Can you decorate occupied office floors?

Yes. Thames Valley work is mostly live: phased floor-by-floor, low-odour systems, and evening or weekend cuts so staff keep working around us.

Do you spray on site?

Yes. On-site spraying gives a factory-grade finish to partitions, doors and joinery without removing them, contained and masked for an occupied building.

How far do you cover from Reading?

The whole Thames Valley: Bracknell, Slough, Maidenhead, Newbury and the M4 parks between Reading and London.

Is DOFF safe for heritage stone and brick?

Yes. Superheated steam at low pressure removes soiling without abrading the substrate. We sample-clean a test area and agree the result before proceeding.

What is TORC cleaning and when do you use it instead of DOFF?

TORC is Stonehealth's gentle rotating-vortex system: low air pressure, a little water and a fine inert granulate. We use it where steam alone will not shift the soiling, such as carbon sulphation on stone, ingrained staining on concrete, and paint or limescale removal. It runs under the same Stonehealth approval as our DOFF work, inside an A Star RAMS, with a sample area agreed before the full elevation.

How is run-off managed?

Contained, captured and disposed in line with the chemical spec and site drainage rules. Set out in the RAMS pack before mobilisation.

Will it strip existing paintwork?

The cleaning regime is matched to the substrate. If the intention is to preserve the existing coating, we confirm that in the spec. If it's a preamble to re-coating, we can strip in the same pass.

Can it be done at height?

Yes. MEWP or scaffold access, chosen at survey based on elevation height and run-off management requirements.

Jet washing, chemical cleaning, DOFF and TORC · Reading

DOFF cleaning in Reading.

DOFF superheated steam, TORC gentle abrasive, chemical, jet wash and soft-wash cleaning for facades, cladding and hard surfaces. Method chosen to the substrate. Heritage safe as the default, not an upgrade. Delivered across Reading and Thames Valley. Commercial and office decorating across Reading and the Thames Valley. Green Park, Thames Valley Park and the M4 business parks drive a programme of corporate fit-out, on-site spraying of partitions and joinery, and decoration phased around occupied office floors.

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Why Reading

Why choose us for jet washing, chemical cleaning, doff and torc in Reading and Thames Valley.

Track record

Stonehealth Rosette-approved contractor for both the DOFF and TORC systems. Superheated steam, safe on heritage fabric, as the default for sensitive substrates
Chemistry matched to the substrate, not one pressure for everything
Often the first phase of a cladding or restoration package, with handover directly into coating works

Right fit when

The facade or cladding is dirty but otherwise sound. Clean first, then assess for coating.
The substrate is heritage stone, terracotta or sensitive brick that pressure washing would damage.
Cleaning is a preamble to cladding coatings, powder-coat restoration or a final-account condition record.

Scope · included

What you get when you brief us for jet washing, chemical cleaning, doff and torc in Reading.

DOFF superheated steam system cleaning
TORC gentle rotating-vortex cleaning for carbon staining, paint and limescale
Chemical biocide and run-off specification per substrate
Jet wash and soft-wash where appropriate
Run-off containment and cleaning record

Sectors · Reading

Types of building we cover with jet washing, chemical cleaning, doff and torc in Reading.

Heritage
Retail
Commercial
Industrial

Reading programme

How we run jet washing, chemical cleaning, doff and torc schemes locally.

Survey

Substrate type confirmed (stone, brick, render, cladding), soiling type assessed (atmospheric, biological, paint, soot), test-area agreed with client. Pressure or steam method confirmed before any work begins.

Specification

DOFF steam for heritage or sensitive substrates; TORC gentle abrasive where carbon sulphation, ingrained staining, paint or limescale will not shift with steam alone; chemical biocide for biological growth; jet wash for hard surfaces where pressure won't damage; soft-wash where pressure and chemistry both need controlling. Run-off pH and disposal route set out.

RAMS

RAMS written for the project: chemical handling, PPE matrix, run-off containment plan, exclusion zones during application, pedestrian and vehicle protection. COSHH for any biocide or neutraliser.

Delivery

Containment bunded, test area cleaned and signed off by client, full application by elevation. Neutraliser applied where chemical spec calls for it. Public access protected throughout.

Handover

Before/after photo record, cleaning record (method, products, pH readings where relevant), condition note if coating or restoration work is to follow.

CHAS Accredited

Site Safety Plus

Dulux Academy

Frequently asked · Reading

What clients in Reading usually ask first.

Can you decorate occupied office floors?: Yes. Thames Valley work is mostly live: phased floor-by-floor, low-odour systems, and evening or weekend cuts so staff keep working around us.
Do you spray on site?: Yes. On-site spraying gives a factory-grade finish to partitions, doors and joinery without removing them, contained and masked for an occupied building.
How far do you cover from Reading?: The whole Thames Valley: Bracknell, Slough, Maidenhead, Newbury and the M4 parks between Reading and London.
Is DOFF safe for heritage stone and brick?: Yes. Superheated steam at low pressure removes soiling without abrading the substrate. We sample-clean a test area and agree the result before proceeding.
What is TORC cleaning and when do you use it instead of DOFF?: TORC is Stonehealth's gentle rotating-vortex system: low air pressure, a little water and a fine inert granulate. We use it where steam alone will not shift the soiling, such as carbon sulphation on stone, ingrained staining on concrete, and paint or limescale removal. It runs under the same Stonehealth approval as our DOFF work, inside an A Star RAMS, with a sample area agreed before the full elevation.
How is run-off managed?: Contained, captured and disposed in line with the chemical spec and site drainage rules. Set out in the RAMS pack before mobilisation.
Will it strip existing paintwork?: The cleaning regime is matched to the substrate. If the intention is to preserve the existing coating, we confirm that in the spec. If it's a preamble to re-coating, we can strip in the same pass.
Can it be done at height?: Yes. MEWP or scaffold access, chosen at survey based on elevation height and run-off management requirements.

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