Building surfaces
Façade cleaning
Atmospheric soiling, organic growth and visible staining on building elevations.
Property and facilities management
Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Berkshire
Commercial Exterior Cleaning for Property and Facilities Management
Keep managed buildings and external areas presentable, with the work on each property surveyed, specified, delivered at a fixed price and documented by one contractor across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
On siteSurvey: aerial view of a multi-unit estate with its roofs, yards and parking
- 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
Why the exterior becomes a management problem
The exterior of a managed property shapes first impressions for occupiers, tenants, residents and visitors. Weathered façades, organic growth, blocked gutters and marked entrance areas can make an otherwise well-run building look neglected and generate avoidable queries for the management team.
For a property or facilities team, much of the burden sits around the work: arranging access around occupiers, confirming what is included, holding the paperwork and showing what was done. Chiltern Surface Co takes responsibility for the survey, specification, mobilisation, delivery and handover, so you have a problem to hand over rather than another task to manage.
- Occupied and operational sites
- Entrances, pedestrian routes, parking, service access and deliveries shape how the work is sequenced. Works are phased zone by zone behind agreed exclusion areas, so access can be maintained wherever the site conditions allow.
- Clear priorities and boundaries
- Property teams need to know which areas are included and why. The specification of works sets out the surfaces and methods, so responsibilities and priorities are easy to review and to share internally. Phased work can begin with entrances, high-visibility elevations or the areas where staining and growth are most pronounced.
- Office
- 01628 232 450
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07308 755 755WhatsApp
What we do
One specification across the exterior
A specification of works can deal with one immediate issue or bring the elevations, roofs, gutters and external hard surfaces together, separating urgent or high-visibility areas from lower priorities. Managed buildings often combine render, coated cladding, brickwork, roof coverings and robust hard surfaces, and excessive pressure can damage finishes, joints or vulnerable substrates. We identify each surface and its contamination before we specify the pressure, water flow, cleaning products and application technique. Where it helps, a test area can be discussed at the survey.
Building surfaces
Building surfaces
Render and masonry cleaning
Render, brick, stone and masonry elevations, including soft washing on render.
Building surfaces
Cladding cleaning
Coated metal and other cladding systems, cleaned according to the panel finish, condition and type of contamination.
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 cleared and flushed, with high runs reached from our tracked spider lift.
Entrances and hard surfaces
Entrances and hard surfaces
Car park and walkway cleaning
High-visibility approaches, walkways and parking areas that shape how occupiers and visitors experience the property.
Entrances and hard surfaces
Pressure washing
Controlled pressure washing for paths, entrances, courtyards, forecourts and service areas where the surface suits it.
One-off, planned and portfolio work
One-off, planned and portfolio work
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
A one-off clean before a handover, inspection or letting campaign or, where justified, a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) proposal with a suggested review cycle.
One-off, planned and portfolio work
Multi-site and portfolio contracts
One contact, one standard, site-specific specifications and consolidated reporting across several properties.
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 and drone survey, with 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.
- Listed and conservation buildings
- We use test areas and low-pressure methods on listed and conservation-area buildings.
Property types
Buildings under management
A portfolio may include offices, residential blocks, retail units, industrial buildings and mixed-use developments.
Sector
Offices and business parks
Façades, cladding, entrances, paths, roofs and gutters, planned around staff, visitors, parking and deliveries.
Sector
Managed residential
Communal exterior areas and building surfaces, planned around resident access, shared routes and the managing agent's priorities.
Sector
Retail
Customer-facing elevations and shared external areas on retail and mixed-use properties, coordinated around occupiers, pedestrian movement and service access.
Sector
Industrial and logistics
Cladding, roofs, gutters, yards and access routes, specified from the site's materials and operating conditions.
Related
Where property and facilities work connects
Questions
Property and facilities management FAQs
What exterior services can be included?
Façades, render, cladding, roofs, gutters, entrances, paths, courtyards, and parking or service areas. We confirm the exact areas in the specification of works after surveying the property.
Can you survey several managed properties?
Yes. Each property is surveyed and receives its own specification of works. Several properties can be brought under one contact and one standard, with consolidated reporting.
Can the building stay occupied while you work?
Yes. Access, working zones, site rules and the programme are agreed with you before mobilisation, and out-of-hours working is available where the site needs it.
What do you need from us before the survey?
The address of each property and anything you already hold on the site: photographs, site plans or site rules. For roof or gutter work we also ask for the site's asbestos register and drainage drawings.
What do we receive when the work is finished?
A completion report that reads as a property record for your files: works completed against the specification, before-and-after photography, the defect schedule, items outside the specification that need your attention, and sign-off.
Which areas do you cover?
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, from our base in Marlow.
Next step
Request a Site Survey
Tell us about the property or sites, the external areas that need attention and any access, occupier or scheduling considerations. We survey the surfaces, agree 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