Every photograph here is mine

No stock photography. Nothing generated. Nothing retouched, brightened or straightened up. These are my own jobs, and where a before and after do not line up it is because I photographed them from different positions on the day.

They are also not Seaford jobs. These were shot in Surrey in May 2020 and around Heathfield and Burwash in autumn 2021, which is where I was working before I moved back. Captioning them as local work would be a lie, so they are captioned by surface. The first Seaford jobs will replace them as I do them.

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Four jobs where I photographed the before and after from the same position, so the divider reveals the same surface changing.

Block paving driveway with heavy green algae and moss in the joints, the red and charcoal blocks faded to a uniform grey — Real job Block paving driveway. Cleaned, then re-sanded with kiln-dried sand.

The same block paving driveway after jet washing and re-sanding, the original red and charcoal colour visible and the herringbone pattern clear again — Real job Block paving driveway. Cleaned, then re-sanded with kiln-dried sand.

Herringbone block paved courtyard under a timber pergola, greened over with algae and with weeds and moss growing out of the joints — Real job Block paved courtyard under a pergola, with weed growth through the joints.

The same courtyard after jet washing and re-sanding, the herringbone pattern sharp again and the brick colour separating from the charcoal blocks — Real job Block paved courtyard under a pergola, with weed growth through the joints.

Narrow block paved side passage between a house wall and a fence, dulled with algae, with a hose run out across it — Real job A side passage on the same property. Narrow, shaded, and the worst of the job.

The same side passage after cleaning, the red block paving bright against the brick wall and the joints refilled — Real job A side passage on the same property. Narrow, shaded, and the worst of the job.

Sandstone flags along a path, heavily stained with grey and black organic growth, with a brick edging strip and weeds at the kerb — Real job Sandstone flags carrying years of dark organic staining.

The same run of sandstone flags after cleaning, each slab a different shade of buff and rust, with the brick edging clear — Real job Sandstone flags carrying years of dark organic staining.

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The rest of the pairs

Same jobs, photographed from different spots. Forcing these into a slider would look like a fault rather than a transformation, so here they are as they were taken.

Indian sandstone patio beside a lawn, the slabs flattened to a dull grey by a film of algae, with moss showing along the joints — Real job Indian sandstone patio, wide shot before and the stone close up after.

Cleaned Indian sandstone paving photographed close up, the buff, pink and grey variation between slabs visible again and the joints clear — Real job Indian sandstone patio, wide shot before and the stone close up after.

Second view of the block paved courtyard before cleaning, with bright green algae up the fence slats and weed growth along the shaded edge — Real job The courtyard from two positions: the shaded edge before, the corner after.

The cleaned courtyard from the far corner, showing the red brick border and the drain cover clear of growth — Real job The courtyard from two positions: the shaded edge before, the corner after.

Sandstone patio next to a parked car, the slabs stained dark grey with algae and lichen spotting, edged with red brick — Real job Sandstone terrace before, and the cleaned stone close up after.

The cleaned sandstone paving close up, warm buff and rust tones showing through, with the brick edging and a planted border alongside — Real job Sandstone terrace before, and the cleaned stone close up after.

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