Severn-Vale specialists. We de-silt gravel and block paving clogged by floodplain run-off, then re-sand the joints so your drive drains and stays clean. Fully insured. Same-day quotes, no obligation.
Frampton on Severn sits low and flat on the Severn Vale floodplain, strung out along Rosamund's Green — at around 22 acres reputedly the longest village green in England. The tidal Severn lies just to the west, the River Frome to the east, and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal threads along the western edge past Splatt Bridge. It is a beautiful, watery, low-lying place. It is also, for exactly those reasons, somewhere driveways take a beating that a drive a few miles up onto the drier Cotswold edge never sees.
The problem here isn't really dirt — it's water and what the water carries. When surface water backs up off the floodplain, or when the drains struggle after heavy rain, it leaves behind a fine grey silt. That silt doesn't just sit on top; it settles down into gravel and works deep into the joints of block paving, where it sets like a soft cement. A drive that used to drain freely starts holding water, and once it holds water it greens over — moss, algae and that slimy black film that makes a block-paved drive lethal underfoot in a wet Frampton winter.
The clay underneath makes it worse. This is heavy Severn-Vale clay, which heaves and holds damp, so the paving above it rarely dries right out. Damp block paving is a magnet for two things: green algae and efflorescence, the white salt bloom drawn to the surface as moisture moves up through the blocks. North-facing drives and the shaded waterside plots near the canal stay green the longest, because they never get the sun to dry off. By the time someone calls us, a typical Frampton drive is silted in the joints, green on the surface, and no longer draining the way it was laid to.
Then there's the surface mix itself, which is unusually varied for one village. The long frontages facing the Green are often gravel and shingle. The older houses round the Green and along The Street sit on period stone flags, hand-made brick and lime-pointed setts — porous, worn, and easily damaged by a careless lance. The newer infill plots off Whittles Lane and Perryway tend to be modern block paving on heavy clay. And scattered through all of it are concrete and tarmac aprons. Four very different surfaces, four different approaches — and the one thing they share is the same floodplain damp working against them.
This is why method matters here more than horsepower. You can't blast silt out of porous heritage stone without scouring the face of it, and you can't fix a clogged gravel drive by rinsing the top. So we work to the surface in front of us: de-silting and re-opening gravel so it drains again, lifting the silt and old sand out of block-paving joints with a rotary cleaner before re-sanding fresh, and dropping the pressure right down on the old setts round the Green. Restored, not just rinsed — and on the Severn Vale, restored means drained.
Frampton has an unusually mixed surface spread for one village — and on damp floodplain ground each one needs a different hand.
The long village-green frontages and many of the older plots are gravel and shingle. These are the drives flood silt hits hardest — fine grit and leaf litter pack the voids until water stops soaking away and weeds take hold on top. We rake and flush the silt out to re-open the stone so it drains again, and top up with fresh gravel where it's worn thin. A low-pressure clean only; never a hard blast that scatters the stone.
The closes and plots off Whittles Lane and Perryway are mostly modern block paving laid on heavy clay. These silt up in the joints and throw efflorescence in the damp. We clean with a rotary surface cleaner for an even, stripe-free finish, lift the silt and spent sand out of the joints, then re-sand with fresh kiln-dried sand as standard so the blocks lock back together.
The frontages round Rosamund's Green and along The Street are often worn stone flags, hand-made brick and lime-pointed setts — porous and old, easily scoured by a lance turned up high. We drop the pressure right down, work gently, and keep the force off the lime pointing. The aim is to lift the green and silt without eroding the face of the stone or blowing out the joints.
Plain concrete, tarmac aprons and pattern-imprinted concrete turn up across the village. Tarmac and loose-bound surfaces get a gentle low-pressure clean so we don't lift the surface; concrete takes the rotary. Faded imprinted-concrete drives can be deep-cleaned and re-coloured with tinted resin sealer in a shade you choose — a separate job we handle in-house.
From the gravel frontages round the Green out to the canal and the GL2 villages — same Severn-Vale silt and damp, slightly different surface on each.
The heart of the village along Rosamund's Green — long gravel frontages and period stone flags, brick and lime-pointed setts on the older houses, all of it cleaned gently at low pressure so the porous stone isn't scoured.
The newer infill plots off the lanes — modern block paving on heavy clay that silts in the joints and throws efflorescence. Rotary clean and full re-sand to lock the blocks back up.
The western edge by Splatt Bridge and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal — waterside drives where canal humidity and flood run-off keep the surface damp and green long after the rest of the village has dried.
The lanes off the core toward the church — a mix of older gravel and stone drives and newer block paving, all on the same low-lying floodplain ground that holds the silt.
The neighbouring villages out on the canal-side peninsula by Saul Junction — gravel, stone and block-paved drives alongside newer housing, the same de-silt-and-re-sand work we do right across the vale.
Out towards the A38 and the M5 — a spread of cottages and modern homes on gravel, concrete, tarmac and block paving, all greening and silting in the floodplain damp.
We come out, look at the surface, how badly it's silted, where the water's pooling and how it drains. You get a straight answer on what's needed and what it costs — no hard sell, and an honest word if a silted gravel bed or a heaved section needs more than a clean.
Block paving and concrete get the rotary surface cleaner for an even, stripe-free finish; gravel is raked and flushed to drive the flood silt out and re-open the voids; old stone setts round the Green get a gentle low-pressure clean. We lift the silt out, not just rinse over it.
Block-paving joints are swept full of fresh kiln-dried sand once the surface has dried, so the blocks lock back together and resist silt and weed. We treat efflorescence and any stubborn green where it's needed, and brush the drive down clean.
Where it suits the surface, a breathable sealer blocks weeds out of the joints, holds the sand against the damp and buys 2–3 years before the next clean. We'll tell you honestly whether it earns its keep on your drive — and we never seal gravel or wet stone.
On the Severn Vale a driveway clean isn't really about making the surface look nice for a fortnight — it's about getting the silt out so the drive drains again and stays clean. That's the work we lead on here, and the re-sanding that holds it together comes as standard, not as an extra line on the bill.
Most Frampton drives we're called to have the same two problems: silt clogging the surface so it no longer drains, and joints washed empty so the blocks have started to shift. We deal with both in one visit — driving the silt out and locking the joints back up with fresh kiln-dried sand — so you're not left with a drive that looks clean but still floods and still rocks underfoot. And because we work to the surface rather than blasting everything the same, the heritage stone round the Green comes up clean without being scoured, and the gravel frontages drain like they did when they were laid. Fully insured, no deposit, written quote the same day.
Get your Frampton on Severn quoteFrampton throws up everything from long gravel village frontages and porous stone setts round the Green to modern block paving on the newer plots, and a heavily silted drive takes more work than a lightly-soiled one — which is part of why we won't quote a flat rate over the phone. But to be straight with you, most domestic block-paving drives come in around £180–£450, depending on size, how much flood silt and moss there is, and whether you add sealing.
What moves the price:
Always included, never an add-on: joints re-sanded with fresh kiln-dried sand on every block-paving job, and silt driven out of gravel so the drive drains again rather than just rinsed over the top.
How we quote: a free no-obligation survey, a written price the same day, no deposit, pay only when it's done. Ask about driveway & patio sealing and imprinted-concrete re-colouring at the same time, or see the full driveway cleaning service →
Yes, and it's a big part of what we do in the Severn Vale. When surface water backs up off the floodplain it leaves a fine grey silt that settles into gravel and works deep into block-paving joints, so the drive stops draining and goes green on top. We don't just rinse the surface — on gravel we agitate and flush the silt out so the stone drains again, and on block paving we lift the silt and old sand out of the joints with the rotary cleaner before re-sanding fresh. Where silt has compacted hard in the joints we'll tell you honestly whether a clean fixes it or whether a section needs lifting and re-laying.
Not the way we do it. We use a rotary surface cleaner that holds the jets parallel to the blocks and spreads the pressure evenly, so you don't get the zebra-stripe scarring a hand-held lance leaves. The one thing any wash strips is the kiln-dried sand in the joints — which is exactly why we re-sand as standard before we leave. On the heavy clay soil round Frampton the joints take a beating from heave and damp, so locking them back up properly matters more here than on free-draining ground.
Yes, on every block-paving job. Cleaning removes the old kiln-dried sand from the joints — and on a Frampton drive that sand is often half silt and half weed anyway. We let the surface dry, sweep fresh kiln-dried sand into the joints, brush off the excess and the drive is locked back together. Without re-sanding the blocks start to rock and shift; with it, the drive holds and the joints resist the next round of moss and efflorescence for far longer.
That's efflorescence — a salt bloom that's drawn to the surface as water moves up through the blocks, and it's common on damp clay-vale ground like Frampton's because the paving rarely dries right out. We can reduce it with the right treatment as part of the clean, but it's worth being straight with you: efflorescence can keep coming back while the blocks stay damp, especially in the first couple of years on a newer drive. Sealing once the bloom has run its course is the most reliable way to hold it back, and we'll advise on timing when we quote.
Yes — and the porous heritage stone and brick setts on the older frontages round Rosamund's Green and along The Street need a gentler hand than modern block paving. Worn stone flags, hand-made brick and lime-pointed setts can be eroded by a lance turned up high, so we drop the pressure right down, use the rotary on a soft setting where it suits, and keep the force off any lime mortar. The aim is to lift the green and the silt without scouring the face of the stone or blowing out the old pointing.
Most domestic block-paving drives in Frampton come in around £180–£450 depending on size, how much silt and moss there is, and whether you add sealing. A compact two-car block-paved drive sits at the lower end; a long gravel village frontage, a heavily silted drive, or a big drive with re-sanding and sealing goes up from there. Gravel re-opening and stone setts are quoted on the day because condition varies so much. Every quote is free, written the same day, with no deposit — you pay when it's done.
Usually, yes. Most clogged Frampton gravel drives haven't worn out — they've silted up. Flood run-off and leaf litter pack the gaps between the stones with fine silt and organic muck, water stops soaking away, and moss and weeds take hold on top. We rake and flush the gravel to drive the silt out and re-open the voids so it drains again, and on the worst cases we can top up with fresh stone. If the membrane underneath has failed we'll tell you — but more often than not a de-silt and re-open brings a tired gravel drive back without re-laying it.
On block paving in Frampton it's often worth it. A breathable sealer blocks weeds out of the joints, helps hold the kiln-dried sand against the damp, makes oil and tyre marks easy to wipe, and buys you 2–3 years before the next clean. On the constantly-damp clay-vale ground here we'd usually wait until a newer drive has finished throwing efflorescence before sealing, and we'd never seal gravel or wet stone. We'll give you a straight answer on whether sealing earns its keep on your particular drive when we quote. See our driveway & patio sealing page for how it works.
Yes. Pattern-imprinted concrete drives turn up on some of the newer Frampton plots, and the colour fades and the old sealer flakes after years of vale damp and UV. We deep-clean the surface back to bare concrete, then broom in a fresh tinted resin sealer in a shade you choose, which restores the colour and re-seals the surface in one go. It's a separate job from a standard clean — see our imprinted-concrete re-colouring page for how it works.
Unsealed, roughly 1–2 years on this damp floodplain ground — less than you'd get up on the drier Cotswold edge, because the constant vale damp and shaded, waterside positions bring the green back faster. Sealing roughly doubles that and keeps the joints clear of weed. The biggest factor is drainage: a drive that's been properly de-silted so water soaks away stays clean far longer than one that's still holding silt and sitting wet. A quick wash-off once a year keeps it sharp between full cleans.
The same Severn-Vale damp that silts your drive greens the roof. Heritage tile and slate round the Green cleaned by hand, free gutter clean and biocide.
Roof cleaning Frampton on Severn →The valley town up on the Cotswold edge — Cotswold-stone setts, steep valley drives and block paving in a shaded, damp microclimate.
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The Guys did a fantastic job on my roof and worked nonstop all day to get the job done and left everything clean and tidy after themselves, highly recommend and would look to use again 👍, made a massive difference to the house.
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Would strongly recommend. Swift with good work quality and kept the surrounding areas tidy. Looks like a new roof! Would 100% recommend.
Blake and Daniel cleaned my patio and path at the front and did a great job. They were friendly and professional and explained well what they were going to do. I also had a bad dark patch which came up really well which others had failed to remove. I would definitely recommend them if like me you have a patio or driveway that badly needs a thorough clean
Blake and Daniel cleaned my patio and path at the front and did a great job. They were friendly and professional and explained well what they were going to do. I also had a bad dark patch which came up really well which others had failed to remove. I would definitely recommend them if like me you have a patio or driveway that badly needs a thorough clean
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100% recommend this team . From start to finish was kept informed.On the morning a text to say what time they will be there and arrived on time . Worked from 9:30 till 7:30pm on the roof and jet washing all the area after. Very professional and had all the kit even a drone to show you the results of the whole area . The difference is amazing and looks like a new roof . Really happy with the results and so many comments from neighbours too saying how good it looks . You will not be disappointed .
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What can I say other than WOW !! Massive thank you to Blake and Dan for all of your hard work, so professional and such an amazing job! Left everything spotless so pleased, highly recommend to everyone. Extremely happy
Blake and team did a great job of cleaning and resealing our roof. They worked hard and communicated well by proactively keeping us updated at every stage. We are happy with the end result and the transformation was epic!
Blake and team did a great job of cleaning and resealing our roof. They worked hard and communicated well by proactively keeping us updated at every stage. We are happy with the end result and the transformation was epic!
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
Great guys. Amazing job on the drive and always answers the phone. Recommend 100%
Great guys. Amazing job on the drive and always answers the phone. Recommend 100%
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
Great service, lovely & friendly team. So happy with the patio.
Great service, lovely & friendly team. So happy with the patio.
Gravel frontages re-opened, block paving cleaned and re-sanded, heritage stone round the Green cleaned gently. Restored not just rinsed, run-off controlled, fully insured, no-obligation quote written the same day.
