Greenwich · SE18 · Patio and decking cleaning
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Plumstead fitters · Fixed written pricesPatio and decking cleaning in Plumstead SE18, Greenwich, from £4.50. Terraced streets climbing steeply from the high street to the common, which is why our SE18 quotes account for very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station. You get a fixed price in writing, an insured fitter and a tidy finish.
Overview
Booked mostly by mixed-tenure households around Plumstead, patio and decking cleaning here covers supply-free fitting from £4.50. With 33% of Plumstead's 9,964 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in SE18 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
Step 1
Surface type, rough area, and whether there's an outside tap.
Step 2
Per square metre, with oiling and bowser water as separate lines.
Step 3
Furniture moved, gaps cleared, biocide soak on shaded growth.
Step 4
Full strength on concrete; stepped down on stone, softwood and composite.
Step 5
Decking dried before oiling, drainage checked, furniture replaced.
Why choose us
One technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell. Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station.
Same-week across every borough, with weekend slots common through spring and early summer when garden and roof-terrace use picks up. Plumstead (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a SE18 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect solid London stock brick in Plumstead, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and with 27% one-person households in Plumstead, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site in SE18, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here.
Wastewater containing detergent or biocide is contained and directed away from surface water drains during the clean, and drainage outlets on roof terraces and balconies are checked and cleared as part of the visit.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete flag patio, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Full-pressure rotary surface cleaner. |
| York stone or sandstone patio, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Lower pressure, stone-safe cleaner. |
| Softwood decking clean, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Low pressure, nozzle kept moving. |
| Composite decking clean, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Wide fan nozzle protects the capping layer. |
| Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Separate pass once boards have dried. |
| Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m² | Quoted per job — free quote | Bowser water and a drainage check. |
Concrete flag patio, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Full-pressure rotary surface cleaner.
York stone or sandstone patio, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Lower pressure, stone-safe cleaner.
Softwood decking clean, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Low pressure, nozzle kept moving.
Composite decking clean, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Wide fan nozzle protects the capping layer.
Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Separate pass once boards have dried.
Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m²
Quoted per job — free quote
Bowser water and a drainage check.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; managing agents and landlords are invoiced plus VAT at 20%. Furniture moving and clearing deck-board drainage gaps are included; a bowser or extended hose run is shown as its own line.
Scope
We booked a whole house cleaning for a new property. Diana and Alex called ahead to let me know they were on their way - this was great as I could prepare for their arrival. They cleaned everything perfectly - bathroom surfaces were shining, skirting and windows were “like new” and the carpets were deep… Read in full →
Great service - Ricardo and Rueben were absolutely fantastic, arrived on time, did a thorough job cleaning the entire flat leaving it immaculate, would highly recommend!
I have high standards and the team met them all with their efficiency, professionalism, and conduct. Needless to say the place is spotless, and we could notice a huge difference – every surface, draw and floor was completely cleaned (unfurnished apartment ready to move in). The price was reasonable too so the only reason my…
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Coverage
Plumstead (SE18) sits in Greenwich — our crews cover the whole SE18 district and the streets bordering it.
Also in this area
Block paving, resin-bound and imprinted concrete driveways cleaned, resanded and sealed.
Front paths, side returns and communal walkways cleaned without disturbing loose flags.
The wider outdoor jet washing hub covering every hard surface we clean.
New garden furniture built and levelled on the patio or deck once it's clean.
Two crew and a Luton or tipper; three where everything has to be carried through a hallway.
A full top-to-bottom clean of the property once it has been emptied.
Cuttings, turf and soil taken to a licensed composting site rather than to landfill.
Working in Plumstead
The SE18 stock around Plumstead Common is mainly Victorian. ONS records 33% flats, 67% houses and 9,964 households in Plumstead.
Owner-occupation runs at 41% in Plumstead, so alongside the 32% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Expect solid London stock brick in Plumstead, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and with 27% one-person households in Plumstead, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site behind the plaster in SE18. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Plumstead knows the pattern near Plumstead Common: terraced streets climbing steeply from the high street to the common. We plan the SE18 visit around it. Plumstead is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station. Nearest station is Plumstead (Elizabeth line), and one technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell.
Area at a glance
Who lives in Plumstead and what they live in decides how patio and decking cleaning is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood itself — not Greenwich-wide averages, and not estimates.
28,010
Residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood, Census 2021
9,964
Households
Median age 35.6
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
27.2%
Privately rented
32%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Plumstead Common & Riverside, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead South (E02000318, E02000319, E02000329) — the published geography that covers Plumstead, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE18 district: 51.4845, 0.0724 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
50 in Plumstead, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked for Plumstead (SE18) addresses, with this being a short walk from Plumstead (Elizabeth line). Surface material first — natural stone and composite decking cost more per square metre than concrete because both need a lower pressure that takes longer to cover the same area — then access, since a roof terrace with no outside tap needs water carried up rather than run from a hose on the Plumstead rounds — and 67% of Plumstead homes being houses, with 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on the Plumstead rounds, with a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Plumstead most weeks on SE18 jobs, with 9,964 households on this patch.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on the Plumstead rounds, with this being a short walk from Plumstead (Elizabeth line).
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in for Plumstead (SE18) addresses. With 33% of Plumstead homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on the streets near Plumstead Common — and this being a short walk from Plumstead (Elizabeth line), with Plumstead Common a few streets away, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Wastewater containing detergent or biocide is contained and directed away from surface water drains during the clean on this side of Greenwich, with Greenwich parking rules in play — and this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory, and drainage outlets on roof terraces and balconies are checked and cleared as part of the visit. That paperwork is what most Greenwich letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat across SE18, with 27% one-person households here.
Replacing rotten, cracked or delaminating deck boards; Repointing or re-bedding loose or sunken stone slabs; Deep oil or paint staining soaked into porous stone; Structural work on raised decking or balustrades on the streets near Plumstead Common — and 33% of homes here being flats, with Plumstead Common a few streets away. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Plumstead SE18 price you agree is the price you pay across SE18, with 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented.
All three. With 32% of Plumstead privately rented and 41% owner-occupied, roughly half the SE18 diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door on the Plumstead rounds — and 27% one-person households here, with 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented.
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Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Plumstead SE18 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of greenwich.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
