Chepstow · Monmouthshire · Forest of Dean
Free quotes — 07947587517
Chepstow · Monmouthshire · Forest of Dean
Free quotes — 07947587517
Block paving, tarmac, concrete and resin. Each takes a different pressure, and getting that wrong is how a driveway ends up scarred rather than clean.
Two photos price most driveways.
A wide shot from the road, and a close-up of the joints or the worst staining.
Tell us roughly how many cars it holds and we can work out the area.
Independently vetted and monitored
Trained in exterior cleaning chemistry
Certificate shown before we start
The price agreed is the price paid
Yes, provided the pressure is matched to what the driveway is made of. Block paving takes a firm clean and then needs its joints refilling. Tarmac is bound with bitumen and lifts under high pressure. Resin can be dislodged. Imprinted concrete is sealed from new, and cleaning strips that sealer whatever method is used.
That is why we identify the surface and test before we start, rather than running the same machine over everything. We clean driveways across Chepstow, Caldicot, Magor, Monmouth and the surrounding villages. Quotes are free and fixed. Call 07947587517.
Five driveway surface, five differents jobs
A driveway is the first thing anyone sees of a house, and it is also the surface most easily ruined by the wrong approach. What we use depends entirely on what you have underfoot.
The commonest driveway around here by a distance, particularly on the Caldicot, Rogiet and Undy estates. It cleans up better than almost any other surface and the colour that comes back usually surprises people — but the joints are the whole story afterwards. More on block paving cleaning →
Bound with bitumen, which softens in sun and lifts under pressure. Jet washing tarmac tears the surface aggregate out and leaves a scarred, loose finish that sheds stones for years. Tarmac gets low pressure and the right chemistry, or it gets left alone.
Plain concrete is hard-wearing and takes a firmer clean than most surfaces. Imprinted concrete is different: it is sealed from new, and cleaning removes that old sealer along with the dirt. It will look flat and dull until it is resealed, which is normal rather than a fault. CONFIRM-30 — resealing offered or referred out.
Newer, and it looks more robust than it is. The resin holding the aggregate together can be lifted by excessive pressure, and once a patch has gone it cannot be spot-repaired invisibly. Careful low-pressure work only.
Not a pressure washing job at all. Where weeds and moss have taken hold in gravel we will tell you honestly whether treatment is worthwhile or whether the driveway simply needs raking through and topping up — which is cheaper and often the better answer.
Oil moss and rust- what comes out and what does not
Moss, algae and general grime come off reliably on every surface above. Staining is a different conversation, and it is worth having before you book rather than on the day.
These come off, and if the growth is killed at root level rather than just blasted away they stay off for considerably longer. This is the straightforward part.
Fresh oil usually lifts. Oil that has been soaking into porous block paving or unsealed concrete for years has travelled into the material rather than sitting on it, and the honest answer is that it will lighten rather than vanish.
Rust from metal furniture or a leaking downpipe behaves like old oil. Tyre scuffing on block paving often lifts well. We will look and tell you which you have.
If a stain will not come out, we say so before you commit rather than after we have packed up. And if the real answer is that a handful of blocks need swapping rather than cleaning, we will tell you that too — it is a cheaper fix and it actually works.
What a driveway clean actually involves
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Block paving, tarmac, concrete and resin all take different pressures. We test a discreet corner before committing to a method on the whole driveway.
02
Weeds and heavy moss come out of the joints mechanically first. Blasting them out packs the debris into the edges and the drains, which just moves the problem.
03
Growth is killed at root level, then the surface is cleaned evenly across the whole area so there are no stripes and no missed edges.
CONFIRM-24 — product and stage
CONFIRM-25 — equipment used
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Cleaning takes the jointing sand out along with the weeds. What happens next decides whether the driveway still looks right in two years.
CONFIRM-23 — re-sanding included, extra, or not offered
Why the joints matter more than the block
Block paving works because the blocks lock against each other through the sand in the joints. That is what stops them moving under the weight of a car.
Cleaning removes that sand along with the weeds and the moss. Leave it out and three things happen: the blocks lose their interlock and start to rock, the open joints fill with whatever blows in, and the weeds come back into it within a season. A driveway cleaned and left unjointed looks superb for a month and worse than before by the following spring.
If blocks are sinking or rocking, the sub-base underneath has failed. That needs lifting and relaying, which is a paving contractor’s job rather than ours.
We will tell you if that is what we can see, rather than cleaning over it and letting you find out next winter.
See the difference
Drag the handle across. Every photograph on this site is our own work in the Chepstow area — we do not use stock images.
What it costs
Driveways are priced by the square metre. A driveway cleaned two years ago costs less than one that has not been touched in ten, and a two-car block paving driveway with established weeds is a bigger job than the same area of plain concrete.
Access matters less on driveways than on patios — we can usually get the machine and hose straight to it — but whether there is an outside tap available still affects the price.
Setup and pack-down only happen once, so a driveway and patio booked together cost less than two separate visits. It is the most common pairing we quote for. Patio cleaning →
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Estate driveways, village lanes and everything between
Tutshill
Sedbury
Bulwark
Caerwent
Crick
Magor
Undy
Rogiet
Llangwm
Monmouth
Lydney
Bream
Woolaston
Alvington
Llandogo
Thornbury
Olveston
Severn Beach
Pilning
Common questions
Usually we can lighten them substantially, and often remove them entirely if they are recent. Old oil that has soaked deep into porous concrete or block paving may never come out completely.
We will assess the stain at the quote and tell you honestly what to expect, rather than promising a result we cannot deliver.
It can if it is done wrong. Tarmac is bound with bitumen, and high pressure lifts the surface aggregate and leaves a scarred, loose finish that sheds stones for years afterwards.
Tarmac needs low pressure and the right chemistry, not a jet wash.
Cleaning removes the jointing sand along with the weeds and moss. Without sand in the joints the blocks lose their interlock, work loose under vehicle weight, and weeds return more quickly.
What happens to the joints matters more than the clean itself. CONFIRM-23 — whether re-sanding is included, an extra, or not offered
Yes. Cleaning removes the old sealer along with the dirt, and imprinted concrete looks flat and dull until it is resealed. That is normal and expected rather than a fault.
Factor resealing into the plan before you book the clean. CONFIRM-30 — resealing offered or referred out
Most domestic driveways are a single visit. Larger areas, heavy established weeds and jointing work all add time.
We give you a realistic figure at the quote rather than a guess on the day. CONFIRM-26 — typical duration
Yes, and it is usually cheaper than booking them separately because the setup and pack-down only happen once. It is the most common combination we quote for.
If a neighbour wants theirs done too, mention it when you get in touch. Patio cleaning.
Yes. Cleaning works year-round and winter is usually the quietest time to book, so you will wait less for a date.
Jointing and any sealing work need dry conditions, so those get scheduled around the weather rather than forced through it.
Related services
Most driveway jobs go out with something else on the same visit. The setup only happens once, so the second job is always cheaper than booking it separately.
The most common pairing with a driveway clean.
The detail on joints, re-sanding and what fails.
The walls above the driveway, done at the same time.
An overflowing downpipe is what stains a driveway.
Moss off a roof lands on the drive below it.
What moves the number on every service we offer.
Get a free driveway quote
Send a photo of the whole area, a close-up of the worst part, and a rough size in metres. We will come back with a fixed price, usually the same day.
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