Building Facade Cleaning Ireland

Facade cleaning and paint removal on commercial and period buildings, with scaffold encapsulation and dust control.

Facade cleaning covers everything from a light soiling wash on a modern commercial elevation to full paint removal on a period building before restoration. Rayco delivers facade cleaning nationwide across brick, stone, render, concrete, block and painted steelwork, working from scaffold, MEWP or rope access as the building allows. The technical decision is always the same: identify the substrate, identify what is on it, and choose the least aggressive process that removes the coating or soiling without altering the surface underneath. On built-up sites we encapsulate the scaffold so dust and debris stay inside the works area, protect glazing and ground surfaces, and recover spent abrasive for licensed disposal — particularly important where old paint may contain lead.

Key Benefits

Brick, stone, render, concrete and painted steel elevations
Scaffold encapsulation for dust and debris control
Wet blasting and low-pressure systems in urban locations
Lead-paint aware working and licensed waste disposal
Elevation-by-elevation phasing on occupied buildings
Prepared and documented ready for the coating contractor

Frequently Asked Questions

How is dust controlled on a city-centre facade?

The scaffold is sheeted or fully encapsulated, wet blasting is used where appropriate, and debris is collected inside the works zone rather than left to fall to street level.

What if the old paint contains lead?

Older buildings frequently do. Lead paint requires containment, appropriate PPE, monitoring and disposal through a licensed waste contractor — all of which is planned into the RAMS before work starts.

Can the building stay occupied?

In most cases yes, with elevations phased and access routes kept clear. Sensitive uses such as food production, healthcare or childcare may need out-of-hours working.

Do you paint the facade afterwards?

We prepare surfaces rather than apply decorative coatings, and we hand over to your painting or rendering contractor inside the correct window so the new system bonds properly.

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