Ceiling cobwebs in Exeter
Professional ceiling cobwebs services in Exeter and surrounding areas. Local, reliable handyman - no job too small.
Price Guide
£60-£85
Typical Duration
20-45 mins
Location
Exeter, Devon
Cobwebs brushed down from ceilings, corners, and light fittings - leaving rooms looking clean and cared-for rather than abandoned and dusty.
The Thing You Can't Reach
Look up. See those grey wisps in the corners? Cobwebs accumulate faster than you'd think, especially in the corners of rooms, around light fittings, and on those high ceilings you can't easily reach.
You've probably been meaning to sort them for months. Let me do it in half an hour.
💡 Worth knowing: Cobwebs make a room look neglected even if everything else is spotless. Guests notice them, even if they're polite enough not to mention it.
Why Call Someone In?
| ✅ Professional Service | ❌ DIY Struggles |
|---|---|
| Proper extendable equipment | Balancing on wobbly stepladder |
| Quick and systematic | Missing bits, doing it badly |
| No risk of falls | Genuine injury risk for elderly |
| Actually gets them all | Gives up after reaching the easy ones |
What You Get
🔧 The Service
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Corners | All ceiling corners brushed clean |
| Light fittings | Cobwebs removed from around lights |
| Beams & features | Exposed beams, ceiling roses, cornicing cleaned |
| Final sweep | Floor swept where debris has fallen |
📦 You're Left With
- Clean, cobweb-free ceilings
- Brighter, fresher-looking rooms
- No ladders or falls required
Pricing Guide
| Job Type | Estimated Time | You'll Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Single room | 15-20 mins | £60 |
| Hallway, stairs, landing | 30-40 mins | £60 |
| Whole house (3-bed average) | 45-60 mins | £60-£85 |
| Large house or high ceilings | 1-1.5 hrs | £60-£85 |
Based on £60 minimum (first hour) + £50/hr after. Really high ceilings or complex fittings add time.
Perfect For...
✅ Older houses - high ceilings, exposed beams, loads of corners
✅ Pre-guest visits - quick refresh before people come round
✅ Elderly customers - ladder work is genuinely dangerous
✅ Moving house prep - cleaning before viewings or moving out
Why Choose Us for Ceiling cobwebs in Exeter?
High ceilings and corners cleaned
No need for ladders or stepladders
Light fittings de-cobwebbed
Whole house or problem areas only
What to Expect
Step 1: Quick Assessment
I check ceiling heights, where the worst cobwebs are, and if any fittings need special care.
Step 2: Systematic Clean
Work through each room methodically - corners first, then light fittings, then any beams or features.
Step 3: Floor Sweep
Quick sweep or vacuum of where cobweb debris has fallen. Everything tidy and clean.
🔧 DIY Tips
If you want to tackle this yourself, here's the safe way:
🔧 Tools you'll need
- Extendable duster (the ones with soft brush heads)
- Stepladder (not a chair!)
- Vacuum cleaner for the floor after
- Microfibre cloth for wiping down fittings
🕷️ The technique
- Start high and work down (cobwebs fall as you brush)
- Use soft brushing motions - don't bash at them
- Work systematically around the room
- Vacuum or sweep the floor after
💡 Light fittings
- Turn the light off first (warm bulbs burn cobwebs and smell awful)
- Brush gently around the fitting
- For fancy chandeliers, sometimes it's easier to remove and clean
⚠️ Common DIY mistakes
- Using a chair instead of a stepladder (falls waiting to happen)
- Bashing at cobwebs and damaging light fittings
- Forgetting to sweep the floor after (bits everywhere)
- Using a vacuum cleaner with brush attachment on the ceiling (leaves marks)
🕸️ Preventing cobwebs
- Spiders hate peppermint oil - spray diluted oil in corners
- Keep windows and doors well-sealed
- Regular dusting discourages them
- Conkers in corners (old wives tale but some swear by it)
💡 Pro trick: After cleaning, lightly spray corners with a mix of water and white vinegar. Spiders dislike it and it slows down web building. Not a permanent solution but buys you a few extra weeks.
Rather leave it to a pro? No problem - that's what I'm here for. Give me a call.
Good to Know
🎯 Seasonal service: Spiders are more active in autumn when they come indoors. This is the busiest time for cobweb removal - book early if you want it done before guests arrive for Christmas.
Old houses? Victorian and Edwardian properties in Exeter often have high ceilings, cornicing, and exposed beams - loads of places for cobwebs to form. These take longer but I'm used to them.
Combined with ceiling cleaning? If your ceilings are actually dirty (not just cobwebby), that's a different job - see our ceiling cleaning service. This is just for webs and dust.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you reach high ceilings?
I have extendable poles with soft brush heads - reaches up to about 4 metres. For really high ceilings (like old Victorian houses with 3.5m ceilings), I use ladders but most places don't need them.
Do you remove the spiders too?
I remove any visible spiders as I go, but this is mainly about the webs. Once the webs are gone, spiders usually relocate themselves - they're not daft.
What about around light fittings?
Cobwebs love the warmth around lights. I clean around them carefully - can't promise to get inside fancy chandeliers without taking them down, but regular fittings get fully de-webbed.
Will they come back?
Eventually yes - spiders are persistent. How fast depends on your house. Some people have this done every few months, others once a year. Victorian houses with gaps everywhere tend to need it more often.
Can you do just the problem areas?
Yes - some people just want the hallway or living room done. Others want the whole house. I charge by time so you only pay for what you need.
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