Power washing in County Wicklow

Power washing in Wicklow, from coast to lakes

Wicklow is two very different counties in one. Along the coast, towns like Bray, Greystones, Wicklow town and Arklow deal with wind, rain and salt off the sea. Inland, the houses climb into the mountains and around the Blessington Lakes, where shade, damp and trees make moss the main enemy.

We power wash on both sides of the county, with the same approach everywhere: hot-water pressure washing for paving, concrete and stone, and a low-pressure soft wash for render, painted walls and roofs. You'll get a fixed price from photos before anything is booked.

The coastal towns

Bray has everything from Victorian and Edwardian houses near the seafront to big estates further back towards the N11. Period houses there often have steps, tiled paths and painted fronts that need a careful hand, while the estates are mostly block-paved drives and slab patios.

Greystones has grown a lot over the past couple of decades, with newer developments such as Charlesland alongside the older town. Expect cobble-lock drives, porcelain and sandstone patios, and uPVC fascias that go grey in the salty air.

Wicklow town and Arklow have a similar mix of older terraces near the centre and estates on the edges, plus plenty of bungalows and one-off houses on the roads out of town.

Near the sea, two problems come together. Salt leaves a dull film on windowsills, frames, fascias and doors, and wind-driven rain keeps the shaded side of the house damp enough for algae. A gentle wash shifts salt without any force, and fascia and soffit cleaning takes the grey film off dull uPVC.

Blessington and west Wicklow

On the far side of the mountains, Blessington sits on the N81 beside the lakes. The town has newer estates with block-paved drives, but the countryside around it, towards Ballymore Eustace, Valleymount and Lacken, is mostly one-off houses on bigger sites, often with long drives and big gardens.

You'll see a lot of local granite around the lakes, in walls, gate piers, steps and older houses. Granite cleans up well, but old walls often have soft lime mortar that needs care, so we keep the pressure down near the joints. More on that in stone cleaning.

Rural houses here are more likely to be on a private well or a group water scheme, so let us know if that applies. It doesn't usually stop the job; we just need to plan the water supply before the day.

Hillside homes: shade, damp and steep drives

Wherever the land rises, from Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue up to Roundwood, houses tend to sit among trees, on slopes, with at least one side that rarely sees the sun. That's where moss settles into the joints of drives, algae turns patios slippery and gutters fill with leaves every autumn.

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What usually needs doing in the hills:

• Steep or sloping drives that turn into a slide in winter (driveway cleaning)
• Stone and slab patios in the shade of hedges and trees (patio cleaning)
• Mossy roofs, especially on the slope facing north or under trees (roof cleaning)
• Blocked gutters and downpipes after the leaves come down (gutter cleaning)
• Green steps and paths, often the most slippery spots of all (moss removal)

On a sloping site, we work from the top down and keep an eye on where the water goes, so it ends up in a drain or soakaway rather than in your neighbour's garden or across a country road.

What helps us quote a Wicklow job

Because Wicklow covers so much ground, a few details save time:

• Location: your Eircode, or at least the nearest town and a landmark
• Access: narrow lanes, steep entrances, low branches and where the van can turn
• Water: where the outside tap is, and if you're on mains, a well or a group scheme
• Surfaces: a close-up of each, since stone, slabs, block paving and tarmac all clean differently

If you're also clearing a house in the county, we do house clearance in Wicklow as well, with separate pages for Bray and Greystones. For every other surface we clean, see our power washing page.