Exterior cleaning work in Co. Longford
Soft washing is the opposite skill to pressure washing, and confusing the two is how render gets ruined. The treatment kills the growth and the weather rinses it over the following weeks, so the result is slower to appear and the surface survives. Clients who have seen a blasted, patchy wall next door understand the difference immediately.
Rural work looks different from city work, and the difference is worth knowing before you start. Properties are bigger, jobs take longer and pay more per visit, and you travel further between them — so the professionals who do well here build a round in a few towns rather than chasing single jobs across the county.
What comes up in this trade
- Render and pebbledash, heaviest in spring
- Brick and stone cleaned without opening the joints
- Cladding, soffits and fascia
- Whole elevations before a property goes on the market
What the work needs
- A soft wash setup and the biocide for it, not just a pressure washer
- Protecting glass and planting before anything goes up
How it works for you
- You choose which requests to take — nobody assigns you work
- You set your own price with the client directly
- You keep the client afterwards; there is no commission on the job
- You say which areas you cover, so you are not offered work an hour away