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Steam Cleaning Charter House School Godalming - After

Cleaning Restoring Historic Buildings Sensitive Blast Cleaning

Centuries ago, when the historic buildings of today were first constructed, no-one could possibly have anticipated the sort of pollution that inhabits out air space today. Smoke and fumes from the industrial era, combined with the grease, oil and emissions that freely flow from modern vehicles, have a way of taking their toll on the [...]

Victorian Stable Block - Wallingford - After

How to Hire a Sandblasting Company

Sandblasting is a term used for the process of removing very fine pieces of materials from a surface for the purpose of cleaning. Although any small relatively uniform pieces will work, the most commonly used materials for this process are fine bits of walnut or coconut shells, steel grit, copper slag or iron silicate, garnet, [...]

Steam Cleaning Charter House School Godalming - After

Steam Cleaning at Charter House School Godalming

Blastaway were contracted by the schools maintenance department to carefully and sympathetically steam clean these patterned roof tiles removing all the algae and lichen restoring them back to their former glory. As you can see in the photos, the steam cleaning techniques we used on the school roof tiles gave great results to this lanmark building. [...]

Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn - After

Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn, Berkshire

These are green oak beams and floor joists on a new build property in Great Shefford near Lambourn Berkshire where the green oak being very acidic, has reacted with the metal of the machine blades to leave dark stains. Blastaway are contracted by many green oak building companies to blast clean their structures to remove [...]

Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn, Berkshire

May 19, 2011 in Blast Cleaning, Green Oak Structures, Oak Beams & Barns

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Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn - Before

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Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn - After

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Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn - Before

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Green Oak Cleaning Near Lambourn - After

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These are green oak beams and floor joists on a new build property in Great Shefford near Lambourn Berkshire where the green oak being very acidic, has reacted with the metal of the machine blades to leave dark stains.

Blastaway are contracted by many green oak building companies to blast clean their structures to remove all tannin stains, water stains and other manufacturing marks to leave the oak structure clean of all imperfections.

This oak cleaning process also enhances the wood grain and makes the building look more attractive as an end result.

Tags: green oak, green oak cleaning, oak beam, oak beam cle, oak beams
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Paint Removal – Farmhouse Conversion – Waltham St Lawrence

May 11, 2011 in Oak Beams & Barns

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Farmhouse Conversion at Waltham St Lawrence Berks - Before

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Farmhouse Conversion at Waltham St Lawrence Berks - After

Very careful and sympathetic blast cleaning to remove the old paint from these beams in this grade 2 listed property as part of a full renovation.

Blasting was carried out before the woodworm treatment to allow the fluid to penetrate into the timbers and kill any wood worm.

Tags: barn conversion, Berkshire, listed building, oak beam, oak beam cleaning, oak beams, paint removal, woodworm treatment
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Green Oak Cleaning at a Lambourn Barn Conversion

February 4, 2011 in Green Oak Structures, Oak Beams & Barns

Blastaway were asked by a local builder to blast clean a new green oak internal roof structure.

The building process usually leaves machining marks as well as some water stains and tannin marks.

These show up on the timber and are unsightly so blast cleaning removes all the marks to leave a clean uniform appearance.

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Note:- Through our accurate and careful blasting techniques, there has been no damage to the new plaster.

Tags: Berkshire, green oak, green oak cleaning, Lambourn, oak beam, oak beam cleaning, oak beams
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