Pressure Washing in Campo de Ourique

We cover Campo de Ourique, from Prazeres and Santo Condestável across to the Amoreiras, Rua Ferreira Borges and the streets around the Mercado. The housing is mostly 1930s to 1950s: four and five storey buildings without lifts, tiled or rendered frontages, interior light wells, roof terraces and small rear logradouros that see very little sun. Those shaded yards are where we are called most often, because paving under a neighbouring tree turns black and slippery within a couple of winters. Getting equipment up a narrow staircase to a top-floor terrace is part of the job, and so is judging how hard a surface can actually take. Old glazed tiles and lime joints set that limit, not the amount of dirt on them.

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About our service in Campo de Ourique

A tiled frontage is the classic Campo de Ourique problem. The tiles themselves are hard, but the joints between them are not, and behind a cracked joint there is often nothing but tired mortar and a route into the wall. For that reason pressure is matched to the substrate, and we prove the setting on a discreet panel, low down or on a side return, before working across an elevation. Any tile that already sounds hollow when tapped is flagged rather than washed, because water forced behind it will finish the job that time started. Rendered walls take more, painted timber and shutters take much less, and we change nozzle and distance as we move between them. Access is the other half of the planning. On a fifth-floor terrace with no lift, everything arrives up the stairs, so we work out at the survey where water can be drawn, whether a socket on the landing will carry the machine, and how hoses can run without blocking the staircase for residents. Wash water then has to leave the terrace in a controlled way: outlets are covered and cleared of debris first, residue is collected rather than sent down an internal downpipe that will simply block, and we watch for old waterproofing that a hard jet would breach. Because dry summers bring the possibility of municipal water restrictions, we agree a water plan before the day rather than assume a tap will always run. We are straight about results. Black growth on a north-facing logradouro comes off, but the yard is still shaded and damp afterwards, so it will darken again unless it is treated and kept up. Old oil or paint spots in porous slabs, rust bleeding from a railing base and long-standing organic staining all leave marks, and some stains will not come out no matter how carefully they are handled. Neighbours have to be considered as well, since noise in a light well carries through every open window and building rules often govern the hours for that kind of work. Where you plan to repaint the frontage or a stairwell, the washing comes first and the surface has to dry before anyone paints.

Typical jobs we do in Campo de Ourique:

Services Included

Tiled and rendered frontage washing with joint condition checked first
Roof terrace and balcony cleaning where access is by stairs only
Shaded logradouro and rear yard paving cleaned and de-greened
Light well and internal courtyard wash-downs including glazing surrounds
Graffiti and stain removal at street level on painted and tiled walls

Areas We Serve

We work across Campo de Ourique, including Prazeres, Santo Condestável, the Amoreiras, Rua Ferreira Borges and the Mercado area, Monday to Saturday from 9am to 8pm, closed Sundays.

PrazeresSanto CondestávelAmoreirasRua Ferreira BorgesMercado de Campo de Ourique

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Guarantee

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back on Campo de Ourique work, and if something has been left unfinished or uneven we return to put it right.

Hours

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

Sunday: Closed

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back on Campo de Ourique work, and if something has been left unfinished or uneven we return to put it right.

Frequently Asked Questions

What residents in Campo de Ourique usually want to know:

The building has no lift and the terrace is on the top floor. Is that a problem?

It is a planning question rather than an obstacle. Machines, hoses and protection sheeting go up the stairs, which takes time and means we need a clear route and agreement from the other residents for the hours we will be moving through the building. At the survey we check where water can be taken from, whether there is a socket that will safely run the equipment, and how the terrace drains. All of that is priced into the visit honestly rather than discovered on the day, which is why we prefer to see the stairs before quoting.

Will washing the tiled facade loosen any azulejos?

It can, if the wrong pressure is used or if tiles are already detached. We sound the panels first and mark anything that rings hollow, since those tiles are held by little more than habit and a jet will remove them. Sound tiles wash safely at moderate pressure with the lance kept off the joint lines, and we test on a low panel to see how the glaze and grout behave. Where a facade turns out to have widespread loose tiles, the honest advice is repair before cleaning, not cleaning instead of repair.

The logradouro paving is black with mould. Will it come back?

Some of it will, because the cause is the shade and the damp rather than the dirt. Cleaning takes the growth off and restores the surface, and a follow-up treatment slows regrowth, but a yard that never dries out will darken again over the seasons. What helps most is dealing with standing water, clearing a blocked gully, cutting back overhanging growth if that is within your control, and putting the yard on a periodic clean rather than waiting until it is dangerous to walk on. We will say which of those is realistic in your case.