Richmond upon Thames · TW9 · Patio and decking cleaning
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Kew fitters · Fixed written pricesWe provide patio and decking cleaning in Kew TW9 for houses and flats around Kew Gardens. From £4.50, quoted in writing before the visit, with 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 Units are built in the room they live in, then wall-anchored where they need it.
Overview
Booked mostly by owner-occupier-led households around Kew Gardens, patio and decking cleaning here covers supply-free fitting from £4.50. With 41% of Kew's 4,163 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in TW9 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
Step 1
Concrete, natural stone, softwood or composite, roughly the area, and whether there's an outside tap or the flat needs water carried up by bowser.
Step 2
Priced per square metre for the surface you have, with oiling, re-staining or a bowser water supply shown as separate lines rather than bundled in.
Step 3
Furniture and planters moved, deck board gaps cleared of leaf litter, and algae or lichen in shaded corners given a biocide soak before washing.
Step 4
Concrete at full strength; natural stone, softwood and composite all stepped down to protect the surface, using a wide fan nozzle on composite specifically.
Step 5
Softwood decking is left to dry before any oiling; drainage outlets on roof terraces are checked clear; furniture is put back once the surface is dry underfoot.
Why choose us
Same-week across every borough, with weekend slots common through spring and early summer when garden and roof-terrace use picks up. Kew Gardens (District, Overground) is the nearest station, so a TW9 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick, the pattern behind 4,163 households inside the TW9 neighbourhood in TW9, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is Kew gives us fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, a median age of 43 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.
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. Narrow streets with permit bays, level crossings and conservation-area frontages.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete flag patio, per m² | £4.50 | By area | Manufactured concrete flags take a standard rotary surface cleaner at full pressure without any risk to the finish. |
| York stone or sandstone patio, per m² | £6.50 | By area | Natural stone is more porous and softer than concrete, so it's cleaned at a lower pressure with a specialist stone-safe cleaner rather than the standard detergent. |
| Softwood decking clean, per m² | £5 | By area | Softwood boards need the pressure kept low and the nozzle kept moving, since a static jet will fur the grain and shorten the board's life. |
| Composite decking clean, per m² | £5.50 | By area | Composite boards need a wide fan nozzle and a lower bar pressure than timber, since a narrow jet can strip the capping layer that gives composite its colour and grip. |
| Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m² | £4 | Added to visit | Softwood decking needs re-oiling once dry to stay weatherproof; this is priced as a separate pass because it can only start once the boards have fully dried out. |
| Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m² | £7 | By area | No mains tap on most roof terraces means water is carried up by bowser, and drainage outlets have to be checked and cleared as part of the visit, not just the deck surface. |
Concrete flag patio, per m²
£4.50 · By area
Manufactured concrete flags take a standard rotary surface cleaner at full pressure without any risk to the finish.
York stone or sandstone patio, per m²
£6.50 · By area
Natural stone is more porous and softer than concrete, so it's cleaned at a lower pressure with a specialist stone-safe cleaner rather than the standard detergent.
Softwood decking clean, per m²
£5 · By area
Softwood boards need the pressure kept low and the nozzle kept moving, since a static jet will fur the grain and shorten the board's life.
Composite decking clean, per m²
£5.50 · By area
Composite boards need a wide fan nozzle and a lower bar pressure than timber, since a narrow jet can strip the capping layer that gives composite its colour and grip.
Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m²
£4 · Added to visit
Softwood decking needs re-oiling once dry to stay weatherproof; this is priced as a separate pass because it can only start once the boards have fully dried out.
Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m²
£7 · By area
No mains tap on most roof terraces means water is carried up by bowser, and drainage outlets have to be checked and cleared as part of the visit, not just the deck surface.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; managing agents and landlords are invoiced plus VAT at 20%. Furniture moved off the patio or deck before cleaning and put back after, and clearing debris from drainage gaps between deck boards, are included. Where a bowser or extended hose run is needed for a flat with no outside tap, that's shown as its own line.
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Coverage
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 Kew
In Kew (TW9) the split is 41% flats to 59% houses over 4,163 households, and the stock is mainly Edwardian.
Because 30% of Kew is privately rented and 6% socially rented, a lot of TW9 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Kew substrates run to some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick, the pattern behind 4,163 households inside the TW9 neighbourhood. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because Kew gives us fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, a median age of 43 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here is the mistake that costs a TW9 customer twice.
Kew is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — the botanic gardens, the green and Edwardian family streets around them — which is why a TW9 quote is not a Richmond upon Thames average.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: narrow streets with permit bays, level crossings and conservation-area frontages. Kew Gardens (District, Overground) is the nearest station, 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 Kew 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 Kew Gardens neighbourhood itself — not Richmond upon Thames-wide averages, and not estimates.
9,714
Residents
Kew Gardens neighbourhood, Census 2021
4,163
Households
Median age 42.9
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
30%
Privately rented
30%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Kew Gardens (E02000785) — the published geography that covers Kew, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the TW9 district: 51.4696, -0.2924 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
50 in Kew, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked on TW9 jobs, with Richmond upon Thames parking rules in play. 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 around Kew Gardens (District, Overground) — and 4,163 households on this patch, with 41% of homes here being flats.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions in this 41% flats neighbourhood, with 4,163 households on this patch. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Kew most weeks on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with a median age of 43 in this neighbourhood.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level in this 41% flats neighbourhood, with 6% social-rented stock nearby. With 41% of homes in Kew being flats, we plan the route up front.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on this side of Richmond upon Thames. With 41% of Kew homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm across TW9, with Richmond upon Thames parking rules in play — and 30% of TW9 homes being privately rented, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Narrow streets with permit bays, level crossings and conservation-area frontages across TW9. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on this side of Richmond upon Thames — and 64% owner-occupation locally, with Kew Gardens a few streets away.
Wastewater containing detergent or biocide is contained and directed away from surface water drains during the clean on TW9 jobs, with a median age of 43 in this neighbourhood, and drainage outlets on roof terraces and balconies are checked and cleared as part of the visit. That paperwork is what most Richmond upon Thames letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory.
Replacing rotten, cracked or delaminating deck boards — that's a repair job, quoted separately by our decking team; Repointing or re-bedding natural stone patio slabs that have come loose or sunk; Deep oil or paint staining that has soaked into porous stone and may need professional poulticing rather than a surface wash; Structural work on raised decking or a roof terrace balustrade in this 41% flats neighbourhood, with 41% of homes here being flats — and 30% one-person households here, which needs a qualified joiner or builder. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Kew TW9 price you agree is the price you pay on Richmond upon Thames bookings, with this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory.
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Free quote · 1-hour reply
Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Kew TW9 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of richmond upon thames.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
