Power Washing

 

Power Washing Description

Power washing is a great option if your bricks look dirty or grimy. While bricks have a great natural look to them they are relatively soft and porous and over time dirt, grime, and other sediment accumulates on and inside the bricks. When that happens a power wash is usually the best way to get your bricks to look new again. A power wash usually consists of either pressure washing bricks with water, sand-blasting them, or giving them a chemical clean to remove sediment or chemical buildup such as efflorescence.

A power wash can often be applied along with a brick repair or tuckpointing job. If you have an area with very badly damaged bricks in poor condition a power wash can be the perfect finishing touch to give your bricks a fresh, healthy look after tuckpointing or brick repair work has been done. In fact, it is recommended that you patch up cracks in your brick and mortar before a powerwash to ensure that water and cleaning chemicals do not seep deep into your wall. This also ensures that the power wash does not damage crumbling bricks but instead just cleans normal, healthy bricks. If your brick wall is in poor shape a brick repair, tuckpointing, and power washing combination will usually be the perfect thing to get it looking like new again.

A power wash can also be used on brick chimneys and even on concrete. Both of these surfaces can accumulate grime, dirt, and sediment just like a brick wall and a power wash is often the best way to get these surfaces looking like new again. Just like with a brick wall, chimneys and concrete surfaces often require a combination of water power washing, sand blasting, and chemical cleaning to look like new again. We also recommend patching up you chimney and concrete surface before a power washing to make sure that water does not seep too far into your structure and to make sure that the power washing does not damage the structure.

At Delta C. Tuckpointing we have been power washing bricks, chimneys, and concrete for over two decades. We can coordinate applying tuckpointing, brick repair, and power washing to make sure that your brick and concrete structures look like new. We always guarantee prompt service and the highest quality work on all power washing projects.

 

Power Washing Gallery

 

Brick Wall Power Wash 1

Before Power Wash

These bricks have just been tuckpointed and prepped in preparation for a power wash however they still have a layer of white efflorescence over them. In order to get these bricks to look clean we need to power wash them with a special efflorescence removing chemical cleaner.

 

After Power Wash

After applying the chemical power wash to these bricks the efflorescent layer has been washed off. We power washed the rest of the residue and now we have a clean, healthy looking brick wall thanks to our power wash.

 

Brick Wall Power Wash 2

Before Power Wash

Similar to the photos above this brick corner also has a efflorescence layer and needs a chemical power wash. Once again the bricks have been prepped for our power wash and we can now apply the chemical and water power wash.

 

After Power Wash

The power wash was sucessful and once again we see the clean healthy bricks that were underneath the layer of efflorescence and grime. Our power wash allowed the natural beauty of these bricks to shine through and gave this wall a clean, healthy look.

 

Concrete Power Wash

Before Power Wash

This concrete patio is dirty and in need of a power wash to clean off all the grime. A water power wash with a cleaning solution should wash the grime right off. This concrete power wash will be very similar to a brick power wash.

 

After Power Wash

The concrete power wash cleaned most of the grime right off of this patio and just like after a brick power wash we now have a clean and healthy looking patio.

 

Chimney Power Wash

Before Power Wash A power wash can also be done on a chimney. This chimney has a dirty cap and several of the bricks are grimy and covered with efflorescence. A power wash of the bricks on this chimney should give it a cleaner, sharper look	After Power Wash The water power wash and chemical power wash combined removed the grime and efflorescence right off of this chimney. Just like with a brick wall power wash the bricks on this chimney now look bright and healthy.