by greenleaf | Apr 28, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
Cleaning certain heritage buildings can potentially open the risk for historic dangers to reemerge, and an example of this is when removing lead paint from exterior surfaces as part of brick cleaning. Paints which contain lead have been banned since 1992, but much...
by greenleaf | Mar 24, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
There is a joke that ‘graffiti should be obscene and not heard’, but it is no joke when it is truly foul, can be seen in places frequented by children (such as outside schools), or promotes extremism. A prime example of this occurred recently on Humberside, where, the...
by greenleaf | Feb 27, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
Visitors to Everton Football Club’s new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool may be impressed by the modern design, alongside some traditional design touches, but observant visitors will also notice the Victorian brick tower on the site that has been...
by greenleaf | Dec 16, 2024 | Brick Cleaning
Looking after a listed building is always a challenge. Some come into possession of a structure that is empty and not in good shape, requiring restoration work with the added requirement that it is not just made to look as good as new but to look just as it once was....
by greenleaf | Oct 4, 2024 | Brick Cleaning
One of the first steps when painting any surface is to prepare it for painting, and walls are no exception to this. In order to provide the best, most even surface for the paint to adhere to, the wall needs to undergo chemical paint stripping to remove the previous...
by greenleaf | Nov 13, 2023 | Brick Cleaning
These humble building blocks have been the backbone of architecture for centuries. They’ve bore witness to history, silently enduring the passage of time. But what happens when those sturdy red or brown bricks start to lose their lustre? ...
