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Commercial building elevation clad in composite panels, with a cleaned section showing bright colour next to panels still dulled by traffic film, of the kind we carry out around Clitheroe
Clitheroe, BB7

Cladding Cleaning in Clitheroe

Panel systems, aluminium and UPVC cleaned by the right method for each material, scheduled around your trading hours.

Family-run

Justin and the team do the work. No call centres, no subcontractors.

Fully insured

Full public liability cover on every job, domestic or commercial.

Safe methods

Biodegradable products and low pressure, matched to the surface.

Free quotes

No obligation, and no charge for coming out to look at the job.

Cladding Cleaning for Clitheroe property

Clitheroe is 9 minutes up the road from us, well inside the patch we cover properly. Commercial cladding picks up traffic film along the roadside elevations and algae on the shaded ones, so we price by elevation and by material rather than by the overall footprint of the building. With period stone alongside newer render-fronted housing in the area, we match the method to what we find rather than turning up with one machine and using it on everything.

Clitheroe has 123 listed buildings inside a two mile radius, so a fair number of the properties we quote for sit in or beside a conservation area. Where that applies we say so up front and adjust the method.

Cladding cleaning is the removal of traffic film, algae, oxidation and general atmospheric soiling from external panel systems and plastic trim. The method is chosen by material: pH neutral detergent and soft media for powder coated aluminium, low pressure softwashing for composite panels and rendered infill, and a chemical clean for oxidised UPVC. Access is by pole fed system, tower or powered platform depending on the height and what sits beneath the elevation.

While we are in Clitheroe we regularly pick up work in Waddington, Chatburn, Barrow and Sabden, so if a neighbour wants the same job doing we can usually do both in one visit.

Suitable for

  • Composite and insulated panel systems on industrial units and warehouses
  • Powder coated aluminium curtain walling, window surrounds and shopfronts
  • UPVC fascias, soffits, guttering and downpipes
  • Retail frontages, showrooms and vehicle dealerships
  • Schools, care homes, surgeries and community buildings
  • Managed estates and multi unit business parks on a scheduled cycle

Problems it solves

  • Traffic film and road spray dulling the lower panels on roadside elevations
  • Green algae building up on shaded and north facing cladding
  • Chalky white oxidation on ageing UPVC fascias and soffits
  • Panel joints, gaskets and trim holding dirt that a quick wash leaves behind
  • A tired frontage that undersells an otherwise well presented business
  • Cleaning that has to happen without interrupting trading or site operations

How a Clitheroe job runs

  1. Site visit and access plan

    We walk every elevation, identify each material and agree the access method: pole fed system, tower or powered platform. Parking, pedestrian routes and anything sat below the work area are planned in now.

  2. Scheduling around the business

    Start and finish times are set to suit the site. Early mornings, evenings and weekends are routine for retail and public buildings, and the working window is confirmed in writing before the visit.

  3. Material specific pre-treatment

    Powder coated surfaces get a pH neutral detergent, composite panels a low pressure softwash, oxidised UPVC a chemical clean. Nothing is applied to a coated surface before it has been tested in a discreet area.

  4. Clean and detail

    Panels are worked in sections from the top down, with joints, gaskets, window surrounds and trim detailed rather than skimmed over. Gutter faces and downpipes are done in the same pass.

  5. Rinse and check wet and dry

    Everything is rinsed with clean water then checked again once dry, because streaking on a coated panel often only shows after the elevation has dried out. Anything missed is redone before we leave site.

  6. Agree the next visit

    We set the maintenance interval before we go. Most commercial frontages settle into an annual or twice yearly cycle, which keeps costs predictable and stops soiling reaching the point where it needs heavy work.

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Cladding Cleaning in Clitheroe

Free quote, no obligation. We are 9 minutes away, so it is no trouble to come and look at the job.