Exterior cleaning in Glenavy

Shade and damp mean moss

The valley and the trees along the river keep a lot of Glenavy in shade for much of the day, and shade plus damp is exactly what moss and algae want. North-facing roofs, walls and paths here green over noticeably faster than the same house would on open ground a few miles away. It is not neglect, it is the location.

Old village core, newer estates

The middle of the village has older rendered and terraced property with the frontage right on the footpath, while the newer housing sits back with driveways and more glass. They need different things — the older places are usually about washing render and clearing gutters carefully, the newer ones about driveways, conservatories and regular window rounds.

Paths and steps come up worst

Shaded concrete paths and steps around Glenavy get genuinely slippy with algae over the winter, and that is a safety job as much as a cosmetic one. It is usually quick and cheap to do at the same time as a driveway, and it is the part people are most surprised by afterwards.