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Gutter, cladding and conservatory cleaning in WaterloovilleOver the hill to Waterlooville, Purbrook and Cowplain.
From Farlington it is straight over the top of Portsdown Hill to Purbrook and on to Waterlooville, about five miles. The houses up here are younger than in the city, and they need different things.
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The houses in Waterlooville.
Waterlooville grew fast from the 1960s onwards. Purbrook, Widley, Crookhorn, Cowplain and the estates around the town centre are full of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s houses: link-detached homes with integral garages, townhouses with a storey of cladding or hung tiles across the front, and plenty of bungalows. Newer estates on the west side of the town have added a lot of recent builds.
Many of the older houses had timber cladding and fascias that have since been replaced with UPVC, and a huge number have a conservatory on the back. The town also sits among a lot of trees: what is left of the old Forest of Bere, oaks along the roads, and the woods and commons towards Purbrook Heath and Hambledon.
Put those together, plastic cladding, conservatories and big trees, and you have the classic Waterlooville job.
What Waterlooville houses usually need.
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Cladding that goes grey and green
UPVC cladding over a garage or across the first floor goes patchy grey on the weather side and green on the shady side, just like the job in the photos on this page. Washed top to bottom, the whole front matches again.
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Conservatory roofs under trees
A conservatory at the bottom of a garden with oaks or sycamores behind it gets leaves in the gutters, sap and algae on the panels and black spots on the glazing bars. The room underneath gets darker every year until someone cleans it.
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Gutters over the garage and the conservatory
On link-detached houses the gutter over the garage and the gutter over the conservatory are the awkward ones to reach. The gutter vacuum on carbon poles clears both from the ground, so nobody needs to lean a ladder on plastic.
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Oak leaves in autumn
Oak leaves are tough and slow to rot, so they mat into the gutter and block the outlets. An autumn clear after the leaves have dropped keeps the downpipes running through winter.
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Dark UPVC that shows every mark
Newer houses with grey or black window frames and fascias show water marks and dust more than white ones do. Pure water leaves nothing behind to dry on them.
Paintwork in Waterlooville.
On a 1970s Waterlooville house the paintwork is usually in small amounts but in the places everyone sees: the garage door, the front door, a timber porch, the hung tiles or boards under the windows, and fences and garden walls that have gone green.
Where cladding has already been replaced with UPVC, cleaning is the answer, not paint. Where there is still timber or render, we prep it and repaint it in weather-resistant finishes. Indoors, open-plan lounges and stairwells in these houses are a common decorating job, and we do those as well.
From Farlington to Waterlooville.
Waterlooville, Purbrook, Widley, Cowplain and Crookhorn are all a short drive over the hill from Farlington. Denmead and Horndean are within reach too, just ask.
Window cleaning starts from £15 and gutter, fascia, soffit, cladding and conservatory roof cleaning from £30. Painting and decorating, inside and out, is priced after a visit. See the colour card for more jobs and the full price list.
Asked in Waterlooville.
Do you cover Cowplain and Purbrook?
Yes. Purbrook, Widley, Cowplain, Crookhorn and Waterlooville itself are all covered. Ask about Denmead and Horndean.
Can you clean UPVC cladding without damaging it?
Yes. We use UPVC-safe cleaning solutions and rinse with pure water, so the cladding is cleaned without anything harsh left on the surface.
Can you clear the gutter above my conservatory?
Yes. The gutter vacuum reaches over conservatories and extensions from the ground, so nobody needs to stand on the roof.
When is the best time to clear gutters under oak trees?
Late autumn, once most of the leaves are down, plus a spring clear. If the outlets block every year, two clears close together in autumn can be worth it.