Cladding cleaning across the North East

Cladding weathers quietly. North-facing panels go green with algae, panels near roads pick up a grey traffic film, and fixings and joints streak with rust-coloured runs. On a commercial building the cladding is most of what customers see; on a home, uPVC cladding and shiplap boards dull in the same way.

Cladding cleaning removes that build-up by soft washing: a dilute cleaning solution applied at low pressure, left to work on the growth and grime, then rinsed. High pressure is avoided because it can force water behind panels, strip coatings and mark the surface. This is cleaning only: we do not offer cladding restoration, respraying or recoating.

Our cladding cleaning service guide explains the method in more depth. For the rest of a commercial building, see commercial exterior cleaning; for uPVC frames and boards on homes, see uPVC cleaning.

Metal cladding on commercial units usually carries algae at the base and traffic film higher up, and the profiled shape traps dirt along the ribs. uPVC cladding on homes goes green and can turn chalky with age; cleaning removes the growth and surface grime, and our guide can cladding be cleaned or repainted sets out honestly where cleaning reaches its limit. If your uPVC has already gone chalky, cladding gone chalky explains what can and cannot be brought back.

Composite and coated boards are cleaned the same gentle way, since their finishes mark under pressure just as render does.

On commercial buildings we plan the work around your trading day, protecting entrances, signage and anything below the wall. Reach is from the ground with poles in most cases. Tell us the building height and the cladding material when you ask for a quote and we will price the real job.

A regular clean also protects the investment. Dirt and algae hold moisture against panels and seals, and grime works into joints and fixings over time. Buildings that are washed on a planned cycle simply stay presentable, rather than swinging between smart and shabby.

Domestic cladding gets the same careful treatment. uPVC shiplap and cladding boards on gable ends and dormers green over just like fascias, and they are soft washed on the same visit as other roofline cleaning if you want the whole of the outside of the house done at once.

However the cladding is cleaned, the aim is the same: an even finish with the growth killed rather than skimmed off, so the panels stay clean through the seasons rather than greening again within months. If any panel is damaged or its coating has failed, we will point it out, but replacing or refinishing panels is work for a cladding fitter, not a cleaner.