Exterior cleaning in Hillsborough

Period property needs a lighter touch

Georgian and Victorian frontages, painted render, natural sandstone and lime mortar all damage easily under high pressure — you can strip the face off soft stone in seconds and it never comes back. Around Hillsborough we tend to soft wash instead: low pressure, the right cleaning solution, and time given to it. It is slower, it costs the same, and it does not leave you with a repair bill.

Sash windows and painted timber

Older Hillsborough houses often have timber sash windows with paintwork that has been on there a long time. Pure water and a soft brush lift the dirt off the glass and the frames without soaking the timber the way a bucket and cloth does, and there is nothing left drying into the corners of the glazing bars.

Stone paving, setts and gravel

Village properties around here are more likely to have natural stone flags, granite setts or gravel than a modern concrete driveway. Each one wants a different approach, and the wrong one either does nothing or does damage. We will tell you honestly what will clean up well and what is better left alone before we start.