Limestone Cleaning in Fairlight

Most limestone cleaning enquiries from Fairlight start with black mould on the south-facing render of the Lauderdale Avenue blocks, lichen on the sandstone retaining walls, and salt haze on every harbour-facing window. Harbourside travertine and limestone around pools pick up tannin from the trees and algae from the humidity; an acid-free clean and a low-pressure rinse keep the honed finish.

Harbour-facing apartment blocks from the 1960s to the 2000s on Lauderdale Avenue, Inter-war brick bungalows on the Hilltop and Woods Parade slopes, and large rendered rebuilds taking the North Harbour view. We work around Fairlight Beach and the harbour pool, the Manly Scenic Walkway below Lauderdale Avenue and North Harbour Reserve, on streets such as Lauderdale Avenue, Fairlight Crescent, Woods Parade and Sydney Road.

Field note from Fairlight. Fairlight's harbour glass gets a finer salt haze than the ocean side; it looks clean until the afternoon sun hits it, which is why we clean these homes on a quarterly cycle rather than waiting for a call. Nathan G, Founder

Run-off in Fairlight. This part of the peninsula drains to North Harbour. On every Fairlight limestone cleaning job the kerb inlets are bunded and rinse water is captured or sent to garden, as Northern Beaches Council requires.

In Fairlight we usually recommend limestone cleaning every 12 months, and the cycle is written on the quote.