Founding Streets open in Paddington 2021
Sandstone cleaning for Paddington's terrace rows. The plinths, steps and back-lane walls lift clean without a mark on stone that has stood for a hundred years.
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Sandstone cleaning in Paddington usually starts below the render. The terrace rows here wear every heritage colour above, but the base courses, front steps and gateposts are old block, and so are the low walls running down the back lanes. That stone holds the lichen and the salt that a painted facade never shows.
We soft wash it, never a hire-shop pressure gun. On hundred-year-old sandstone a blast tears the face and leaves a scar that outlasts you. The right chemistry and low pressure lift the black lichen and the green off the shaded back-lane walls, draw out the salt bloom, and leave the tooling marks the mason left. Every finished surface is photographed against the checklist before we pack up.
The frontages off the Five Ways, around Glenmore Rd and Windsor St, sit tight to traffic and damp lanes, so the stone works hard. Put your address into the instant quote and a firm, bookable price comes back 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 Paddington, 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 the terrace streets off the Five Ways most weeks, Glenmore Rd and Underwood St included. Plinths, steps, gateposts and back-lane walls are exactly the stone 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 the stonework is materially different to what you told us.
The lanes sit shaded and damp for months, and sandstone drinks that moisture, so lichen and algae root into the stone. We soft wash it out at low pressure rather than blasting the face, and most Paddington owners book a return every couple of years before it re-establishes.
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.