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Glass façade, cladding and signage cleaning with no cherry picker: pure water and a pole up to 12 m
Curtain walls, glass façades, profiled steel or composite cladding, signs and entrance canopies: we wash them with pure water using a pole that reaches 10 to 12 metres, without a cherry picker, without scaffolding and without harsh products, in Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
Glass, metal and signage: the building envelope, washed from the ground
An office building is judged by its curtain wall, a workshop by its cladding, a shop by its window and its sign: that is the part of the building customers see before they walk in, and the part that takes everything the road, the rain and the winter leave behind. We wash it with pure water, using telescopic poles that reach 10 to 12 metres from the pavement, the car park or the lawn, without a cherry picker or scaffolding, while work carries on as normal. The surfaces we take on are those that tolerate this low-pressure wash: glass façades and curtain walls, profiled steel, coated sheet metal, aluminium, PVC and composite, signs and canopies, glass railings and loggias of residences. We do not do façade refacing, chemical moss treatment or high-pressure washing: that is another trade, and we say so from the first call. Based in Ugine, we cover Savoie and Haute-Savoie, from the basin around Albertville and the Combe de Savoie to the Val d'Arly resorts and the Arve valley, for building managers, managing agents, shopkeepers and site operators.
Office buildings, agencies, showrooms and large stores
Glass façades, curtain walls and stairwells, with no cherry picker
On a commercial building, the glass does not stop at the windows: the curtain wall runs over three storeys in one piece, the spandrels are opaque panels set in the same aluminium frames, and the stairwell or the reception hall forms a glazed wall that rises to the roof. All of it gets dirty from the top: rain washes over the frame caps and runs down in grey streaks under every transom, pollen sticks in April, road dust dries on in summer. We work from the pavement or the car park, with the pole: frames and joints brushed first, then the glass, then a rinse with demineralised water that dries without a trace. A shopfront, an entrance canopy or a store sign are done in the same visit, before opening time. In the Albertville basin, in Ugine or in Faverges, this is planned with the building manager; in the Arve valley, where bar-turning workshops carry the same glazed office block, our round from Sallanches to Bonneville has its own page.
- Curtain walls, spandrels, stairwells and glazed lobbies up to 12 m, from the pavement
- Shopfronts, canopies and signs of stores and car dealerships, before opening time
- Albertville, Gilly-sur-Isère, Ugine, Faverges, Frontenex; Sallanches, Cluses, Bonneville
Workshops, warehouses, sheds and farm buildings
Metal and composite cladding: profiled steel, coated sheet, sandwich panels
Along the Isère, from Gilly-sur-Isère to Cevins by way of Tours-en-Savoie and La Bâthie, then through the Combe de Savoie to Chamousset and Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, the business parks are made of halls clad in metal: ribbed profiled steel, coated cassettes, sandwich panels, sometimes a composite plinth. This cladding keeps everything in its grooves: the grey film of the cold months, road spray on the first metre, moss on the north side, rust streaks under a fixing or a downpipe, a coating dulled on the sunny side. High pressure would do more harm than good there, lifting the paint and forcing water into the joints and the insulation. We wash from top to bottom, with a long brush and pure water at low pressure, rib by rib, and the glazed office band and the reception door are done in the same visit. Farm sheds around Ugine and in the Combe, with their hay dust, are treated the same way. The visit is set early in the morning or on a Saturday, with the yard empty; the inside of the hall and the machines are never part of the job.
- Profiled steel, coated cassettes and sandwich panels washed top to bottom, with no high pressure
- Glazed office band and reception door in the same visit, never the production floor
- Gilly-sur-Isère, Tours-en-Savoie, La Bâthie, Cevins, Grésy-sur-Isère, Chamousset, Moûtiers
Co-ownership buildings, holiday residences and resort chalets
Glass railings, loggias, balcony soffits and residence lobbies
In a residence in Les Saisies, Crest-Voland or Megève, as in a co-ownership building in Saint-Jorioz or Sevrier by the lake, the part of the envelope that ages fastest is not the wall: it is the laminated glass railings of the balconies, marked with mineral deposits and handprints on both sides, the loggias where the wind drives leaves and gritting sand, the balcony soffits striped black by every drip, and the entrance lobby whose glass door and transom take a whole winter of melted snow. We wash all of it from the ground and from the balconies, with pure water and the pole for the upper levels, with no cherry picker in the grounds and no scaffolding on the walkway. The quote is made per building, the date is set off-season with the managing agent, the owners' council or the residence manager, ideally between the thaw and the summer opening or in late season, and a photo report is sent after the visit. Timber cladding on chalets is not our field: we keep to glass, metal and composite.
- Glass balcony railings, inside and out, loggias and soffits
- Entrance lobbies, glazed stairwells and the residence sign, building by building
- Les Saisies, Crest-Voland, Megève, Courchevel; Saint-Jorioz and Sevrier by the lake
The surfaces we wash with pure water
Glass façades & curtain walls
Office buildings, stairwells, transoms and glazed spandrel panels: frames brushed, glass rinsed with demineralised water, dried without a streak.
Metal cladding
Profiled steel, coated sheet, aluminium, sandwich panels: deposits, moss and streaks removed without corroding or flaking the coating.
PVC & composite cladding
Composite boards and cassettes, PVC, painted plinths: soft brush and low pressure, and the surface gets its colour back without being damaged.
Signs, canopies & lightboxes
Cut-out letters, lightbox signs, entrance canopies and fascias, cleaned in place, with nothing taken down and no contact with the wiring.
Residences & co-ownership buildings
Glass railings, loggias, balcony soffits and glazed lobbies, for managing agents and property managers, building by building and on a fixed date.
Up to 12 m, from the ground
Carbon telescopic poles fed with pure water: no cherry picker, no scaffolding, the site stays open and the street clear.
Our commitments for your façades
Method matched to the surface
Metal, PVC, composite, glass: brush, pressure and method adjusted to each material.
Safety from the ground
No cherry picker or scaffolding up to 12 metres: fewer risks, less disruption for occupants.
No harsh chemicals
Pure water only: clean walls, with your plants and the environment preserved.
See also our other services
Façades and cladding: our communes and driving times
Driving times from Ugine, our base. Buildings in the same business park or the same resort are grouped on one day, and the date is confirmed the day before.
- Ugineour base
- Albertville10 min
- Gilly-sur-Isère15 min
- Grignon15 min
- Tours-en-Savoie15 min
- Frontenex15 min
- Faverges-Seythenex15 min
- La Bâthie20 min
- Grésy-sur-Isère20 min
- Doussard & Lathuile20 min
- Cevins25 min
- Montailleur25 min
- Chamousset30 min
- Saint-Jorioz30 min
- Les Saisies30 min
- Crest-Voland30 min
- Sevrier35 min
- Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny35 min
- Moûtiers35 min
- Megève40 min
- Sallanches50 min
- Cluses1h
- Bonneville1h10
- Courchevel & La Tania1h10
Your building is not on the list? A photo of the façade taken from the pavement, the address and the type of cladding are enough: we reply within 24h, anywhere in Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
FAQ
Façade cleaning: frequently asked questions
Frequency, method, height, signs, co-ownership buildings, what we do not do: what we are asked before taking on a façade.
It depends on exposure: generally every 1 to 2 years for cladding exposed to pollution or damp, more often in corrosive environments. Regular upkeep costs far less than a full restoration.
No, that is precisely the point of pure water: unlike high-pressure washing, which can flake paint or open the pores of a render, it works at low pressure and respects your materials.
Our poles reach 10 or 12 metres from the ground, that is a ground floor and three storeys: the height of most office buildings, workshops and residences in the region. A curtain wall or a glazed stairwell over three storeys is therefore washed from the pavement or the car park, with no cherry picker to hire, no parking space to block and no need to close reception. Above 12 metres, we state it in writing in the quote and point you to the right contractor.
Yes, and it is the core of this page: pure water deep-cleans profiled steel and coated sheet with no risk of corrosion or paint flaking. Professional sites can set up a maintenance contract, on fixed dates and with a report.
No. We are not façade renovators: no high pressure, no anti-moss treatment, no water-repellent coating or paint. Our trade is washing with pure water the surfaces that can take it, glass, coated metal, aluminium, PVC and composite, and signs. For a blackened render or a stone façade that needs renovating, turn to a façade refacing company; if your building has both, we take the glazing and the cladding and coordinate with them.
Yes, as long as nothing has to be taken down: cut-out letters, lightboxes, fascias and entrance canopies are washed in place, with a soft brush and demineralised water, without touching the wiring or the power supply. Insects and dust trapped inside a closed lightbox are a job for the sign maker. For a large store or a car dealership, we come before opening time, together with the shopfront.
Outside frost, because pure water runs through a hose and dries on the surface: from March to November in the valley, between the thaw and the first snow in the resorts. The two most useful moments are spring, once the grey winter film and the pollen have finished falling, then late season, before the first cold; heavily exposed industrial cladding is better timed around your audits or customer visits.
Yes, on the building envelope: glass façades of lobbies and stairwells, glass balcony railings, loggias, soffits and the residence sign. The quote is made per building, the visit is set off-season with the owners' council or the manager, and you receive a photo report. Timber cladding on chalets and residences is not part of our services.
Describe the building in two lines, with the address, a photo of the façade taken from the pavement and, if you know it, the type of cladding: we identify the surface, assess the soiling and send you a detailed quote within 24h. We work on Saturdays and on weekdays from 7am to 8pm, before opening or after closing, and we come to see the building on the next round if needed.
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