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Masonry paint removal continued…

The more commonly known method for removing paint from a wall is sand blasting. Sand blasting is a far more aggressive process than the water and solvent process. It not only removes what is on the surface but also a very thin layer of the original surface itself. Age old patinas and finishes on bricks can be damaged or lost completely and what is left is, in effect, a new surface.

For this reason, sand blasting is rarely used in renovation projects these days where the aim is to return a building to it's former condition. Below are stripped surfaces with barely a speck of paint visible, yet the bricks remain entirely in their original condition.

A house that has had paint removed using our method will appear as it was originally intended to look and as if it had never been altered.

As you can see in the picture below, the house on the right which has been stripped, blends perfectly with the neighbouring house on the left which has never been painted. If the house on the right had been sand blasted the colour of the bricks would be completely different and would look almost like a new-build property.

The property it now beautifully restored

Sand blasting also tends to cause more damage to the pointing than our process. However, our pressure washers will dislodge pointing that is already loose.

Properties that rise above ground floor level need to be scaffolded to provide access and carefully sheeted so that neighbouring properties or nearby cars are not in danger of being sprayed.

Please contact us with any questions or to discuss any paint removal projects you have. You can email us photographs of work to be done in order to obtain a general estimate. However, a small test area is usually carried out on the building before a quote is provided in order to establish how easily the paint can be removed. Each surface is different.



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