This Pricing article is written for Melbourne owners and managers who need more than a quick blast. Brick Cleaning jobs in our city require a surface diagnosis before any cleaning starts.
In Melbourne, everything from growth corridor new-build mortar smear to inner-suburb heritage brick has its own cleaning risk profile. The right method, chemistry and pressure keep the surface safe and the result lasting.
Standard acid wash
A new-build acid wash is quoted as a written fixed price based on wall area, access and storey count. Most Melbourne volume-builder homes fall into a predictable band once we see the elevations and the brick type.
What moves a quote up or down
Double storey, limited side access, heavy mortar smear, cream or heritage brick, occupied sites and scaffold already on site all change labour time. Photos of the worst walls beat a suburb-only guess.
Restoration is project-priced
Heritage restoration, acid-burn repair and tuckpointing are scoped as projects, not a simple square-metre wash. Chemistry, dwell and finishing steps are different from a fresh mortar-smear clean.
Access drives price
Single-storey accessible work prices very differently to multi-storey scaffold-required jobs. If builders still have scaffold up, say so — it often makes the clean safer and faster.
How to get an accurate fixed price
Send wide shots of each elevation, close-ups of the haze or burn, your suburb and whether it is pre-handover or occupied. We reply with a written fixed price and the method we intend to use.
On the job
- Quotes are fixed from photos and access — not a vague per-metre guess on the day.
- Cream brick, height and scaffolding change the method and the price.
- Restoration and acid-burn repair are project-priced, not a simple wash.
- Send elevations, close-ups and suburb for a written fixed price.
Common questions
Why do brick cleaning quotes vary so much?
Area, height, brick type, stain chemistry, access and whether scaffolding is already on site all change the labour and materials.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes for most residential jobs. Wide shots of each elevation plus close-ups of the worst staining give a written fixed price.
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