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Sand Jet Cleaning
Dry Sandblasting
Chemical Stripping
Pressure Washing
Dry Ice Cleaning

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, paint (including lead based paints) and abrasive, preventing the health and safety risks associated with dry blasting. As can be seen in the photograph below, the paint and muck from the wall is captured in the wet slurry and runs down the wall - it not is released into the atmosphere.

A Partially Cleaned East Yorkshire House - cleaned by us in Summer 2002 Note also that the building has not been scaffolded - a significant saving compared to traditional dry blast systems that need scaffolding and sheeting to contain the blast media. Note that the 'working at height' regulations have changed since this work and ladder access is more restricted than it once was. However, access platforms also can provide a cheaper alternative compared to a full scaffold. Apart from with complicated window shapes the plastic board adequately protects glass from damage

A further advantage of the system we use is that it also uses far less abrasive than traditional techniques, making expensive abrasives cost effective, but more significantly reducing waste. If the paint is a hazardous paint - such as lead - then these savings in waste quantity equate to very large savings in hazardous waste disposal costs. Abrasive does not need to be recycled, preventing cross contamination between jobs, and apart from in specialist cases, is not a major part of the running costs. In the example below - the debris on the floor is 'the lot' - paint and abrasive.

An East Yorkshire barn wall cleaned in 2002

A building in Hull - cleaned in April 2007. This building was subsequently silane sealed. One reason that buildings are painted is that they have damp penetration of bricks, cleaning the paint off - and removing a thin layer of brick - is probably not going to improve an existing damp problem. However, sealing can be done much later - if there is a problem - and most of the time it is not required.

A listed Nottinghamshire house cleaned (over a few phases!) between 2003 and 2008. The first pass cleaned the 1st and 2nd floor painted brick, the second visit removed the ground floor render - and cleaned the bricks behind.

A 'Substantial' House in North Lincolnshire - cleaned in 2004

Key Benefits

• The low pressures mean that the system is gentle enough to clean delicate surfaces, yet powerful enough to strip multiple layers of paint in one pass.
• It is not a chemical process so no noxious or harmful slurries or fumes are generated.
• As it uses only minimal amounts of water and abrasive the system is regularly used indoors.
• Considerably less mess than other systems, the low pressures mean that secondary mess (dust being blown out of floorboards etc) is also minimised.
• Cleaning to the requirements of BS 8221-1&2 :2000 the British Standard Code of Practice for Cleaning and Surface repair of buildings.
• Quick efficient Graffiti Removal. No interference with other work in area. 

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