Founding Streets open in Castlecrag 2068
Castlecrag's heritage stone was folded into the bush, and the bush pays it back in green. We soft wash sandstone here so the lichen lifts and the block stays whole.
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Sandstone cleaning in Castlecrag means working on Walter Burley Griffin's stone houses, the ones set low into the landscape on streets named after battlements. That block is a hundred years old in places. A hire-shop pressure gun would scar the face and open the grain, so we don't own one for this.
The bush setting is the whole problem. Lichen and leaf stain settle into heritage stone and every surface fights the green, walls, steps, retaining courses along The Parapet and The Bulwark. We soft wash: the growth is killed at the root and rinsed clear, so it stays gone longer instead of scrubbing back within a season.
Each visit is photographed against the checklist, and you get the same operator who knows how your stone drinks. Put your address into the instant quote and you'll have a firm price in about a minute.
Every block gets read before it gets touched. Here is the finish it is done to, surface by surface.
Soft washed at low pressure. Black lichen and salt lifted, the natural honey colour back, no blast scarring.
Treated at the root and drawn out over days, not scrubbed off the top. It does not grow straight back.
The white efflorescence eased off the face and the stone left open to breathe, never sealed shut over damp.
Worked gently around, old lime pointing left intact. Loose or failing joints flagged in the condition report, not force washed.
Trafficked sandstone cleaned back to grip and colour, edges and nosings done by hand where the machine cannot reach.
Copings, balusters and any carved faces cleaned by hand at close range so the crisp lines stay crisp.
A breathable seal only, applied once the stone is fully dry. It sheds salt and water and still lets the block breathe.
Job-close photos against the checklist. Anything past maintenance is named, marked, and referred to a specialist partner.
Meet Jake. He runs Schmick jobs in Castlecrag, and the same person comes back each visit — no rotating crew, no call-centre between you and the work.
Booking a one-off? A couple of cleans a year adds up. The Schmick Plan folds the whole exterior into one monthly price and keeps it handled, so you never think about it again.
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“Couldn’t fault them”
Had the windows and the driveway done. Turned up right on 8, finished before lunch, and the driveway honestly looks brand new. Same guy came back for the gutters last month and remembered our dog’s name. Couldn’t fault them.
“Should’ve done it years ago”
They sent me photos of what came out of our gutters. Revolting. Glad it’s gone. Lovely guys too.
“Came out after the storm”
We’re on their monthly plan. After that big blow in June they were out two days later and sorted everything without us having to chase. Worth it for that alone.
“Honest, which is rare”
Our sandstone wall had gone black and I’d assumed it was ruined. It’s come up beautifully. There was one damp patch he said needed a stone specialist rather than pretending he could fix it, which I appreciated. On time, tidy, very fair on price.
“Neighbours all asked who did it”
Windows are unreal. Two of the neighbours came over to ask who did them before the van had even left the street. Booking was easy and they text you when they’re on the way.
“10/10”
Got the whole outside done before we hosted Christmas. Mum asked if we’d had the place repainted. Showed up when they said, price was exactly what they quoted.
Yes. We work throughout Griffin's bush suburb, on the stone houses around The Parapet, The Bulwark and Edinburgh Rd. Heritage block is what soft washing was made for.
Put your address into the instant quote and you'll have a firm, bookable price in about 60 seconds. It holds unless the stone turns out to be materially different to what we priced.
The bush shade and leaf litter keep the stone damp, and lichen and leaf stain love that. Soft washing kills the growth at the root rather than blasting the surface, so it comes back slower and the block stays intact.
One crew, one visit. Book a single job or hand us the whole exterior.
Inside and out, tracks and screens. The squeegee line you can see from the street.
Render, brick and weatherboard brought back without blasting a thing. Ten years of grey, gone by lunch.
Cleared, flushed and photographed. The before you never wanted to see, and the after you will.
Pressure cleaned back to the day they were poured. Sealing available.
A film of grime is a tax on every panel. We take it off, quarterly, and your yield thanks you.
Moss, lichen and mould lifted off tiles and Colorbond. Soft washed, never blasted.
Timber, Colorbond and rendered fences washed back. The street side done first.
Tell us the address and what the street sees. The same person who would do the job gets back to you, not a call-centre.