Founding Streets open in St Ives 2075
House soft wash for St Ives homes on the Ku-ring-gai Chase fringe. Render, brick and painted timber taken back to real colour, low pressure and the right chemistry.
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House soft wash in St Ives is mostly a running battle with the bush. The blocks that back onto Ku-ring-gai Chase catch leaf litter, cobwebs and green growth harder than anywhere else on the shore, and the postwar brick and ranch-style walls hold it. Shaded southern elevations go grey. Render under the eaves goes green. New builds two summers old already have a tide line where the damp sits.
We soft wash the lot, never blast it. Low pressure and the right chemistry kill the mould and green growth at the root, so it stays gone rather than bleaching pale for a month and creeping back. Brick keeps its face, painted timber keeps its coat, and render comes up the colour it was meant to be. 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 your place is materially different to what you told us.
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 St Ives, 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 bush-edge streets off Killeaton St and the blocks backing onto Ku-ring-gai Chase are regular ground for us. Postwar brick, ranch-style walls and new builds are all part of the day.
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 turns out to be materially different to what you told us.
The bush edge. Ku-ring-gai Chase keeps the air damp and the shade heavy, so mould and green growth take hold faster here than further down the shore. Killing it at the root buys real time, and most owners book a wash roughly once a year 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.
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.