Brick Cleaning questions answered
If your question is not covered here, call 0494 810 609 or send the quote form and we will answer it personally.
We soft wash it. Pressure above about 1,000 psi removes the fired skin of older bricks and rakes out lime mortar, and the damage shows as a rough, patchy wall within a year. Low pressure with the right chemistry gives a cleaner result with no loss of material.
Yes. The white salt bloom is treated with a buffered cleaner rather than hydrochloric acid, which drives salts back into the brick. If efflorescence returns quickly we look for the moisture source and tell you, because cleaning alone will not stop it.
Yes, and this is most of our brick work. Woollahra, North Sydney and Ku-ring-gai conservation areas favour reversible, non-abrasive methods, which is what soft washing is. We document the method for owners who want it on file.
We soft wash it to remove mould and dirt. We do not strip paint from brick, which is a specialist job and often inadvisable on soft older bricks.
On request, as one fixed written figure. We measure the wall area, test a patch and send the quote within one business day. Call The Prestige Standard on 0494 810 609 or use the quote form.
