We specialise in using a low pressure sand jetting system that has been used nationwide for property restoration, including gaining approval for and subsequently working on many Listed Buildings.

The system, in our trained hands, causes minimal damage to an underlying surface and is flexible enough to tackle most property restoration cleaning tasks.

The low pressure sand jet can clean bricks without injecting large quantities of water into the surface, and with minimal surface damage, at the same time, the 'wet' system also captures dirt and abrasive, preventing the health and safety risks associated with dry blasting.

However, the damp nature of the blast does mean that the abrasive and removed dirt / paint stick to surfaces (as can be seen in these photographs) - this can be washed out, or left to dry and brushed out. But we have now re-discovered that dry blasting can, if the operator is careful, be quite effective, so we now offer that service as well. It is one of those 'swings and roundabouts' things - the dry blast will use more abrasive and create lots and lots of dust (the dry blast page), but is perhaps a little easier to clean up on the day.

Detail of the pine ceiling in Sheffield in May 2008.

A test patch on a really rough warehouse floor - Huddersfield 2007.   This floor was too rough to clean with traditional sanding machines (it was also about 60m by 40m!) - the plan was to clean the floor by blasting - then seal with a 'thick' varnish to get a smooth finish.

Beams and ceiling in a North Yorkshire house - dry blasted in Summer 2007. The addition of the ceiling planks is a factor to make dry blasting the favoured solution - damp blasting tends to cause a buildup of debris - masking either the ceiling or the beams.

The sort of dust cloud generated inside a room (and house) when dry blasting!  Compare this with the photographs elsewhere in this website!  We need lots of ventilation and even then will require to stop and let the dust settle several times to make progress - and see how we are doing.

Key Benefits

• Dry - debris can be cleaned up relatively quickly and easily with brush and vacuum
• aggressive - rapid removal of material.
• Cleaning to the requirements of BS 8221-1&2 :2000 the British Standard Code of Practice for Cleaning and Surface repair of buildings.

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