• Render Cleaning
• Cladding Cleaning
• Solar & PV Panel Cleaning
• Commercial Gutter Cleaning & Excavation
• Softwashing
• Super Heated Water & Steam Cleaning
• Graffiti Removal
• Pressure Washing

All types of Render cleaned, including K-Rend & Weber Rend

Using the latest techniques we can give your rendered building facade a new lease of life. Using softwashing techniques, biocides & high temperature, low pressure cleaning we can remove unsightly black, green & red algae, lichens, moss & airborne soiling.

Factory, Warehouse & Distribution Centre Cladding Cleaning, Restoration & Protection

Exposed to the Great British weather external facades such as those on Factories, Warehouse, Distribution centres & storage facilities can become soiled & loose their curb appeal. Using the latest techniques Adams & Hardcastle can clean unsight soiling from atmospheric pollutants, black & red algae, lichens & moss from your cladding. Additional services once the cladding is clean include restoration & protection to bring you cladding back to life & protect it from future soiling

Increase the power your Solar & PV panels can generate, with regular maintence

Solar panels work by allowing light into the solar cells. The greater the amount of light that hits a panel, the more power it will generate and very importantly more income if you have the PV system within the Governments feed in tarrif.

However, due to the fact that solar panels are generally fitted at an angle, they are much more susceptible to becoming dirty from gathering dirt and dust from roofs and other buildings and often overlooked issues such as bird droppings. Therefore, it is essential that the panels are cleaned and maintained regularly in order for them to work to their full potential and for the solar panel owner to generate the most income and energy from the array.

Cleaning & Excavation of Guttering is one of the most important aspects of keeping your building free from long-term damage

Often overlooked the maintence of guttering is important for so many aspects of your building. Blockages can cause water to overflow, the wet area of wall behind the spill & the ground below become breeding grounds for unslightly black & green algae. If this is on a walkway of footpath below then this can become a slip hazard for employees & building users. The overspill from blocked gutters can also cause water ingress. Any water that is penetrating the outside of the building may freeze during very cold weather causing cracks and other problems.

It may be a clause in your building insurance that sufficient maintenance must be carried out. Regular clearing of the gutters will ensure that you have the evidence to show that regular maintenance took place should you need to make a claim due to an issue caused by the gutters.

Seen as an alternative to pressure washing, softwashing has become a much more popular and safer way to clean your commercial property in recent years

Softwashing is particulary effective at removing organic soiling in the form of black, green and red algae that have colonised on a buildings facade. A recipe of softwashing solution is applied to the dirty rendered facade and allowed to dwell long enough to kill the spores of the offending algae then gently rinsed away taking the dead algae and the unsightly staining that it had created with it.

Super-heated Water & Steam Cleaning can be used as an alternative to pressure washing

Pressure washing is a technique that is not best suited to cleaning building facades. An alternative is the use of super heated water or steam at low pressures to remove dirt & organic soiling from external walls

Unslightly Graffiti Removal

There are several methods that can be employed to remove graffiti from your building. Which one depends on the type of paint used to graffiti and the buildings facade. In some cases, low pressure jet washing with hot water upto 150 degrees will be sufficient to remove the majority (if not all) of the graffiti. Where a ghost of the image remains, certain chemical paint softeners and ghosting removers can be used. If you have graffiti on a painted surface it is important that the appropriate expertise is utilised to ensure that there is not any damage to the substrate during the process of graffiti removal.

Pressure Washing Walkways, Footpaths & Car Parks

The majority of pressure & jet washing equipment should be used on the environment surrounding your property, rather than the property itself, such as walk ways, driveways, footpaths and car parks. It is important to maintain these areas as much as the buildings themselves in order to create a good first impression for any visitors to your site. If the area around your building is clean & safe, then it's more likely that they will return.