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Sandstone cleaning for Seaforth's view homes above Middle Harbour. Lichen and salt lifted with a soft wash, never a hire-shop gun on hundred-year-old block.
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Sandstone cleaning in Seaforth is a lesson in restraint. The homes here step down the slope to Middle Harbour, all big glass and big decks, and the old block walls and balustrades hold the whole thing together. Off the water comes salt haze, and with it lichen that takes hold in the stone's soft grain and darkens it year on year.
This is where a pressure gun does damage you can't undo. Blast century-old sandstone and you strip the face, open the pores and leave a scar that weathers worse than the grime ever did. We soft wash instead. The chemistry does the work, lifting lichen and salt out of the stone rather than off it, and the block keeps its edges. Every finished wall is photographed against the checklist before we pack up.
Clean the stone and clean the view glass in the same visit, and a Seaforth house doubles in mood. Drop your address into the instant quote to see 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 Seaforth, 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 view streets above Middle Harbour most weeks, Battle Blvd and Edgecliffe Esplanade included. Heritage block walls and balustrades stained by salt and lichen are exactly what this service is for.
Put your address into the instant online quote and a firm, bookable price comes back in about 60 seconds. It holds unless your place turns out materially different. Nobody has to come out and look first.
The salt haze off Middle Harbour. It settles into the soft grain and feeds lichen, which darkens the stone over the years. A soft wash lifts it out without scarring the block, and a clean every couple of years stays 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.