Sandstone Cleaning in Woollahra

In Woollahra the sandstone cleaning work is mostly on heritage sandstone, bluestone paving. Victorian and Federation terraces and villas, most within the Woollahra heritage conservation area, with sandstone footings, iron lace and painted render. The defining problem here is heritage controls that rule out abrasive methods, and sandstone footings that wick damp from old subfloors, which decides the chemistry, the pressure and how often the surface needs attention.

We work around Queen Street village, Cooper Park, Trumper Park and the Woollahra Gallery, on streets such as Queen Street, Ocean Street, Jersey Road and Edgecliff Road. The tree canopy over Woollahra drives most of the work we do here. Leaf litter fills gutters twice a year, tannin stains sandstone, driveways and paths, and moss and lichen take hold on stone and tennis courts in the shade. Stone, gutter and driveway programs on a 9 to 12 month cycle keep these properties ahead of the growth.

Woollahra Municipal Council. Woollahra has one of the highest concentrations of heritage-listed homes and Heritage Conservation Areas in Sydney. Many properties feature original sandstone, slate and terracotta that must be cleaned with low-pressure, chemical-controlled methods. Council also enforces strict stormwater rules: wash water cannot be discharged into gutters that drain to the harbour.