Showroom and workshop buildings
Façade cleaning
Atmospheric soiling, organic growth and visible staining on showroom and workshop elevations, with priority given to the surfaces around prominent signs, canopies and customer entrances.
Automotive
Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Berkshire
Commercial Exterior Cleaning for Car Dealerships and Automotive Sites
Create a clean, professional arrival for customers: we survey your dealership or automotive site, specify the works and deliver them at a fixed price across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
On siteSurvey: wide aerial view of a unit with its main roof and yard
- IPAF
- Accredited operators on every lift
- £10m
- Public liability insurance
- RAMS
- Site-specific, issued before we mobilise
- 5 days
- From request to survey
Photographic record
From the survey to the completion report
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
The problem
Presentation on a site that keeps trading
A dealership exterior frames the vehicles, the brand and the buying experience. Weathered façades, marked forecourts, organic growth, blocked gutters and untidy customer approaches can make an otherwise well-presented site look neglected before a customer reaches the showroom.
The areas that most need attention are also in daily use for customer access, test drives, stock movements, deliveries and workshop traffic. The buildings often combine coated cladding, render, glazing surrounds, brickwork and roof coverings, with concrete and block paving outside, and excessive pressure can affect finishes, joints and vulnerable substrates.
For showroom managers, facilities teams and property managers, much of the burden sits around the work: keeping the site trading, agreeing what is included and showing what was done. Chiltern Surface Co 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.
- Customer access and test drives
- Showroom entrances, pedestrian routes and vehicle exits stay in use through the trading day. We take account of how customers and vehicles move through the site when we define the work areas and sequence the works.
- Stock display and forecourts
- Display vehicles, customer parking and sales activity limit access to forecourts and frontage areas. We agree priorities and practical access arrangements with you at the survey.
- Workshops and service operations
- Service lanes, workshop approaches, parts deliveries and vehicle handovers run differently from the customer-facing showroom, so we specify and programme these areas separately.
- Different zones and priorities
- A branded entrance may need a different priority from a rear yard, workshop elevation or roofline. On larger sites we recommend starting with the entrance, showroom frontage and prominent customer routes, then moving to workshop elevations and lower-priority areas. Works are phased zone by zone behind agreed exclusion areas, so access can be maintained wherever the site conditions allow.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
What we do
Showrooms, buildings and forecourts
One specification of works can address a single concern or bring several services together. At the survey we identify each surface and its contamination and, where it helps, discuss a test area with you. We then specify the pressure, water flow, cleaning products and application technique.
Showroom and workshop buildings
Showroom and workshop buildings
Cladding cleaning
Coated metal and other cladding systems around showrooms, workshops and commercial units.
Showroom and workshop buildings
Render and masonry cleaning
Render, brick, stone and masonry elevations, including soft washing on render.
Roofs and high level
Roofs and high level
Roof cleaning
Moss, algae and other biological growth on roofs, specified once the covering, condition, drainage and access have been surveyed.
Roofs and high level
Gutter and high-level cleaning
Gutters and outlets flushed with our van-mounted flushing system, with the debris removed before flushing.
Roofs and high level
High-level access cleaning
Sign surrounds, canopies and upper elevations reached from the tracked spider lift we own and transport to site.
Forecourts and hard surfaces
Forecourts and hard surfaces
Pressure washing
Controlled pressure washing for customer paths, forecourts and entrance areas, where the material suits it.
Forecourts and hard surfaces
Car park and walkway cleaning
Customer parking, walkways and approaches: the routes customers use before they reach the showroom.
Forecourts and hard surfaces
Industrial yard and warehouse cleaning
Rear service yards, used-car sites and vehicle compounds, with the work planned around stock storage and vehicle movement.
Forecourts and hard surfaces
Oil stain and contamination removal
Residual oil and fuel staining on forecourts, workshop approaches and service areas, treated after the event.
One-off, planned and dealer-group work
One-off, planned and dealer-group work
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
A one-off clean before a launch, dealership event, inspection, rebrand, handover or seasonal sales period, or a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) proposal that sets priorities for each part of the site rather than one cycle for all of it.
One-off, planned and dealer-group work
Multi-site and portfolio contracts
Dealer groups and multi-franchise sites: one contact, one standard, site-specific specifications and consolidated reporting.
Included on the project
- Drone survey of roofs and high-level areas before pricing
- Fixed-price proposalspecification of works, programme and exclusions
- Site-specific RAMS issued before mobilisation
- Dedicated tracked spider-lift accessIPAF-accredited technicians
- Completion reportbefore-and-after photography and defect schedule
- £10 million public liability cover
How the work is delivered
Survey it. Specify it. Plan it. Deliver it. Document it. Maintain it.
- 01SurveySite visit, with roofs and high-level areas surveyed by drone where airspace permits and the condition photographed.
- 02ProposalFixed price, with specification of works, programme and exclusions.
- 03MobilisationRAMS issued; asbestos register, drainage drawings and site rules checked.
- 04WorksZone by zone behind exclusion areas, with arisings removed and wash-water control planned.
- 05Completion reportBefore-and-after photography, a defect schedule and sign-off.
- 06PPMA planned maintenance proposal, so the problem does not come back unnoticed.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
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.
Related
Where automotive work connects
Questions
Automotive exterior cleaning questions
What exterior areas can be included?
Façades, render, cladding, roofs, gutters, sign surrounds, entrances, paths, forecourts, and suitable parking, workshop approach or service areas. We confirm the exact areas in the specification of works after surveying the site, and the proposal lists anything excluded.
Can the work be phased around trading and vehicle movement?
Yes. Before mobilisation we agree with you how customer access, test drives, vehicle movements, deliveries and workshop operations will continue, then phase the works zone by zone around them. Out-of-hours working is available where the site needs it.
Can you clean a dealership forecourt?
Yes, where the surface suits it. The paving material, staining, drainage, parked vehicles and access requirements are surveyed before a method is specified. Where oil or fuel staining is present, the achievable result depends on its depth and nature, and the expected improvement is set out before works begin.
Is pressure washing suitable for cladding and render?
No, not in every case. Soft washing is used on commercial render, and more delicate elevations may need a lower-pressure or alternative approach.
Can several dealership sites be surveyed?
Yes. Each dealership is surveyed and specified on its own surfaces, condition, access and brand presentation priorities, then brought into one phased or coordinated programme.
What do we receive when the work is complete?
A completion report: the works completed against the specification, before-and-after photography, a defect schedule, any items outside the specification that need your attention, and sign-off. Where justified, it ends with a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) proposal and a suggested review cycle, based on traffic, exposure, surrounding vegetation, surface finish and the presentation standard the site needs.
Next step
Request a Site Survey
Tell us about the showroom, dealership, workshop or vehicle site, the external areas that need attention and any access or scheduling considerations. We survey the surfaces, agree the priorities with you and send a fixed-price proposal with a specification of works, programme and exclusions.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp