Commercial Cladding Cleaning
Cladding is the weatherproof surface used to protect the structural framework of buildings.
At Total Outdoor Maintenance Services Ltd, we have extensive commercial cladding cleaning cladding experience. We have a team of fully trained City & Guilds professional softwashing technicians. Our company is fully insured. We cover all areas of Glasgow Edinburgh and Scotland with our Cladding cleaning service. We can cover all over the UK for larger contracts.
Cladding can come in many materials, wood and laminate finishes are increasingly popular, while traditional cladding surfaces come finished in concrete, plastic (uPVC), aluminium, composite, stainless steel, or glass.
As cladding is weatherproof and designed to be robust, high pressure washing is sometimes perceived to be an option. While this may be the case sometimes, high-pressure washing on some cladding surfaces can lead to long-term damage. It is best to consult first, as softwashing avoids this risk. Softwashing any type of cladding is usually a much wiser option as it is cheaper and lasts three times longer lasting than pressure washing.
Specialist cladding cleaning regularly will make sure that it maintains its appearance, and avoid the build-up of organic staining which can ruin a building’s curb appeal. Clean cladding will present your building in the right light, so that customers and staff get the right impression. It has been proven time and time again that untenanted commercial properties rent or sell far quicker if a building exterior is as clean and presentable as possible.
At Total Outdoor Maintenance Services Ltd, we take all necessary precautions to keep costs down- and the benefits of cleaning to the max. Our low-pressure technology, when combined with our products to clean and remove staining, means we can often use water-fed poles to reach up onto a building and clean it from ground level.
We can clean up to 50 feet before needing to erect scaffold platforms and fire up the cherry picker. This can avoid the cost implications of working at height entirely, though all our operatives are trained, qualified and insured should we need to work higher.
When tackling cladding cleaning we avoid strong alkali solutions which can lead to surface deterioration and opt instead for clement products or traditional biocides, but the exact mix all depends on the job at hand.
The wood finish and laminate cladding are now immensely popular. We carefully analyse wooden cladding surfaces before cleaning to see if varnish, paint, or other parts of the surface are cracked, as this may let humidity enter under the surface causing troubles later on, as damp will permeate out causing stains. We offer total cleaning of cladding surfaces, thorough and in-depth, to remove algae, moss, mould, organic growth and staining of all types. All of our solutions are 100% biodegradable, and kind to the environment.
In general, a high-pressure wash may be effective, if risky, for some types of cladding, and too violent for wood finishes. The risks associated with working at height, with a high-pressure technology, tend to make high-pressure washing a far less attractive option financially too. When cleaning cladding, softwashing will kill and remove stains and the root cause of biological infection, and the results will usually last longer than high-pressure washing.
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