Exterior Cleaning & Salt Removal in Dover Heights, NSW

Dover Heights sits on the clifftop with nothing between it and the open ocean, which makes it one of the most salt-exposed suburbs in Sydney. Homes here are largely modern — rendered, glazed, flat-roofed, with extensive glass and stainless detailing. Those are excellent materials for the view and difficult ones for the environment.

Salt is relentless here

With no shelter from the easterly weather, salt deposits continuously rather than occasionally. On glass it builds into a haze that eventually etches. On stainless balustrades and fixings it causes tea staining and pitting. On aluminium window frames it corrodes the joints and seals. On render it holds moisture against the wall and feeds mould.

Removing salt regularly is protective maintenance, not cosmetic. The damage it does to glass and stainless is permanent once it’s gone far enough, and replacing a clifftop glass balustrade is not a small job.

Render and glass need the gentle approach

Rendered facades are soft washed — never pressure washed. Glass balustrades, pool fencing and window walls are cleaned with the appropriate solution and rinsed with filtered water where spotting matters. Stainless is treated to lift tea staining rather than scoured.

Exposed outdoor areas

Terraces, pool surrounds, tiled entertaining areas and driveways all carry salt plus the general grime of an exposed site. Sealing paving and stone here is genuinely worthwhile — unsealed surfaces draw salt into their pores and deteriorate noticeably faster.

Recommended cycle

More often than most of Sydney. Twice-yearly salt washing of glass, stainless and frames is reasonable on the most exposed properties, with a full house wash annually. Request a quote today.