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Stone & Masonry Cleaning & Restoration

Our years of experience in the property restoration, cleaning and historic building conservation industries has built us a reputation for excellence and APT are relied on across the UK by architects, historic environment services, conservationist and building restoration companies. We have worked on some of the most prestigious buildings in the UK and are approved by CADW, the Welsh Heritage Trust.

Natural Stone Cleaning

Our Eco Soda Blast system can transform your building, restoring it to its former glory – all without causing any damage to the brick or stone work. It can even remove several layers of paint that have accumulated over the years, revealing the original brick or stone underneath.

We understand that preserving your original brick or stone work is paramount. Our trained professionals adjust the Eco Soda Blast equipment to suit the exact needs of your building so that even ornate stone work can be cleaned effectively without causing any damage to the surface.

Soda blasting doesn’t work by abrading the surface, as sand blasting or bead blasting would, making it an excellent stone and brick cleaning method.

During soda blasting, crystals of bicarbonate of soda (blasting soda) are fired at the stone or masonry to be cleaned. The crystals shatter and the energy released is transferred to the coating, which then breaks off. The process works from the outside in whereas conventional blasting removes the soiling in one fell swoop and can damage the stone or brick below.

Blasting soda is a soft material (the same hardness as talcum powder) so once the coating has been removed, it will not abrade the potentially delicate surface of your historic stone work or bricks.

Soda Blasting can be applied wet or dry and at variable pressures from 25psi to 160psi, allowing cleaning to be tailor made for each contract, thus producing the optimum finished results. Controlled surface preparation achieves SA1, 2, 2.5 & 3 cleaning to provide maximum re-coating performance.

Building cleaning

The uses of soda blasting in refurbishment projects are many and varied and can be applied to commercial and industrial buildings, as well as individual listed and historic properties. The sensitive nature of soda blasting makes it an ideal cleaning method for heritage sites and historical buildings where preservation is essential. We only use high grade soda that is suitable for use on listed buildings.

However, its applications are not limited to exterior masonry. The Eco Soda Blast System can uncover the charm of old interior walls, enhancing the aesthetic appearance of any room or as a method of preparing walls that are to be re-plastered.

We also specialise in cleaning surfaces that have been damaged by fire. Soda blasting will remove the black residue caused by fire leaving the substrate intact as well as effectively neutralising odours.

Masonry Restoration

Masonry can become tarnished and unsightly because of pollution and general degradation over time, the versatile nature of our Eco Soda Blasting system means that it can be used for a large variety of applications.

Soda blasting is now recognised as the only safe method to effectively clean and remove…

ü Carbon Residues

ü Lime & Cement Based Paints

ü Paint Residues

ü Some Oil Based Paints

ü Bitumen

Lime Scale

ü Effervescence

ü Paint Coatings

ü Certain Types of Graffiti

ü Bird or Vermin Fouling

ü Algae, Moss, Fungi

ü Other Biological Matter

Wax Coatings

ü Carbon Pollution

Smoke Residues

Grime & Dirt

ü Copper Staining

Bronze Staining

Oil Stains

ü Iron Stains

ü Soot

ü Metal Oxides

ü Calcium Deposits

Oxide Residues

ü Mould

ü Grease and Oil

APT are the leading soda blasting company in the UK so call us now for help and advice with your stone cleaning or masonry renovation needs.

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Stone Masonry Cleaning Restoration

We understand that preserving your original brick or stone work is paramount. Our trained professionals adjust the Eco Soda Blast equipment to suit the exact needs of your building so that even ornate stone work can be cleaned effectively without causing any damage to the surface.

Soda blasting doesn’t work by abrading the surface, as sand blasting or bead blasting would, making it an excellent stone and brick cleaning method.

Blasting soda is a soft material (the same hardness as talcum powder) so once the coating has been removed, it will not abrade the potentially delicate surface of your historic stone work or bricks.

Soda Blasting can be applied wet or dry and at variable pressures from 25psi to 160psi, allowing cleaning to be tailor made for each contract, thus producing the optimum finished results. Controlled surface preparation achieves SA1, 2, 2.5 & 3 cleaning to provide maximum re-coating performance.