Pressure Washing in Concord

Three things shape the hard surfaces in Concord: the age and mix of the housing, the amount of shade, and how much ground each property carries.

The suburb took shape between the wars, when large landed estates were subdivided and developers put up Californian bungalows, often in pairs or rows. Plenty of those houses survive with their front verandahs and short columns, while others have been demolished and rebuilt. On one street you can find a path poured generations ago beside a driveway laid in the last few years, and the two do not want identical treatment.

Size is the second factor. At the 2021 Census, 78.4% of Concord homes had three or more bedrooms, and bigger houses generally come with more ground to look after: a driveway, side paths, a rear entertaining area and, on some blocks, a pool surround.

Then there is the greenery. Concord's nickname is the Parkland Suburb, and the City of Canada Bay is planting more street trees with a goal of lifting canopy cover across the area from 18% to 25% by 2040. Shade is welcome in January, but on concrete and pavers it means moss, algae and organic staining wherever the sun does not reach.

We match the pressure to the surface, whether that is old concrete, pavers, brick or sandstone, and lift moss, algae, oil stains and tyre marks.

Most of the value in cleaning Concord hard surfaces comes from the fact that one household uses them every day, often over a very long stretch of time.

With 43.7% of homes in the suburb owned outright at the last Census, a lot of Concord paving has been under the same owners for many years, and build-up creeps in slowly enough that nobody notices. Moss and algae on a shaded side path or rear patio become a slip risk for anyone wheeling bins or carrying shopping, and especially for older residents. Clearing that growth is the first and most practical benefit.

The second is preparation. If you plan to seal a driveway or a run of pavers, the sealer is only as good as the surface beneath it. A pressure clean takes off the moss, algae, oil and tyre marks first, so the sealer bonds to clean material rather than to grime.

Third, presentation. On a Californian bungalow the verandah and front path are the first things a visitor sees, and a clean entry makes the most of the house whether you are staying put or getting ready to sell.

Finally, the method suits a suburb with foreshore on Exile Bay and Majors Bay. Our products are biodegradable and safe around gardens, pets and children, which counts on blocks where kids and dogs use the same paving we have just cleaned. Each job comes with before-and-after photos, and quotes are based on area, surface and build-up.