When the high rise residential building opposite the Polo Club (Mary & Felix Streets) was being built roughly a decade ago the crane burst a hydraulic hose, showering the 127 year old building in oil from the roof down, requiring a heritage building clean.
We cleaned the whole building including the roof at the time and returned on a regular basis for routine cleaning of the lower front facade.
It hasn’t been cleaned for a number of years now, but some restoration work is now in progress necessitating another clean.
The building fronting Mary Street was almost black with carbon(road) grime and required special chemicals in combination with hot water pressure cleaning to restore it to an acceptable standard.
The pictures below tell the story, particularly the first one in the sequence, which shows the carbon deposits dissolving on the facade.
A Brisbane Landmark – Naldham House
And just down Mary Street we recently cleaned another heritage listed building, formerly the Belgian Beer Garden and now the Buffalo Bar.
Arriving in the early hours for both buildings ensures we don’t fall foul of pedestrian traffic, some of whom need to steady themselves before negotiating faster moving objects such as buses and taxis. Actually the early morning revellers are generally a good-natured lot, but our staff are reassured by the back-up they can give one another if things do go pear shaped. The Buffalo Bar facade also suffers from heavy soiling due to the high volume of traffic and requires a similar approach in cleaning technique.
Over almost three decades we list heritage building clean at Newstead House, Customs House, and the Old Museum at Bowen Hills among our clientele.
Buffalo Bar spruce up
Buffalo Bar looking good at dawn
It’s always a challenge building clean – multi-story in the City, especially in the Mall where strict working hours must be observed to ensure the safety of the public, and more particularly, just prior to Christmas.
The Pavilion Building stretches some 30 metres into the Queen Street Mall, opposite Beck House aka Hungry Jacks (which we also cleaned and partly painted a couple of years ago) then down Albert Street and another 30 metres around the corner into Burnett Lane.
With a little bit of co-ordination we managed to commence at the building rear in Burnett Lane, closing off half the Lane to traffic, as well as clean the alfresco dining area of Jo Jo’s, before moving into the Mall at midnight, to continue into the wee hours.
The Adult Entertainment Industry is fairly well represented in that part of town and our team was likewise kept entertained by the comings and goings of revelers topped up on some early Christmas Cheer…luckily we finished off in the early part of the week, as I think what we witnessed was just the curtain raiser.
Below are some photos showing the building clean – multi-story before, during (nothing to help you here Santa …with your black marker pen), and after.
