A low-pressure soft wash lifts the grime and mould off render, brick and weatherboard without damaging anything. Most houses are done in a morning.
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.
See the PlanThe Schmick Guarantee. If any part of a job doesn’t meet the Schmick Standard, tell us and we come back and put it right. No charge, no argument.
Exterior grime builds so gradually that most owners stop seeing it: salt spray off the harbour, ten summers of sun, a green tinge of mould down the shaded side. It usually takes a photo, or a freshly washed house next door, to notice how far the walls have drifted from their original colour.
Our house wash is a soft wash, which means low pressure and the right cleaning mix rather than blasting. That matters because high pressure strips paint, scores render and forces water behind weatherboard. Low pressure lifts the grime and mould off the surface and leaves the surface itself alone.
Most homes take a morning, and the difference is usually dramatic enough that people ask if the house was repainted.
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.
Drop your address into the instant quote. It reads the walls, sizes the job and locks a firm price in about 60 seconds. No surprise line on the day.
The same operator returns to your street. Garden beds get wet down first for protection, then the soft wash goes on wall by wall at low pressure.
Every wall is rinsed clean, along with any runoff on paths and plants, and we walk the house against the Schmick Standard before packing up.
The condition report lands on your phone: before and after against the checklist, wall by wall.
“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.
The house sets the price. Two storeys, tight harbour-side access and heavy mould down the shaded walls push it up. The instant quote sizes it from your address and locks the number before we turn up. No surprise line on the day.
Once a year keeps most Sydney homes ahead of the grey. Harbour-side and shaded walls go green faster, so North Shore and Eastern Suburbs homes near the water often want it more. On the Schmick Plan we run it on a set cycle, so you never have to think about it.
Yes, and that is the reason we use it. Low pressure lifts grime and mould off the surface without stripping paint, scoring render or forcing water behind weatherboard, which is exactly what high pressure can do to those surfaces.
Most homes are done in a morning. Larger double-storey places with tricky access can run longer, and we tell you upfront when yours will.
Pressure washing uses mechanical force and suits hard surfaces like concrete driveways. On walls it can strip paint, gouge render and split old weatherboard, so walls get a soft wash instead: low pressure and the right cleaning mix, which removes the same grime without the damage.
Yes. Mosman, Cremorne, the Lower North Shore, Vaucluse, Bronte, Double Bay and Darling Point are our patch. If neighbours book the same street we run the Street Rate, so a clustered job costs everyone less.
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