Seaford & East Sussex
The drive you
forgot was
that colour
Driveways and patios, cleaned properly by one person who turns up and does the job. Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Polegate and about 20 miles around.
Prices published on this site. Quotes fixed in writing before I start. Photos back the same day where you send me some.
Drag it
This is one pass with a surface cleaner and a bag of kiln-dried sand.
What I do
Eight things, done properly
Priced by the square metre, quoted in writing, and re-sanded as part of the job rather than as an extra I mention at the end.
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Driveway cleaning
Block paving, concrete and imprinted drives, re-sanded as part of the job.
from £4.50/m² -
Patio cleaning
Slabs, natural stone and concrete brought back without wrecking the surface.
from £4.50/m² -
Block paving & re-sanding
Cleaned, re-sanded with kiln-dried sand, and stabilised if you want it.
from £5.50/m² -
Jet washing
The general service: drives, paths, steps, walls, whatever needs it.
from £4.50/m²
Prices
Nobody local publishes these. I do not know why.
Out of roughly twenty firms working this stretch of coast, two put a price anywhere on their website. The rest want you to ring up so they can size you up first. Here is the whole list. If your job is unusual it will cost more and I will say so before I start, not after.
The minimum job is £150. Small patios cost the minimum whatever the rate works out at, and that catches more people out than the rate ever does.
Worked examples and the detail| Work | Price |
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| Patio cleaning — slabs, concrete, paving Rotary surface cleaner, then a lance pass on the edges and joints. | from £4.50/m² |
| Natural stone — Indian sandstone, limestone, York Lower pressure and a wider fan. Sandstone is soft and takes longer. | from £5/m² |
| Driveway cleaning — concrete, slabs, pattern imprinted | from £4.50/m² |
| Block paving — clean and kiln-dried re-sand Re-sanding is included, not an extra. A clean without it is half a job. | from £5.50/m² |
| Moss and algae treatment (add-on) Biocide applied after cleaning. Slows regrowth. Not a weedkiller. | from £1.50/m² |
How it works
Four steps, and one of them is me telling you to wait
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Send me photos
Two or three from different angles, and a rough size. Paces across by paces deep is fine. Photos are what let me price a job properly without driving over to look at it, which is why I would rather have them than a phone call.
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A fixed price, in writing
You get a number, not a day rate and not a range. It says what is included, what the re-sanding covers, and how long I expect to be there. If the job turns out bigger than I judged, that is my problem and the price stays where it is.
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The clean
Rotary surface cleaner over the open areas, a lance along the edges and awkward corners, then the joints refilled with kiln-dried sand once the surface is dry enough to take it. A 25m² patio is about three hours. Forty square metres is most of a day.
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Sometimes I tell you to wait
Not every drive is worth doing the week you ask. Green growth stripped in November is back by February, so the same money buys you more in March. On a badly stained patio a biocide wash and a fortnight of doing nothing beats another hour of pressure. If waiting gets you a better result I will say so and put a date in the diary.
Recent work
Real jobs, my photographs
These are from my own jobs in Surrey and around Heathfield and Burwash, before I moved back to Seaford. They are not stock photographs and nothing here has been touched up. The first Seaford jobs will replace them as I do them.
The honest bit
Four things that actually separate me from the next quote
The prices are on the website
You can work out roughly what your job costs before you speak to me. That is not generosity, it is just how I would want to buy something. It also means I cannot quietly charge the house with the new car on the drive more than the one without.
Fixed written quotes, never a day rate
A day rate rewards me for working slowly. A fixed price rewards me for being good at it. You get a number before I start and it does not move because the job took longer than I thought.
Re-sanding is part of the job
The sand in block paving joints is structural. It spreads the load between blocks and lets the surface work as one piece. Washing it out and leaving it out is how drives start rocking and edges start chipping, and it is the single most common corner cut in this trade.
Two surfaces, not six trades
Driveways and patios. Not gutters, not roofs, not sealing. A one-man round advertising six trades is a one-man round that is average at five of them, and you can tell which one they actually do by what is on the van. Mine is hard surfaces at ground level.
Where I work
About 20 miles around Seaford
Travel is my cost, not a line on your quote. The rate is the same wherever you are on this list.
Core area
Covered, longer trip
By arrangement
Questions
The ones I actually get asked
Does jet washing damage block paving?
It can, and most of the damage I get called out to fix was done by someone standing too close with a turbo nozzle. Held at the wrong angle it strips the joint sand out, scours the face off the block and leaves tiger stripes you cannot undo. Done properly it is a rotary surface cleaner at a controlled distance, a wider fan on the edges, and kiln-dried sand back in the joints afterwards. The sand is the part people skip, and it is the part that holds the whole drive together.
How often should a patio or driveway be cleaned?
Twelve to twenty-four months for most places. North-facing, under trees, or within sight of the sea and it will be at the shorter end. A south-facing drive in the open can go three years. If it is slippery underfoot in November, it needed doing in September.
Do you need my water and electricity?
Water, yes, an outside tap is ideal. I carry my own hose and my machine is petrol driven, so I do not need a socket. If there is no outside tap I can usually run from a kitchen tap with an adaptor, or bring a tank for an extra charge if there is no supply at all.
How long does a driveway take?
A 25 square metre drive is about three hours including re-sanding. Forty square metres is most of a day. Heavy moss, a lot of edging or an awkward hose run adds time. I tell you the expected time when I quote, and the price does not change if it runs over.
What about the mess?
Jet washing makes a slurry of dirt, sand and dead algae, and it goes somewhere. I sweep and rinse the run-off to a drain or a soakaway before I leave, and I keep it off borders and lawns where I can. Windows and cars nearby get a rinse if they have caught spray. It will be tidier than it was when I arrived.
Do you seal patios and driveways?
Not at the moment, no. Sealing done properly is a second visit two or three dry days after the wash, with a product chosen for the surface, and rain within about eight hours of application ruins it. That is a job in its own right rather than an add-on, so I have left it off the list. If you want it done, have the clean first and then find somebody who seals for a living.
What happens if it rains?
For cleaning, very little. It is already wet work and a shower makes no difference to the result. Heavy rain the night before can help, because it softens the moss before I start. Wind is the one that moves a booking, because spray goes everywhere except where I am pointing it, and I would rather change the day than redecorate next door.
Do you do gutters too?
No. Driveways and patios are the whole list. Gutter work is different kit and a different set of risks, and there are people locally who do nothing else and do it properly. I would rather point you at one of them than have a go at your roofline and learn on your house.
Two angles
Some jobs I only photographed from different positions
Rather than force these into a slider where the two halves would not line up, here they are as they were shot.
Before 
After Worth reading first
Before you book anyone
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Does Jet Washing Damage Block Paving?
Yes, it can, and here is exactly how: joint sand blow-out, surface pitting, and the nozzle, pressure and standoff choices that decide which you get.
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How Much Does It Cost to Jet Wash a Patio in the UK?
What patio cleaning actually costs in 2026, with worked examples at 15, 25, 40 and 60 square metres, and why the big directory figures contradict themselves.
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What Actually Happens When I Clean Your Driveway
Start to finish, honestly: the noise, the mess, where the water actually goes, how long each stage takes, and why the sealing has to be a second visit.
Read it
Get a price
Send a couple of photos and I will come back with a number
No obligation, no visit needed for most jobs, and no salesman because there is only me. If you would rather talk, ring 07803 418666.
If I am up a ladder or behind a machine I will not hear the phone. Leave a message or send a text and you will get an answer the same day.
Sent
That is with me.
I read every one myself. If you sent photos I can usually come back with a fixed price the same day, or the next morning if it arrives late.