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House soft wash for Lavender Bay's painted timber cottages above Wendy's Secret Garden. Low pressure, the right chemistry, and the green gone at the root.
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House soft wash in Lavender Bay is a job for painted timber, not a pressure gun. The weatherboard cottages and terraces stacked up the hill above Wendy's Secret Garden take the full weight of the harbour air, and it shows on the paint. North walls fade. Shaded walls mildew. The film creeps in long before anyone decides it is time to do something about it.
Soft wash suits this stock because it works on chemistry, not force. We wet the boards down at low pressure, let the solution kill the mould and green growth where it roots, then rinse it clean without driving water behind the lap joints or stripping a coat of paint off a hundred-year-old cottage. Render and brick get the same treatment. The shaded side stairs, the ones that turn slippery green by winter, come back to a surface you can trust underfoot.
Every wall is photographed against the checklist before we call it done. Put your address into the instant quote and a firm, bookable price comes back in about 60 seconds.
Every surface has its own finish spec. We work the house top to bottom and shoot the condition report against this list before we call it done.
Softened and rinsed back to a flat, even colour. No streaks, no chalky residue, no pressure marks scored into the coat.
Mould and grime drawn out of the joints and the face without blasting the mortar. Brick back to its real colour, not a wet-looking fake clean.
Each board washed with the grain and the laps cleared. Paint left intact, no lifted edges, no water forced behind the timber.
Cobwebs, dirt lines and the shaded-side mould cleared. The underside looks as clean as the wall it meets.
Fronts washed back to a clean line so the roofline reads sharp from the street. Tiger stripes gone.
Exterior glass and sills rinsed clear of the wash so no film is left behind. Frames wiped down where the soft wash reaches.
Dirt and mould shadowing cleared so the fittings sit quiet against a clean wall, not standing out grey.
Splash and runoff rinsed off paths and plants. Gardens flushed with water, no chemical left sitting at the base of the wall.
Meet Jake. He runs Schmick jobs in Lavender Bay, 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. The weatherboard cottages on the hill above Wendy's Secret Garden are regular work for us, Lavender St included. Painted timber in the harbour air is exactly what this service is built for.
Put your address into the instant online quote and a firm, bookable price comes back in about 60 seconds. Nobody comes out to look first, and the price holds unless your place is materially different to what you told us.
The harbour air keeps the shaded walls and side stairs damp, and damp paint grows mildew and green film. A soft wash roughly once a year kills it at the root and keeps the timber from staying wet long enough to go slippery.
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.
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.
Salt and lichen lifted, the stone left to breathe. Heritage stone, done properly.
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.