Buildings can endure the elements if they are properly maintained and cared for. If you take a house, for example, properly maintaining it is important to its longevity. Cleaning the gutter and driveway and washing windows all impact how the house functions. A high-rise building is the same, only on a much grander scale and with more risk associated with maintaining it.
Cities, where the vast majority of high-rise buildings exist, are prone to dirty air caused by traffic and air pollution, which means a building, particularly those made from concrete or stone, will need cleaning over time.
It’s important to keep buildings clean for environmental reasons too. After all, it’s better to be contributing to a cleaner city than be part of the problem. Buildings that look untidy and poorly maintained can negatively affect a business’s image, which can be important when conveying a feeling of professionalism.
This article looks at high-rise building pressure cleaning via rope access.
Why Pressure Clean a High-Rise Building?
Pressure washing a high-rise building is an essential part of maintaining a building’s lifespan.
The majority of high-rise buildings can predominately be found in cities. Due to the tendency for these areas to be built up, the chances of dirt, dust, and grime from the surrounding environment can easily leach into buildings, leaving them dirty and impacting their performance over time.
It’s expensive and problematic for building owners and property managers alike, so it is important to regularly maintain buildings for optimal performance and reduce the need for repairs down the track.
Grime builds up on the exterior, and given that many high-rise buildings are made from concrete or stone, it requires something that can penetrate the porous material to clean the surface properly. That’s why a high-powered and effective cleaning tool is required to wash high-rise buildings.
Benefits of Pressure Cleaning a High-Rise Building
There are many benefits to pressure cleaning a high-rise building, mainly relating to the preventative maintenance of the building, but it doesn’t stop there.
Let’s look more closely at how pressure cleaning benefits buildings, property owners, managers, workers and cities more broadly.
Property Value
Suppose you are a high-rise building owner, property manager, or running a business inside a high-rise. In that case, a clean building makes a visually appealing statement with a perceived market value potential that matters to businesses and investors. That’s why it’s important to keep a high-rise regularly pressure cleaned.
Whether a commercial or residential high-rise building, retaining its value should be front of mind for owners trying to attract a large business or an anchor tenant. If the building looks untidy, it may turn away a potential investor or tenant.
Pressure washing a high-rise gives high-rise buildings – even older ones, visual confirmation that they are well cared for and that there is a genuine interest to have the tenants’ needs front of mind, which, in turn, works for the owner or potential investor.
Preventative Maintenance
If a building is neglected over time, things will likely break down, so preventative maintenance of a high-rise is a must.
Buildings left to gather grime, dirt, mould and so on create a visual eyesore for passers-by, reduced air quality for the surrounding area and decay and rust of the building itself.
Regularly pressure washing a high-rise building puts a stop to all of these things before it has a chance to become problematic.
Health, Wellbeing & Saftey
A poorly maintained building can have significant impacts on the health of workers’ health and safety. As dirt and dust accrue over time, it can seriously impact people’s respiratory health, seeping into air ventilation ducts through windows and plumbing. An untidy building not only impacts the health and well-being of workers but also results in sick leave and lost productivity which can impact the health and performance of a business.
Regularly scheduled pressure washing of the building means that these issues can be mitigated so that the health and safety of people are prioritised.
Abseilers United High-Rise Pressure Cleaning via Rope Access
Whether you need your high-rise cleaned at 2 or 100 storeys, the Abseilers United team are highly skilled in high-rise pressure cleaning via rope access. Our staff pay close attention to detail and guarantees fast work and sparkling results.
When we pressure clean a high-rise building via rope access, we:
- Make sure any paintwork is protected
- Use chemical-free products wherever possible
- Ensure no contaminants are released into stormwater drains
- Minimise noise levels for your workers, staff, visitors, guests, and residents
On top of this, we put safety first to ensure the site meets all safety requirements so that our team and the building are safe and secure.
Our Abseilers Services
At Abseilers United, we take great pride in our work. We are confident that our team can deliver a great job for our customers and perform their careers to the highest safety standards regarding high-rise window cleaning.
In addition to high-rise pressure cleaning services, we offer a full range of abseiling services for building maintenance to service your building needs including:
- Ongoing large-scale building maintenance
- One-off high-rise maintenance projects
- Small repairs
- Concrete and cracked wall repairs
- Silicone and expansion joint work
- Window glazing
- Brick pointing
- Window cleaning
- Pressure cleaning
- Additional repairs and maintenance work
Using specialist rope access techniques and strong anchor points, we work quickly and safely in places others cannot.
Need Your High-Rise Building Pressure Cleaned?
At United Abseilers, we are experts in high-rise building maintenance projects from strata developments and residential and commercial high-rise buildings in Sydney since 2007. Our team is IRATA and SPRAT qualified, and we lead the way in height safety, rope access, working at heights, building maintenance and confined space work.
The Abseilers United team blends years of industrial abseiling experience and industry knowledge to make our business the high-rise building maintenance business of choice in Sydney.
Contact us today to see how we can help with your next high-rise pressure cleaning project.