Soft Washing | Building Cleaning | Render & Brickwork | Awnings

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House rendered wall before & after softwashing

Professional Low Pressure Softwash Exterior Building Cleaning, Exterior House Cleaning and Stone, Brick, Wall, Facade and Render Cleaning, Canvas Awnings & Garden Canopies in Maidstone & Throughout Kent & London

Safe, Gentle & Effective Soft Washing & External House & Building Cleaning Services For Brick Walls, K Rend, Masonry, Concrete, Natural Stone, Painted Surfaces, Industrial Steel Cladding, Timber, Shop & Office Signage, Residental and Commercial Awning and Canopy Cleaning & Weatherproofing in Kent & London

For a Free No Obligation Quote Call 07581 681994

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Gleam Team Cleaning Services are based in Maidstone and operate throughout Kent, London and the south east providing professional exterior house cleaning, building cleaning, facade cleaning, stucco and render cleaning, UPVC and wooden cladding and wall cleaning services.

The method we use depends upon the surface to be cleaned and we specialise in low pressure softwashing for more delicate surfaces.

Exterior House Cleaning & Building Cleaning in Kent

Our house washing service is available across the region including in Maidstone, Medway Towns, West Kent, Canterbury, Folkestone, Dartford and London.

When cleaning external areas of houses and other buildings we use gentle and effective methods that will clean without the risk of damaging your property.

When pressure washing, it is the power of the water that does the cleaning, but with low pressure soft washing it is the strength and effectiveness of the specialist chemical cleaning products that produces results.

Wall Cleaning Services

Our professional wall cleaning can restore and revive stone, painted, rendered and brick walls removing:

  • algae
  • mildew
  • dirt
  • grafitti

We can also seal walls with a water resistant sealant to prevent water and moisture penetration.

This can be of particular benefit in preventing damp or brick walls that are susceptible to efflorescence staining.

Efflorescence is the white staining often seen in bricks and paving. It is caused by water penetration that reacts with naturally occurring salts found in mortar that then rise to the surface and become visible.

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Efflorescence in brick walls

 

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Black staining before and after soft wash cleaning

How we clean buildings & house exteriors

We use only approved products and biocides specifically designed for professional use in outdoor cleaning that have dramatic and instant results on even the toughest ingrained black staining. We apply the product at low pressure to protect the surface and substrate and prevent water penetration.

Algae removal from walls, render and stone

Black, red and green algae are prevalent in the UK but can safely and effectively be removed from all types of wall and rendered surfaces. Red algae is often a result of the betacarotene in green algae manifesting itself and can be cleaned just as easily.

However, dark red stains can be evidence of an additional fungi underneath and a biocide is necessary to penetrate the surface and kill the fungi that has worked into a porous surface such as render.

The approved biocide we use kills and removes all biological growths and spores including black, red and green algae, mildew, mould, moss, lichens as well as cleaning away dirt, mud, pollutants and other black staining. It also prevents regrowth and has an ongoing self cleansing effect.

It is safe to use on:

  • shop and office signage
  • rendered walls – coloured and plain
  • brick walls
  • painted walls
  • concrete
  • UPVC guttering,cladding,fascias and soffits
  • industrial steel cladding , piping and tanks
  • timber cladding,decking and fencing
  • painted surfaces
  • Indian Sandstone,limestone and other natural stone
  • paths,pavements,driveways and patios
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House soft washing – before and after

Facade Cleaning and Stucco Cleaning

We use safe and highly effective specialist cleaning products for professional use. They provide instant results when cleaning house and building facades, stucco, painted walls, all types of render and stone cleaning.

Weber Rend, Monocouche Render and K Rend Render Cleaning

Benz Lightning Cleanse is recommended by leading companies such as K Rend, Weber Rend and Kingspan Cladding and safe for use on all types of plain and coloured render.

It can clean and remove most staining instantly including dirt and traffic pollution.

Other types of staining it is possible to remove include metal oxide run-off / rust stains and wood tannin.

Our wall and render cleaning service is available in Maidstone and throughout Kent, London and Surrey including in  Gillingham, Rochester, Chatham, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Sittingbourne, Sheerness, Ashford, Bexleyheath, Orpington and surrounding areas.

Cladding cleaning services in Kent & south east

We are able to clean all types of external cladding including timber, uPVC, galvanised metal, fibre cement, weatherboarding and vinyl cladding.

House render is another type of cladding and we can safely clean all types of render – K Rend, Weber, pebbledash, lime/ cement render, coloured and monocouche.

Power washing is one method but we prefer to clean cladding the safest way with low pressure softwash for all external house washing and building cleaning.

 

After Builders Cleaning

We also offer post construction cleaning of premises recently built or renovated and in need of cement and mortar stains removal and general freshening up. We can also pressure wash areas of a building site after building work is finished to clean paths, tarmac, parking spaces, pavements and other hard surfaces. We operate across the south east region in Kent, London, Surrey and Sussex.

Gleam Team Cleaning Services from Maidstone are a leading external cleaning specialist in Kent, London and the south east providing professional and affordable exterior cleaning  for homes, gardens and business premises. This includes pressure washing, re-sanding and sealing block paving, driveway and patio cleaning, roof cleaning and moss removal, decking cleaning and staining,window and conservatory cleaning and gutters,fascias,soffits and cladding

What Is Soft Washing?

  • It is a revolutionary new way of cleaning developed in the United States and safe for cleaning brick walls,masonry cleaning,concrete cleaning and all other building cleaning.
  • It was specifically designed as a safe alternative to high pressure power washing that is likely to damage certain external surfaces such as brick and rendered walls and roofs.
  • Soft washing is the low pressure application of specialist cleaning chemicals specifically designed for cleaning render,bricks,walls,exterior house cleaning and all outdoor areas and building surfaces. All products used are approved by the UK Government Health and Safety Executive.
  • Contains safe biocidal wash that cleans and sanitizes surfaces killing spores of algae,fungi,moss and other bacteria
  • Continues killing spores providing long term protection against re-colonisation
  • Eliminates the risk of damage associated with high powered pressure washing
  • Safe for people,pets and the environment

 

Soft Washing , Building Cleaning and Biocidal Wash Products

There are 2 types of chemical products,both of which are approved by the UK Health and Safety Executive.

One is a sodium hypochlorite based cleaning product providing instant results. The other is a cleaning and residual biocidal wash providing long term cleaning benefits that continue long after application, and ongoing protection against the re-growth of algae,lichen,fungi and moss.

They are biodegradable so safe for the environment,and once dry harmless to children and pets.

BEWARE of contractors using their own mix of industrial strength sodium hypochlorite which is made for things like cleaning swimming pools and farm buildings and not for exterior cleaning purposes. It is an extremely corrosive chemical when used incorrectly and will damage hard surfaces.

Biocide Wash

The residual power of the specialist biocidal wash means some is retained on the surface providing exceptional long term protection of up to one year!

During this time it carries on killing spores that may land on the surface and stopping the return of algae,lichen and moss. No other product can match this performance.

BENZ Biocidal wash is therefore perfect for removing mould from walls and mildew,cleaning brick,cleaning painted walls,cleaning outside of house,roofs,cladding cleaning and much more.

Call us on 07581 681994 to arrange a FREE no obligation quote.

Canvas Awning & Garden and Shop Canopy Cleaning in Kent

We also provide a professional canvas awning and canopy cleaning service for homes and business in Kent, London and south east. If required we offer an optional weatherproofing treatment to keep outdoor areas dry and waterproof all year round.

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Cleaned and waterproofed restaurant canopy

Awning cleaning services Kent

Our awning and canopy cleaning services safely and effectively remove dirt, bird droppings, mould and green and black algae staining from outdoor canvas, canopies and umbrellas. We provide services to domestic and business customers.

Our commercial canvas cleaning service can be arranged out of hours when your business is closed to avoid disruption and inconvenience to your customers.