Built-up dirt and grime can wreak havoc on commercial buildings, giving them a worn-down appearance and causing long-term structural damage if left unattended.
Power washing is an effective and safe way to give your property’s exteriors – including walls and paved walkways – a facelift, leaving them thoroughly cleaned and refreshing their appearance.
Check out these four benefits of power washing your commercial building:
1. Boost Your Building’s Curb Appeal
Up to 70% of visitors will make their buying decisions after they walk through the front door, which makes your building’s exterior appearance as important as what happens inside.
Power washing is a cost-effective way to restore your commercial building’s appearance, giving visitors a positive first impression and getting them through the front door.
2. Prevent Injuries and Illness
Trips and falls are the third largest cause of time-loss injuries in Canada. In high-traffic areas, it’s important to remove hazardous grime before someone – whether an employee or visitor – suffers a serious slip.
It’s also important to remove built-up pollutants like mold, pollen, and bird droppings. If left unattended, they can cause breathing troubles, allergies, and respiratory diseases for a building’s residents and guests.
3. Wash Away Built-Up Grime to Maintain Commercial Buildings
Grime not only looks unattractive, but can also cause structural damage.
Troublesome buildups include:
- Bird droppings, which have a pH between 3 and 4.5 (on par with vinegar) and can eat away at wood, metal, stone, and tar-based materials.
- De-icing salt, which should be cleaned up in the spring to prevent the acidic buildups and runoff from wearing away at concrete, metal, and wood.
- Mold and mildew, which can become difficult to remove or permanently discolour the building if left uncleaned.
Regularly cleaning built-up dirt, mildew, and pollutants can help maintain your commercial property and protect it from premature wear-and-tear.
4. Power Wash to Guarantee a Complete Clean
High-pressure power washing is the most time- and cost-effective way to tackle a variety of outdoor surfaces, including:
- Vinyl and aluminum siding
- Stone-clad, concrete, brick, and cinderblock walls
- Walkways and sidewalks (concrete or blacktop)
- Parking garages (elevated or underground)
- Dumpster areas (to disinfect and remove odours)
- Facades and awnings
High-pressure washing easily cuts through the most stubborn dirt, making it easy to clean large areas in a flash.
Working with the Right Cleaning Professionals
Keep your building looking its best by sticking to a regular power washing schedule, removing dirt and grime before problems crop up.
Professional cleaning companies have the experience, equipment, and teams to get the job done right and guarantee a safe, effective, and thorough clean.
Rely on Sunshine’s mobile power washing crew to power away built-up dirt and grime. Sunshine Building Maintenance members are fully bonded and supervised by Sunshine management. Contact us today for a quote.
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