Commercial Exterior Cleaningacross the North WestScheduled, insured, and out before you open.

Slip claims

Algae on a wet entrance path or grease at a service door is a genuine and well-documented slip hazard, and the resulting claim dwarfs the cost of a cleaning schedule.

Guests judge before they enter

A stained forecourt and streaked elevation set expectations for everything inside, and they appear in every photograph a guest or customer takes.

Inspection and audit findings

In care, hospitality and food environments, exterior condition and bin-store cleanliness are visible, recordable and avoidable findings.

Fabric deterioration accelerates

Blocked gutters, moss-laden roofs and algae-covered render cause damp, frost damage and repair bills that scale with the size of the building.

Deferred maintenance compounds

Cleaning that slips from annual to occasional turns a scheduled cost into an emergency one, usually at the worst possible time of year.

Common mistakes we're called in to fix

• Booking reactive one-off cleans instead of a planned schedule, so the building is only ever cleaned once it looks bad
• Using uninsured or non-DBS-checked contractors on sites with public, residents or vulnerable people
• Pressure washing rendered or clad elevations, causing water ingress and permanent banding
• Ignoring gutters and roofs, so cleaned elevations restreak within weeks
• Allowing uncontrolled wash-water run-off into surface drains

A planned exterior schedule is a predictable line item. Slip claims, damp remediation and emergency reactive work are not.

Site survey & fixed quote

We walk the site, identify every surface in scope, note access, drainage and trading constraints, then issue fixed, itemised pricing per element.

Scheduling & safe set-up

Work planned around your trading and occupancy hours, with pedestrian routes, signage and protection set up before anything starts.

Cleaning execution

Hot-water pressure washing on hard surfaces and soft washing on elevations and delicate substrates: the right method per surface, in one mobilisation.

Drainage clearance & verification

Gutters, valleys and downpipes cleared where in scope, wash-water managed responsibly, and every area checked against the agreed scope.

Reporting & planned maintenance

Before-and-after photographs supplied for your records, any defects found reported honestly, and a recurring schedule agreed if you want one.

Sectors we work with

Different premises carry different priorities, and the schedule reflects that.

• Hotels and serviced accommodation: entrances, terraces, car parks, elevations, guest-facing photography standards
• Care homes and healthcare: slip-safe paths, DBS-checked operatives, quiet working, minimal disruption to residents
• Restaurants, pubs and food outlets: grease, bin stores, service yards, outdoor dining areas
• Retail parks and shopfronts: forecourts, walkways, canopies, gum removal, entrance matting areas
• Offices and business parks: car parks, walkways, elevations, communal areas
• Apartment blocks and managed estates: communal paths, bin stores, render, gutters
• Industrial and logistics units: service yards, loading bays, access roads

Surfaces and methods on a commercial site

A single site typically needs several methods, which is why we carry both systems.

• Hot-water pressure washing at up to 120°C: forecourts, car parks, service yards, bin stores, grease and oil
• Rotary surface cleaning: large open areas cleaned evenly and efficiently
• Soft washing: render, cladding, painted masonry, canopies and signage surrounds
• Roof moss removal and gutter clearance, protecting the fabric and stopping elevation restreaking
• uPVC, fascia and soffit cleaning, usually combined with roof access
• Chewing gum, grease and organic staining removal at entrances and service areas

Scheduling, access and working windows

Most commercial work happens outside trading hours. We plan around opening times, guest arrival patterns, resident routines, deliveries and peak trading periods, and we set up pedestrian management before starting. Where a site needs phasing so that half the car park stays open, that is planned at survey stage and reflected in the quotation rather than improvised on the day.

Planned maintenance versus reactive cleaning

One-off cleans are available and sometimes exactly right, before an opening, an inspection or a photography shoot. But most commercial buildings are better served by a recurring schedule: quarterly, biannual or annual depending on footfall, tree cover and aspect. Scheduled work costs less per visit, prevents the building ever reaching a visibly neglected state, and produces a continuous photographic record for your maintenance files.

Insurance, DBS and site conduct

We are fully insured for commercial and residential work and DBS checked, which matters particularly in care, education and residential settings. Vehicles are sign-written, operatives are uniformed and identifiable, and rinse-water is managed responsibly rather than discharged carelessly into surface drainage.