Founding Streets open in Killara 2071
Killara sandstone gets soft washed, not scoured. The lichen and salt come off the heritage block while the face of the stone stays put.
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Sandstone cleaning in Killara means working around some of the deepest, most shaded blocks on the line. The grand Federation estates here sit under big established trees, and that shade is exactly what lichen wants. It settles into the flagging, the retaining walls and the front steps, and it holds moisture against stone that has been in place for a hundred years.
A hire-shop pressure gun would strip it in an afternoon and take the top skin of the sandstone with it. We don't do that. The block gets soft washed so the lichen and the salt bloom lift out of the grain, the surface dries even, and the weathered face you actually want to keep is left alone. Moss on the stone steps and the stained surrounds get the same slow treatment.
Every finished section is photographed against the checklist, so you can see the before and after on your own walls. Put your Killara address into the instant quote and you get a firm, bookable price in about 60 seconds.
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 Killara, 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 right across Killara, including the grand estates off Springdale Rd, on Federation retaining walls, flagging, steps and sandstone surrounds. Exterior stone only.
Put your address into the instant online quote and you get a firm, bookable price in about 60 seconds. It holds unless the site turns out materially different from what you described.
The deep tree cover keeps stone damp, so lichen, moss and salt build up faster on shaded walls and steps. A soft wash every couple of years usually keeps heritage block clear without ever touching a pressure gun to it.
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.