pressure washing!
Once pressure washed, you'll see a real difference in the appearance of your patio and can treat it as you'd like to help to keep it clean.
For the more delicate patio slabs and stones, there is soft washing and steam cleaning. Sometimes referred to as DOFF steam cleaning, this is a form of low-pressure washing that uses superheated water at a low pressure to steam the surface.
When we use steam cleaning or low-pressure washing, we remove the need for any chemicals and cleaning solution. This makes it a wonderful option for anyone environmentally conscious, as it is the most eco-friendly patio cleaning service.
Once the steaming is done, you can choose to treat your patio as you see necessary to keep it safe from weeds and mould.
Often, we find that customers are unaware of quite how important patio cleaning is. Since their patios are outside, too many people assume that they're just supposed to get dirty. But after a deep clean, the difference is so incredible that they suddenly understand.
There are a number of reasons why you should clean patio slabs, outdoor furniture, and even your decking.
With the help of NW Wash's fantastic cleaning service, you'll be able to:
When you leave a patio without cleaning it, it can often become a hazard. A dirty patio will often have layers of dirt and moss that can be really slippery. Often these slip hazards are hard to spot and can be easy to fall on for that very reason.
When you clean your patio, you reduce the risk of these slips and falls. NW Wash's team will also keep their eye out for any wonky or raised slabs as they work so that you can be alerted if there is any damage or any further hazards on your patio.
Patios can be a great addition to a garden. They're relatively easy to maintain, and they can break up or separate other sections of the garden while also providing somewhere to socialise in your garden.
They're even better, though, when there are clean patio slabs or clean patio stones. The shining natural colour of the patio after you remove dirt levels up your outdoor space even further, bringing your garden to another level.
When we clean your patio, just like other outdoor surfaces, we do more than just remove dirt. We restore the surface, remove loose paint, remove weeds, and even clean outdoor furniture, bringing your patio back to life immediately!
As a property owner, making things last as long as possible is always a priority. Replacements can be expensive, especially when it comes to things like patios.
That's why NW Wash recommends regular pressure washing or steam cleaning. Not only will your patio look absolutely fantastic, but it will increase the lifespan of your patio.
It is easier to identify any damage on clean patios than on dirty ones, and by regularly treating your patio (and patio decking) with things like biocides and herbicides to prevent any organic growth from causing structural damage.
As part of our patio cleaning services, we will clean fixtures and outdoor furniture, leaving everything that is out on your patio in tip-top condition. This can be instrumental in bringing your garden together and making your garden furniture look as good as new.
If your patio has stains or old paint on it, which many people find when they move into a new home. Patio cleaning services can help to remove these stains and can even chip away at old paint.
The pressurised stream of water used in jet washing removes paint effortlessly, simply by blasting it off the surface easily.
When it comes to stains, many patios end up with all sorts of stains on them. Fortunately, soft washing is a great tool when it comes to most stains. Whether you've got a grease, oil or petrol stain from a car
Cleaning isn't the only way to look after your patio. Once clean, there are a number of treatments that you can apply to the surface of your patio in order to make the maintenance of the patio surface that much easier.
If you're not sure which treatments you should use, or how to use them, speak to our patio cleaners today for expert advice and first-class service.
Treatments can be added to our patio cleaning services for a reasonable price, and can really make a difference. If your patio seems to constantly have a weed problem or is covered in black and green dots and stains, then treatment will help to revitalise the stones.
A herbicide treatment will specifically target weeds and other unwanted greenery. It will help to prevent weeds from growing in between your paving slabs, making your outdoor area look much more organised and well-kept.
Biocide treatments tackle organic growth like mould, lichens, fungi, and mildew. They do an excellent job in tackling the bacteria and living organisms that cause these unsightly issues, which can be incredibly helpful - especially considering how damp the British weather is!
A biocide treatment may be especially helpful for homes where the patio is facing away from the sun, as the moisture left on the surface by rain and morning dew will struggle to evaporate, creating the perfect environment for bacteria and mould.
For regular, lighter cleaning, you can clean your patio yourself. It won't remove dirt as well as a deep clean or pressure washer, but it is absolutely better than nothing.
Once you've got everything you need, you simply sweep the debris away from your patio and into the bin bags. Then, using the water (or hot water from a water tap), you start to clean the patio. Use the brush to scrub away any dirt that you can see, being sure not to scrub too hard if you've got delicate paving slabs. You may then need to rinse the patio with clean water. This will help with cleaning patio slabs as thoroughly as possible.
This will remove surface-level dirt and will allow you to wait longer in between getting your patio power washed. You can also clean your garden furniture in the same way, being gentle so as not to damage it.
It is important to note, though, that while you can clean a patio yourself, you should not look to hire or buy a pressure washer unless you know exactly what you're doing.
Patio cleaners are trained to know which nozzle and what pressure to use when they jet wash a patio. Pressure washing your patio yourself could cause cracks, permanent discoloration, and other damage. You should also always wear safety gear when pressure washing, which many people who opt to rent a pressure washer forget.
For deep cleaning and pressure washing or steam cleaning, contact professional patio cleaners like NW Wash.
Knowing when exactly your patio needs a cleanup is a little complicated. On average, patios should be cleaned at least twice a year. However, that is dependent on a few factors.
If you live in a coastal area or a wetter area, you might need to have your patio cleaned more regularly. If your patio gets no sunlight, the same applies.
Should you use your patio as a driveway or anything else that might get grease or dirt on it, you should do driveway cleaning more regularly.
Alternatively, if you've done little DIY cleans, regularly sweep, and you have treated your patio, then it may be that your patio does not need cleaning as frequently.
As soon as you see that your treatments aren't working, or your patio gets dark and grimy, you should contact the patio cleaners.
If you're unsure whether our professional patio cleaning services are available to you, don't worry! We clean the vast majority of patio surfaces. Including, but not limited to:
At NW Wash we recognise that everyone has different tastes, and we factor that into our training. Everyone on our team will be as confident cleaning a large patio with pressure washers as they will be cleaning a small, delicate one.
Whether you love concrete patios, or you've got a sandstone patio that is your favourite part of your home, our team will take great care. They know how to clean a patio while also giving everything from plant pots to garden furniture a wash, leaving it all in tip-top condition, whether they've used pressure washers, steaming equipment, or anything in between.
If your patio type is not listed above, contact NW Wash today and we will do all that we can to offer a great service. Cleaning your patio is our mission, and we won't give up!
The cost of a professional patio cleaning service isn't clear-cut. There are a number of factors that can influence how much we have to charge for our pressure washing or soft washing services.
If you are curious as to how much it would cost to have your patio pressure washed, contact NW Wash today about jet washing and we will see how we can get your patio clean efficiently and effectively. We guarantee a competitive price on everything we offer, as part of our promised excellent service
How much we quote for jet washing or steam cleaning a patio will depend on the size and the structure of the patio, first of all. Some patios are huge, and some are simply driveway size. Likewise, if your patio has multiple types of material or is particularly ornate, we may need to charge more to allow for the care and time taken.
Similarly, the condition of the patio that needs jet washing will dictate the price. If your patio has a lot of cracked and damaged slabs, jet washing won't be possible. This might mean we have to use a technique that involves more labour and skill, and this may cost more.
With that in mind, our costs will vary depending on the cleaning technique our patio cleaner experts think is necessary for your outdoor space. DOFF cleaning requires high-tech equipment, whereas jet washing is relatively straightforward; our costs will reflect this.
Finally, where the patio is can influence the cost. If your patio is north-facing and consistently away from the sun, the likeliness is that it will be dirtier and in worse condition than a south-facing patio.
That being said, the average costs across the country can give you a very vague idea of what you might be looking at when it comes to the cost.
High pressure washing a small patio will cost around £175 per metre square. For a medium patio cleaning, this goes up to £250, and for a larger patio, this is as high as £350.
But if you want an actual figure for your patio cleaning, speak to one of our experts at NW Wash today for a detailed quote and a rundown of what to expect from our services.
Patio sealers are a great way to keep your patio clean and pristine in between cleanings. There is a huge range of different sealants and coatings, each of which serves a different purpose, but the vast majority of them can be applied to pretty much any type of patio.
You can find patio sealers and coatings that form a protective layer over the patio, keeping it safe from stains and irreparable damage. Most commonly, these protective coatings are specifically designed to protect the material beneath from oil, staining, algae, moss, and weeds.
If you think that a patio sealant would be beneficial for your outdoor surfaces, then speak to NW Wash today for expert advice. We can suggest the top brands and, once we've worked on your patio, can provide tailored advice based on what your property suffers the most from.
If your render is in need of a clean, contact NW Wash today for a free no-obligation quote!
It is not uncommon to paint your patio slabs to bring a splash of colour to your garden or property. Often it is done in order to hide the type of stone that the patio is made from. Whatever the reason, painted patios are cropping up in more and more homes.
They do pose a few issues when it comes to cleaning. A painted patio cannot be jet-washed, as the high-pressure stream will simply force the paint away from the substrate. Hot water, such as that used in DOFF cleaning, might also cause the paint to suffer by causing it to bubble.
If you've been adventurous and painted your patio, don't fret. There will be a cleaning solution that works for you and your patio. Simply contact NW Wash today and explain the situation. Our expert staff will work with you to get as much information as possible so that they can come up with a comprehensive cleaning solution.
For commercial patios, we offer all of the same surfaces. We are aware that, when working for commercial customers, there is a need to get the job done as efficiently as possible so that we do not limit access to the area. This is always taken into consideration when our team is allocated a commercial job.
We are also aware that commercial patios may well be much larger than residential patios, and so to allow for this we may send a larger team to complete the job.
If your commercial patio needs cleaning, contact NW Wash today to discuss your business needs and what we can do to help.
The chemicals that we use on your outdoor surfaces depend largely on what technique we are using to clean your patio.
If we are pressure washing or doing a jet wash, we are unlikely to need any chemicals unless your patio needs herbicides and biocides. This will depend on whether you've got a weed, mould, or lichen problem.
The same goes for DOFF or low-pressure washing. A low-pressure wash doesn't require chemicals, as the heated water does an amazing job on its own.
In fact, generally speaking, hot water or pressurised water is enough to clean most patios. The chemicals are then only used as an addition to the cleaning process, targeting specific needs.
Sometimes, patios develop a sprinkling of these strange black spots over their paving slabs. They can look quite strange and can ruin the appearance of a patio, but people often find that store bought patio cleaner and jet washing doesn't do very much to remove them.
These black spots are a type of organic growth called lichen. They're very common, especially in patios surrounded by greenery.
Professional patio cleaning services will remove black spots from the patio, even if you've tried a patio cleaner or jet washing it yourself. By using expert skills, biocides, and a steam cleaning solution, we can tackle the black spots easily. They respond much better to the hot or warm water used in low-pressure washing than jet washing.
If we need to jet wash or steam your patio, an outdoor tap would be useful. However, regardless of whether NW Wash is cleaning your patio, or are there for something else like driveway cleaning, we can work around a lack of a tap.
With expert vans and special attachments for interior taps, nothing will get in the way of our jet wash.
You absolutely do not need to weed your patio before NW Wash arrives. Regardless of whether we are using our pressure washer or low-pressure gear, we will prepare the surface before we start to work.
This includes us moving any patio furniture, or plants, and even sweeping the floor to remove any debris that could cause mild injury if pressure washed.
Just as with your weeding, your patio furniture can stay put. We can move the furniture when needed, and we will even give it a clean for you.
The whole point of hiring a professional patio cleaning service is that you can relax. We will do the whole process, from setting up to clearing up afterward. That way you don't have to worry about a single thing.
Simply trust us. We can take your patio from drab to fab, and you won't even have to lift a finger.
Just as with everything else, there is a best time of year for patio cleaning. You should aim to jet wash your patio in early spring. This will help to prevent the water from freezing and limit the risk (albeit only somewhat) of rain ruining all the hard work immediately.
This will usually depend on a number of things. Depending on the size of your patio and the cleaning methods used, the time it takes NW Wash's team to do the job may vary.
Generally speaking, though, a patio cleaning job should never take longer than a few hours.
The growth of algae, lichens, and moss is most common in patios underneath or near trees and other plants. It is also made worse by poor drainage and shady conditions. Usually, the growth is caused by spores that come from the plants, and the development and spread are encouraged by the moist and dark environment.
Lots of people think that bleaching their patio and brushing the solution around will clean it efficiently, but while it may kill organic growth, there is a high chance that it will also cause severe discolouration.
As long as you have access to a water source, you are more than welcome to continue with your day while we work. We understand that everyone is busy, and if you're going to be taking time out of your schedule for our services, we always want to minimise our disruption wherever possible.
If your render is in need of a clean, contact NW Wash today for a free no-obligation quote!
The optimal method for cleaning a patio depends on the patio's material. Pressure washing is highly effective for many types, though gentle cleaning methods are recommended for delicate surfaces.
It's advisable to clean your patio at least once a year to maintain its appearance and prevent buildup of dirt, moss, and algae.
Not all patio materials are suitable for pressure washing. Delicate surfaces may require a softer cleaning method to avoid damage.
The cost varies depending on the size and condition of your patio. Contacting a professional for a bespoke quote is recommended.
The time required for professional patio cleaning can range from a few hours to a full day, depending on the patio's size and condition.
Sealing your patio after cleaning can protect it from staining, reduce weed growth, and enhance its appearance for longer.
