Our Difficult Access team have recently completed the essential high level lead/arsenic paint removal.

Lead paint was once a popular choice however, just like asbestos, it can actually be very dangerous to human life.

Lead paint has been banned from the UK since 1992 and the US since 1978. It can, however, still be found at many older sites.

When lead paint begins to chip and flake, the lead particles spread can be inhaled creating a hazardous working environment. Even small amounts of lead can cause serious health problems though the sysmptoms can initially be hard to detect.  While children are most at risk of lead poisoning, adults can show symptoms including:

Our cleaning contractors carried out essential infrastructure high level Lead/arsenic paint removal of a 6000m2 space for our client.

Using DOFF Steam Cleaning technology, we were able to safely remove the lead paint from the brickwork of the facility.

Doff Steam Cleaning is a stone cleaning system that uses super heated steam with temperatures reaching up to 150ºC. Controlled with a variable nozzle pressure, it can remove carbon staining, paint and biological matter from stonework without damaging the substrate.

Unlike pressure washing, DOFF Steam Cleaning does not use brute force to clean surfaces making it ideal for lead paint removal. There are NO chemicals used in DOFF Cleaning and in comparison to pressure washing, uses very little water, making it better for the environment.

DOFF Steam Cleaning can be used indoors and outdoors to safely remove ingrained surface contaminates and stains in the following situations:

Fully accredited difficult access cleaning specialists.

From our head office in Glasgow, we provide a fully comprehensive cleaning service for everything from biohazard cleaning to fire damage cleaning. Our cleaning services specialise in difficult to access locations that cover everything from confined underground spaces that are deemed high risk to ‘at height’ locations that require specialist rope access teams to reach.

Our team of cleaning contractors are fully trained, qualified and equipped to provide the very best in cleaning services across Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt of Scotland. We use environmentally friendly cleaning products where possible and can work on one off, scheduled and emergency cleaning contract work.

We are one of only a few companies fully equipped to use DOFF Steam Cleaning for lead paint removal whilst our difficult access specialists truly leave no corner uncleaned.

We have used the system of many different sites from train stations to domestic properties with lead paint over sandstone.

If you would like to find out more about our lead paint removal services, please contact us.