Heritage building cleaning is more than appearance. Our team work in some of London's most culturally significant spaces where precision is essential. The wrong approach could result in lasting damage.
When it comes to the cleaning of heritage buildings, something as simple as pressure washing could cause serious damage. As a result, cleaning these historical spaces requires careful consideration, coordination, training, and an understanding of what makes each building unique.
Heritage buildings need to prioritise conservation, often the materials, surfaces, and artefacts are irreplaceable. This requires specialist techniques, along with awareness, knowing what can and cannot be cleaned, along with working under strict supervision.
In order to ensure your heritage building cleaning is effective and safe, we recommend understanding the Policies and Guidelines provided by Historic England, helping you make sustainable cleaning decisions, while understanding the significance.
Heritage buildings have unique cleaning challenges. Focus should be on moisture control, air quality, and protecting the environment:
When cleaning the floors of your heritage building, it's important to use as little water as possible. Dry methods are preferred, such as sweeping and vacuuming. Using industry-grade cleaning equipment that are designed to use minimal water and energy are effective to reduce the amount of moisture introduced.
Dust can be detrimental to your environment, encouraging unwanted pests. HEPA filtered vacuums help to reduce airborne particles. Any ductwork should be cleaned regularly to eliminate dust that can cause allergies, respiratory problems, and poor indoor air quality.
In some heritage buildings, you have exposed stone, brick, or specialist materials that all re3quire delicate cleaning. Strict protocols are followed to reduce the risk of damaging these delicate wall surfaces.
Each heritage building is unique and as a result, each property requires a tailored cleaning approach, taking the architecture, materials, and conservation requirements into consideration. This may include scheduling cleaning round opening hours or events, having a tailored cleaning plan and schedule in place, and ensuring the right cleaning products, processes, and equipment are used to eliminate the risk of damage.
Cleaning heritage buildings requires specialist training, ensuring cleaning teams are aware of restricted areas, ensuring the right cleaning products and methods are used, along with cleaning sensitive areas.
Successful cleaning of your heritage building is achieved through collaboration and careful consideration. Sloane Cleaning Services work with numerous heritage properties in London, ensuring every cleaning task aligns with the preservation of the building.
We only use high quality cleaning equipment, supplies, and our experienced cleaning teams receive ongoing training, ensuring that every cleaning task we perform is safe and effective for your unique building needs.
Heritage building cleaning requires expertise and knowledge. Sloane Cleaning Services have taken great care in ensuring we provide the finest quality cleaning solutions to historical sites throughout London. Contact us now to speak to one of our cleaning experts and receive a free, no obligation quote.