St Albans, Hertfordshire
Commercial Exterior Cleaning in St Albans
Exterior cleaning for city-centre premises, offices, industrial units and managed buildings across St Albans, specified with care in one of the country's oldest conservation areas.
We aim to reply to every survey request within one hour, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
The areaSt Albans: the west front and Norman tower of the cathedral · Photo: David Iliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image credits
- Free survey
- within five working days
- Reply within one hour
- we aim to, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday
- 5-star rating
- on Google
- DBS-checked
- IPAF-accredited Chiltern Surface Co technicians
- £5m
- public liability insurance
What we do
From the market streets to the estates
- Façade restorationGeorgian and older frontages in the city centre conservation area, including listed buildings, begun with a test area.
- Brick and stonework cleaningSoft red brick, flint and stonework, with the mortar joints and past repairs recorded before cleaning.
- Render and masonry cleaningRender and stucco carrying green or black growth where trees and neighbours keep the light off, soft washed at low pressure.
- Cladding cleaningClad units on the employment areas off Hatfield Road and Valley Road.
- Roof cleaningClay-tile and slate roofs above occupied shops and offices, and profiled roofs on the estates.
- Gutter and high-level cleaningParapet and valley gutters on older buildings, cleared before overflow marks the brick below.
- Pressure washingControlled pressure washing for robust paving and service areas, never on fragile historic surfaces.
- Car park and walkway cleaningOffice car parks, entrances and walkways around the station and the estates.
Included on the project
- Drone survey of roofs and high-level areaswhere needed
- Fixed-price proposalspecification of works, programme and exclusions
- Site-specific RAMS issued before mobilisation
- Powered accessoperated by our own IPAF-accredited Chiltern Surface Co technicians
- Completion reportbefore-and-after photography and defect schedule
- £5 million public liability cover
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
We aim to reply to every survey request within one hour, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
The city
Georgian and timber-framed fronts, and working estates beyond
St Albans lies about 33 miles from our base in Marlow, by the M40 and the M25, which passes the city at junctions 21A and 22. Its commercial property runs from shops, restaurants, hotels and offices in the historic centre to light-industrial and trade units, schools, care settings and managed residential blocks.
- City centre
- The centre became a conservation area in 1969, among the first in the country. Georgian frontages line St Peter's Street, often with older timber frames behind them, and red brick, clay tile, slate, render and stucco are all common. A test area comes first on any listed front.
- Cathedral and Clock Tower
- The cathedral's Norman tower is built partly of Roman brick from Verulamium, and the Clock Tower is England's only surviving medieval town belfry. Premises around them trade onto busy footways and market streets, and each frontage is worked in its own zone.
- Employment areas
- Alban Park, Acrewood Way and Lyon Way off Hatfield Road, Porters Wood off Valley Road and the North Orbital Trading Estate hold offices, light-industrial units, warehouses and trade counters, with yards, loading doors and parking that stay in use.
- Local conditions
- Mature trees in the conservation area and around Verulamium Park shade older elevations, and traffic on the A414, A5183 and A1081 marks the roadside fronts.
- Around St Albans
- Harpenden, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, London Colney, Park Street, How Wood, Bricket Wood, Chiswell Green and Colney Heath.
How it works
How it works
- 01Free site surveyWe visit within five working days, photograph every surface and survey roofs by drone where needed.
- 02Fixed-price proposalWhat we'll do, when, and what's excluded. No day rates.
- 03PlanningSite-specific RAMS issued. We check the asbestos register, drainage drawings and site rules before we start.
- 04The workZone by zone behind barriers. Debris removed and wash water controlled.
- 05Completion reportBefore-and-after photos, any defects we found, and sign-off.
- 06Planned maintenanceAn optional schedule so the site stays clean.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
We aim to reply to every survey request within one hour, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
The area
St Peter's Street
Safety and site control
Planned before we arrive
- Roofs
- We identify the roof covering before any work is proposed and request the asbestos register. Asbestos-cement and fragile roofs are never pressure-washed or walked on.
- Wash water
- We plan wash-water control and drain protection for every site.
- Listed and conservation buildings
- We use test areas and low-pressure methods on listed and conservation-area buildings.
- Schools and care settings
- We work in school holidays and INSET days, or behind exclusion zones away from pupils and residents.
Questions
Common questions
Can you clean listed frontages in the city centre?
Yes. Each elevation is surveyed for its material, joints and earlier repairs, and a test area is approved before low-pressure methods are used on the rest.
Can a shop or restaurant on St Peter's Street keep trading?
Yes. Working areas are set up one at a time behind cordons, with the entrance kept open wherever possible, and early-morning or out-of-hours working where the footway is busy.
Do you cover the industrial estates as well as the centre?
Yes. Units at Alban Park, Porters Wood and the North Orbital Trading Estate are surveyed for cladding, roofs, gutters and yards, and priced in one fixed-price proposal.
Is the survey charged for?
No. The site survey is free, and we visit within five working days.
What should I include in the request?
Send the address, what the property is used for and whether it is listed, the surfaces involved, any access restrictions and your timing. Photographs help. Roof and gutter work also needs the asbestos register and drainage drawings.
Next step
Request a Site Survey
Tell us about the St Albans property and whether it is listed or in the conservation area. We survey it first, then send a single fixed price.
We aim to reply to every survey request within one hour, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
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