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Sandstone cleaning for Lavender Bay's steep old blocks above Wendy's Secret Garden. Lichen and salt lifted off heritage stone by soft wash, never a hire-shop gun.
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Sandstone cleaning in Lavender Bay is mostly a matter of restraint. The cottages and terraces stacked up the hill above Wendy's Secret Garden sit on hundred-year-old block, and that stone has been drinking harbour air the whole time. Salt works into the face. Lichen sets into the shaded courses and the retaining walls that hold these gardens to the slope.
We soft wash it off and let the chemistry do the lifting, so the growth and the salt release without the surface being ground away. A pressure gun would win the argument today and cost you the stone over the years, spalling the face and opening the grain. The green on your shaded stairs comes up the same careful way, and every finished wall is photographed against the checklist.
Put your address into the instant quote. A firm, bookable price comes back in about 60 seconds, and it holds unless the stonework is materially different to what you told us.
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 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 steep blocks above Wendy's Secret Garden and around Lavender St are regular ground for us, and heritage sandstone walls and stairs are exactly what this service is built for.
Put your address into the instant quote and a firm, bookable price comes back in about 60 seconds. Nobody needs to come out and look first, and the price holds unless the stonework turns out to be materially different to what you described.
The harbour air keeps things damp and salty, and the hillside shade below the garden means the stone rarely dries out. Lichen and green settle in fast, so most owners book a soft wash roughly every couple of years to stay ahead of 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.