Same hands on every job. That’s the difference.
Whales Exterior Cleaning is run by James from Thrapston, Northamptonshire. No subbies, no franchise model, no faceless cleaning crew — just one operator who quotes the job, does the job and stands behind the finish.
Why this exists.
Hi, I’m James — a local lad from Thrapston, offering professional exterior cleaning across Northamptonshire. No strangers turning up: just me, my gear, and a proper job done right every time. With 20+ five-star reviews and plenty of happy customers across the area, you’re in safe hands.
I started Whales because I’d seen too many driveways and patios “cleaned” and walked away from. Half-done jobs. Lifted blocks. Streaks across the bricks. Moss left in the corners where the wand didn’t reach. A pressure washer is the easy part — the difference is what happens before and after.
Every Whales job starts with a proper survey of the surface, not a guess. We pre-treat the moss and the black spot so the pressure washer isn’t doing all the work. We re-sand the joints, treat the surface, clean the windows down afterwards, and leave the site cleaner than we found it.
That’s why every Google review names me by my first name. You’re not dealing with a customer service team in another county — you’re dealing with the person who turned up. That accountability is the product.
The kit.
A Honda GX390 with reduction gearbox driving a suction-fed, high-PSI pump, paired with a rotary surface cleaner and turbo nozzle for the big sweeps. A dedicated soft-wash setup using biocide and sodium hypochlorite handles roofs and render. Joints re-sanded with kiln-dried sand as standard, and Nexus Pro joint compound for patio restorations. £2M public liability, COSHH compliant on commercial sites.
Where we work.
Based in Thrapston (NN14 4LS), we cover a 20-mile ring — Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby, Rushden, Oundle, Higham Ferrers, Raunds, Desborough, Rothwell, and the villages in between. For commercial leisure-centre work we’ll travel further — we already service Freedom Leisure sites across Northamptonshire and are happy to test-patch new operators.