Cladding cleaning is one of the most overlooked cleaning routines for commercial and business units.
If you own or manage a building, you want to make sure that it looks good on the outside so that the property makes an excellent first impression.
And it’s not just aesthetics. There are many benefits to ensuring your cladding is kept clean throughout the year.
What Is Cladding?
OK, so what is cladding?
Cladding is the exterior skin of a building. It is usually made from metal but can also be made from PVC.
Cladding provides thermal insulation, protection from the elements, and improves buildings’ appearance.
Keeping Cladding Clean
On commercial properties, unclean cladding gives a bad impression to potential customers and can lead to reduced revenue.
On residential properties, unclean cladding can make a home look unkept and can potentially lower the value of the property.
However, cleaning cladding is not always the easiest of jobs.
Cladding can scale the exterior of buildings and can be difficult to reach. Therefore, specialist equipment is often needed to clean the out of reach places.
That’s why calling in the professionals like Vinci Response is often the best way to ensure it’s done to the highest of standards.
But why go to the trouble and expense?
The Benefits of Cleaning Cladding
As alluded to above, there are many reasons why it’s important to keep your cladding clean.
Here are our top three:
First Impressions Count
Whether you’re a commercial or private property owner, you want your building to create a positive first impression.
Clean cladding has the same effect as clean windows: it lets customers/clients and even neighbours know that you take pride in your building’s appearance. The fact that you’re on top of your cleaning routines reflects positively on you and your business.
Damage and Restoration
Cladding acts as a defence for your building against the elements.
If your cladding is regularly cleaned, it allows companies like Vinci Response to keep an eye on the overall condition of your property. Any signs of damage to your building’s exterior can be restored before more extensive – and expensive – repairs are needed.
Increasing Your Building’s Longevity
Cladding bears the brunt of the wind, rain and cold conditions.
Cladding can also be corroded over time by bird droppings and the growth of lichen, moss, mould, mildew and algae. Having your cladding cleaned on a regular basis will improve its durability. When cladding is not cared for it can eventually get to the stage where you need to replace it; meaning that having your cladding cleaned regularly is often more cost-effective in the long run. There may also be a stipulation in any cladding warranty that you have that it is properly and regularly maintained.
Find Out How Vinci Response Can Help with Cleaning Your Cladding
Here at Vinci Response Services, we have extensive experience with cleaning cladding as well as brickwork, stone, facades and renders.
We can conduct a site survey and provide you with a detailed proposal of suggested work to be carried out.
Contact us today to find out how our expert technicians could help you.
