This is stone country. Gritstone terraces in Otley and Ilkley. Sandstone crescents in Harrogate. Red brick and millstone across Leeds and Bradford. We’ve spent twenty years cleaning exteriors of house and businesses. Fully insured. Properly trained. Twenty years in. Ask us anything about the process. We like explaining it.
20+ Years
Of Experience
Fully Insured
£5M Public Liability
Yorkshire-Wide
Otley, Leeds, Harrogate
Owner-Led
Guaranteed Quality
Stone and brick cleaning can produce fantastic results.
Both are strong enough to withstand a light pressure wash with no detrimental effect to the integrity of the substrate.
Aggressive blasting is not usually required as once the type of soiling is identified, the appropriate chemical treatment will help the job go smoothly.
There are two main types of pollutant-
01
Carbon deposits from traffic pollution, and on older buildings a build-up of carbon from years of chimneys pouring out smoke. This needs a specific acid treatment and a light pressure wash.
02
Living matter forming on the surface. If the right conditions exist ( dark and damp ) then mould, algae and even lichens will form. This is often in areas where rainwater run off is prevalent. To remove this infestation we treat with a professional biocide and a light pressure wash.
Read genuine feedback directly from homeowners and commercial facilities managers across our region.
“The work done by this company made a huge improvement to the appearance of the house.”
mike Bramley
Leeds
Excellent worker….. Luke looks after our block of flats in Bramhope and everybody is very “impressed with his work.”
Barry Pemberton
Bramhope
Luke and his PureGem team carried out a full external clean – roof, gutters, uPVC window frames, render and stone walls, yorkshire paved drive and paths around the house. The transformation was amazing. Everything came up pristine. Very happy with the results. Five star “job – highly recommended.”
Nick Firbank
Otley
“Our management company for the block of flats has employed Luke Lawrence for several years. He gives an excellent and friendly service. Highly recommended.”
Catherine Gibson
Ilkley
Based in Otley, PureGem provides responsive, professional stone and brick cleaning service across Leeds, Harrogate, Bradford, lIkley, and surrounding towns throughout West and North Yorkshire. We provide same-week survey visits and fast, written estimates.
KEY COVERAGE Areas:
By never asking pressure to do what chemistry should. We identify the soiling, choose treatment for that soiling on that material, let it work, then rinse at low pressure.
No sandblasting. No jet-washing. A test patch first wherever the building calls for it. The wall comes out clean, with its face still on.
Not when it’s planned.
We clean whole elevations or natural breaks, never a square in the middle of a wall. Freshly cleaned stone reads bright for a few weeks, then settles. And because we lift, the texture and the age stay, it looks like a cared-for old building. The test patch shows you exactly this, in advance.
Yes, and it’s work we enjoy.
Older stone gets gentler chemistry, longer dwell times, lower pressure and a test patch before anything else. If the building is listed or in a conservation area, cleaning can sometimes need consent; we’ll flag it if we think it applies.
Tell us what needs sorting and Luke will come back to you with straight advice and a fixed written price. If a job turns out smaller than you feared, or doesn’t need doing at all, he’ll say exactly that.
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