Commercial properties rarely have one surface, one access requirement or one maintenance concern. A single site may include cladding, render, brickwork, roofing, gutters, paved entrances and service yards.
We survey the building and its surroundings before we price the work. The condition of each surface, the type of soiling or biological growth, access, drainage and the day-to-day use of the site all shape the specification of works.
- Less management burden
- One contractor takes responsibility for the survey, specification, mobilisation, delivery and handover, so the exterior becomes a problem you hand over rather than another task to manage. Chiltern Surface Co is owner-led, and you deal directly with the owner.
- Reduced operational uncertainty
- Access, working zones, site rules and programme are defined before mobilisation. Works are phased zone by zone behind agreed exclusion areas so access can be maintained wherever site conditions allow, and out-of-hours working is available where the site needs it.
- A clear commercial decision
- Property teams can review the project with confidence: there are no day rates and no overrun charges, and payment terms are set out in the proposal.
- Asset and presentation control
- Each affected area is treated with a defined method, and the proposal states a realistic outcome. Where complete removal of staining cannot be guaranteed, this is identified before works begin and the expected improvement is set out clearly.
- A paper trail
- The completion report reads as a property record rather than a gallery of pictures. The photography is part of that record: Chiltern Surface Co's founder, Jon McGrath, spent 15 years as a TV Director of Photography.
- A route away from reactive work
- Some sites need a one-off clean to deal with established dirt, staining or biological growth. Others are better served by planned preventative maintenance (PPM), which sets when each surface is inspected, cleaned or treated before its condition becomes harder and more costly to manage. For estates and multi-site portfolios, each property is specified on its own condition rather than forced into one schedule.
