What's the difference between soft washing and pressure washing?

Soft washing uses a biocide treatment to kill algae, lichen and fungal growth, then rinses it away at low pressure. Pressure washing relies on force alone, which is fine on hard surfaces like paving but risky on render and old brick pointing.

Can you clean K-rend?

Yes. K-rend is soft washed with biocide and rinsed at low pressure — never pressure washed, since the coloured finish is thin enough to be damaged by force.

Do you offer a free quote?

Yes — send a few photos or ask for a site visit and we'll give you a proper quote based on render type, size and access, with no obligation.

How much does render cleaning cost?

It varies with render type, property size, growth level and access, but typically runs from around £150 for a single elevation up to £650 or more for a full detached property. We'll confirm an exact figure with a quote.

Do I need to be home while you work?

No, as long as we can access the areas being cleaned and there's water available. We'll leave the site tidy and can send before-and-after photos if you're not around.

How do I book a render or brick clean?

Call Trevor on 07501 060609 or send a few photos of the property — we'll give you a quote and get a date in the diary.

Render & Brick Cleaning (Soft Wash) in Langley Park — algae staining lifted off the wall, on a DH7 property

Render & Brick Cleaning in Langley Park

Trusted render and brick cleaning in Langley Park. Fully insured, biocide trained, soft wash only — protecting your render while it's cleaned properly.

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Housing across Durham County Council covers everything from 1930s pebbledash semis to newer K-rend and monocouche estates, and render cleaning has to be matched to what's actually on the wall — a method that's fine on sand-and-cement render can strip a thin acrylic monocouche coat if it's done with a pressure washer instead of a soft wash.

If render or brickwork in Langley Park has gone green, black-streaked or lichen-covered, we'll soft wash it back to a clean, even finish — no pressure washer near the render coat, ever.

We check the render system before we touch it, then treat Langley Park properties with biocide soft washing and steam where it's needed, so the finish comes back clean without putting the coating itself at risk.

How we handle established or difficult growth

1
Identify the growth type
Red algae, green algae, black streaking and lichen all respond slightly differently to biocide treatment.
2
Test area
On heavily established growth we'll often treat a small area first to confirm how the render responds.
3
Extended dwell time
Stubborn lichen crusting gets longer biocide contact time rather than a stronger rinse.
4
Targeted steam
Any remaining black staining on brick after biocide treatment gets a steam pass to finish it off.
5
Rinse and review
A final low-pressure rinse and a walk-round to check nothing's been missed before we leave.

How we clean render and brick, step by step

We start with a walk-round survey of the render or brick, checking render type, how established the algae or lichen growth is, and whether there's any cracking or damage worth noting before we start.

Biocide is applied first and left to dwell, breaking down algae, lichen and black streaking at the root rather than just knocking it off the surface. Once it's worked, we rinse at low pressure — or with steam on brick and stubborn black staining — lifting the dead growth away without forcing water behind the render or into old mortar joints.

Rinse water and runoff

Rinsing is done at controlled low pressure, which means less runoff overall than a pressure wash produces, and what does run off is mostly water rather than a heavy chemical load, since the biocide has already done its job by the time we rinse.

Covering Langley Park and the wider area

Langley Park sits close to, and we treat the two as one coverage area rather than drawing a hard line between them — render and brick cleaning is booked the same way whichever side of that boundary you're on.

Render & Brick Cleaning (Soft Wash) near Langley Park

Homeowners

Getting a property ready to sell or let

Render that's gone green or brick that's streaked black is one of the first things a buyer or tenant notices from the kerb, before they've even seen inside. A soft wash clean is one of the more cost-effective things you can do before photos or viewings — it lifts the whole look of the property for a fraction of what a repaint or re-render would cost.

Render & Brick Cleaning (Soft Wash) in Langley Park — common questions

We soft wash render and clean brick across Langley Park, using biocide treatment and low pressure to lift algae, lichen and black streaking without risking the render coat or old mortar. Fully insured and biocide trained (2024) — get in touch for a quote.

Based in Washington and covering the area around Langley Park, we bring a soft wash and steam approach to render and brick cleaning built around not damaging the surface we're cleaning. Call Trevor on 07501 060609 to book.

Soft washing gets to the root of algae, lichen and black streaking rather than just blasting it off, and it's the only method that won't damage K-rend, monocouche, pebbledash or sand-and-cement render. That's the standard we work to on every job across Langley Park.

We look after you and your property

If you're seeing green streaks, black patches or lichen starting to spread across render or brick, it's worth getting it looked at before it gets more established. We'll give you an honest opinion, and a quote, with no pressure to book.

Arrange a visit Call 07501060609

Render & Brick Cleaning (Soft Wash) in Langley Park — the elevation part-way through treatment, in the Durham County Council area

Render & Brick Cleaning (Soft Wash) in Langley Park — the finished render drying in the sun, on a DH7 property