Pressure Washing in Loures

We work in Loures and travel across the concelho, from the town and Santo António dos Cavaleiros to Santa Iria de Azóia, Sacavém, Moscavide and out to Bucelas and Fanhões. The work changes completely between the two halves. In the built-up parts we clean block forecourts, garages, walls and balconies. Out towards the quintas we are washing concrete aprons, farm yards, outbuilding walls, machinery bays, long access tracks and the gateways where dust and mud collect. Rural properties bring one practical question ahead of all the others, which is where the water and power are going to come from, since the work often happens a long way from either.

25K+

Interventions

4.8

Average rating

98%

Satisfaction

10+

Years experience

About our service in Loures

On a working yard the surface is generally concrete, and concrete tempts people to use everything the machine has. It still repays care: an old apron that has been trowelled smooth will streak and stripe if the lance is held too close, a screed laid thin over hardcore will break up at the edges, and a jet driven at a joint opens it. So pressure is matched to the substrate here too, judged after a test on a discreet corner of the yard, and we degrease before we wash rather than trying to force grease off with water alone. Outbuilding walls, often blockwork or an old lime-washed finish, are treated far more gently than the floor a metre away. Water and containment are the planning that makes a rural job work. We establish at the survey whether there is a mains tap, a borehole or nothing at all, and where nothing is available we bring our own supply, which affects both the method and the time on site. Volumes are planned deliberately, because summers here are dry and municipal restrictions on water use can apply, and a large yard is easily the biggest water consumer on a property. What comes off the yard also matters: silt, manure, oil and fuel residue should not run into a rainwater gully, a ditch or a watercourse, so we sweep and collect first, contain the wash area, and take away what needs taking away. We are honest about the finish. A yard that carries machinery will look worn after cleaning, because cleaning reveals the surface rather than resurfacing it. Diesel and hydraulic oil that has soaked into porous concrete leaves a dark patch, rust under a fuel tank stand and old chemical spills the same, and some stains will not come out however well the area is treated. Tracks and gateways will muddy again with the next use, so it is worth timing the clean around when the property is actually seen. Outbuilding roofs are inspected before any washing is agreed, and fragile or asbestos-cement sheeting is not something we clean at pressure.

What we do on Loures properties, in town and out:

Services Included

Farm and workshop yards degreased, then washed at a tested pressure
Concrete aprons, machinery bays and fuel stand surrounds cleaned
Access tracks, gateways and turning areas cleared of mud and moss
Outbuilding and boundary walls washed gently, lime finishes included
House driveways, forecourts, terraces and block garages cleaned

Areas We Serve

We work throughout Loures, from the town, Santo António dos Cavaleiros, Santa Iria de Azóia, Sacavém and Moscavide out to Bucelas and Fanhões, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 8pm, closed Sunday.

Loures centroSanto António dos CavaleirosSanta Iria de AzóiaSacavémMoscavideBucelasFanhões

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Rating

4.8

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Guarantee

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back on Loures work, and if an agreed area has not been cleaned as set out we return to put it right.

Hours

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

Sunday: Closed

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back on Loures work, and if an agreed area has not been cleaned as set out we return to put it right.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions from Loures property owners, urban and rural:

There is no water point on the plot. Can you still wash the yard?

Usually yes, but it has to be established before the job is quoted rather than discovered on the morning. Depending on the site we work from a mains tap at a neighbouring building with permission, from a borehole or tank on the property if the supply is suitable, or we bring water with us, which limits how much area can be covered in a visit and changes the price and the programme. Power is the same question, since a machine needs a supply that will carry it safely. That is precisely what the survey is for.

Can the access track and gateway be cleaned?

The hard parts of them, yes. A concrete or paved track and a gateway apron clean up well once the loose material is scraped and swept off, and clearing the moss where the surface is shaded makes a real difference to grip for vehicles. An unbound gravel or earth track is not a washing job at all, and we will say so rather than take the work. We also plan where the run-off goes, since a track usually drains to a ditch, and silt and manure residue should be collected instead of washed straight into it.

There are oil marks on the concrete apron. Will they lift?

Partly. Surface deposits and recent spills come away well with a degreasing pre-treatment followed by a hot wash, and the improvement on a working yard is usually obvious. Diesel and hydraulic oil that has been soaking into unsealed concrete for years has stained the material itself, so what is left afterwards is a lighter shadow rather than a clean slab. We treat a test patch and show you the realistic result before quoting the whole area, and where the appearance really matters, sealing the concrete after cleaning is the thing that keeps the next spill on the surface.