#1Best Building Pressure Washing Chicago
Welcome to the #1 best building pressure washing Chicago post. The picture above shows our owner Douglas Simons 1991 cleaning the building located at 36 South Ashland. This job was one of our first big jobs. Before we used man lifts. Nowadays our building pressure washing is slightly different. However, the results are the same.
Types of Contaminants
#1 Best Building Pressure Washing
The building in the picture above was contaminated with carbon. This is what atmospheric pollution will do to buildings in Chicago over time. One of the things that make brick hard to clean is that being clay it seems to suck up everything. Even the pollution. It doesn’t always want to let it go as easily. In some cases, it takes specialty cleaners called restoration cleaners to help loosen the carbon from the surface.
The problem with restoration cleaners is that you have to know what you are doing when using them. Why? Because they can cause damage if not used right. I know you have probably heard a lot of disclaimers before on other products and thought “what are they talking about? This one is for real.
Acidic-based restoration cleaners. Where they are really the only products that can loosen the carbon from brick and other surfaces. They can also burn the brick or surface if not used properly or if the wrong type is used on the wrong surface.
Acid-based restoration cleaner will also permanently etch glass if it touches it, which makes this process even harder. In addition, these cleaners can cause blindness and harsh skin burns as well.
To sum it up. This is not something you want to be trying to do yourself or a process you want to let a beginner perform on your property.
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Building Pressure Washing Continued
There are other types of circumstances that happen in Chicago with buildings that are not as drastic. In truth, we will discuss those in a minute here. Above all, we wanted to let you know that we are specialists when it comes to building pressure washing in Chicago. In addition, we offer cleaning of all types of facade surfaces. Brick, block, limestone, lannon stone, precast concrete, and more. If you are looking for general pressure washing please click here. Best Chicago Pressure Washing.
Types of Contaminants Continued
Furthermore, there is another contaminant that pollutants building surfaces in Chicago which I would like to talk a little about. That pollutant is biological (mold and mildew). I know it sounds so much worse than it is. However, mold and mildew can actually do a fair bit of damage to the surface of your building. I have seen moss ruin tuckpointing and mildew stain surfaces so bad you would think they are completely ruined. Pictures below.
To make a long story even longer if this is something you are interested in and need more information, an estimate or would like to set up a service call please call us at 847-561-3724.
