Block Paving, Concrete & Tarmac Driveway Cleaning in Yarm

Yarm sits in North Yorkshire, and like most of the North East it gets more than its share of driving rain, which is exactly the weather that keeps algae and moss topped up on block paving, concrete and tarmac all year round. Add in the mineral run-off from pointing, render and roofs onto the drive below and you've got the perfect conditions for the grey-green film that dulls a driveway within a couple of seasons of it being laid or last cleaned.

Green algae in the shaded corners, black weed stubble pushing through the joints, a grey bloom creeping across what used to be buff block paving - a driveway rarely fails all at once, it just quietly loses its edge until one day it looks tired next to the front door. Left alone, that surface film keeps feeding on rainwater and gets more slippery every month, which is the real reason it needs sorting rather than just the way it looks.

Spring is when most driveways get noticed - the low sun picks out every patch of green that winter's rain has spread across the paving, and the first dry weekend of the year is usually when someone finally says something about it. Autumn does its own damage too: wet leaves sit in low spots and joints, staining the surface and feeding the moss that then has all winter to establish itself before you even think about it again.

Adding re-sanding and sealing roughly doubles the cost of a clean-only job but also roughly doubles how long the result holds up, so for most driveways it works out better value over a few years than cleaning alone every twelve months. Sealant type - matt or wet-look - doesn't usually change the price much, it's mainly a finish choice.

We price re-sanding and sealing together with the clean as one job, based on the surface area and condition on the day.