Driveway and Patio Cleaning
Why Choose Us?
When you hire someone to clean your driveway and patio professionally in Essex, you want to see visibly stunning results! At Clean Elephant we understand this. So, to ensure you get the beautiful transformation you’re looking for, we combine the use of high-grade driveway cleaning equipment with extreme care and attention to detail.
Whether your driveway is block paving, natural stone, tarmac, crazy paving, decking or pattern imprinted concrete, we’ll be able to completely revitalise it in a single cleaning service. Our driveway cleaning equipment makes quick work of algae, lichens, moss, mould, and fungi that have found their way onto your driveway.
When cleaning driveways and patios, we use industrial grade pressure washing machines. These machines are designed for continuous hard work delivering the best possible cleaning results for driveway and patio cleaning.
Clean Elephant chooses the best approach depending of the needs of our customers. With more than a decade of experience of providing driveway cleaning and patio cleaning in Essex, we know how to take the best care in any situation.
Driveway and Patio Cleaning Steps
Set up the system
Pre-soak surrounding vegetation
Cut in the edges
Pressure wash with a flat surface cleaning tool
Rinse down all sand, moss, weeds etc.
Apply a chemical treatment to further loosen the organic matter.
Pressure wash with a flat surface cleaning tool
Apply biocide treatment to keep surfaces clean for longer (optional but highly recommended).
Post soak surrounding vegetation
Re-sand on the following day (for block paving only)
Driveway/Patio Cleaning Prices
The cost for the service is £5 per square meter with a minimum call out of £100.00. (Chemicals included).
Roof Cleaning
Why Choose Us?
The roof of your house protects the internal structure of your home from various different weather conditions such as the rain. Due to weather in United Kingdom, gutter and roof cleaning in Essex is recommended regularly to avoid severe roof damage.
When water sits on the roof of your home for an extended period of time it allows moss, algae and lichen build up on the surface of your roof tiles. Not only does this effect the natural colour of your roof, leaving it looking unpleasant aesthetically, overtime it can cause severe damage to your home.
This is due to the fact that this can cause the shingles of your roof to lift and curl. Moss removal is also important due to the fact that in can hold in moisture. In colder weather conditions this moisture can freeze which can lead to further damage to the surface of your roof.
Investing in having any roof moss and weed growth removed from your roof before it is able to cause any damage is going to save you money in the future. Roof repairs and replacements can be costly, so getting your roof cleaned can potentially save you money in the future by preventing you from prematurely needing a new roof.
Our friendly Clean Elephant team of roof cleaners are fully trained and have the specialist experience and roof cleaning equipment needed clean your roof both safety and efficiently. We also offer roof coating which can further prolong the life of your roof and prevent the need for premature roof repairs and replacements.
Roof Cleaning Steps
Preparing the area. Site preparation including sheeting up areas and vegetation around the roof where work is to be undertaken.
Scrapping and cleaning. We Gently Scrape off all moss.
Soft Wash. Application(s) of professional biocide to the affected roof, using our soft-pressure spray equipment. This is followed by brushing in the biocide to agitate the area.
Gutter Cleaning. Vaccuuming of all gutters ensuring clearance of leaves, moss , grit, twigs and debris. Checking of downpipes to ensure no blockages.
Report. Full report issues with before and after pictures.
Roof Cleaning Prices
Small Semi Detached or Terraced House - £500
Semi Detached/Detached House - £700
Average Sized Detached House - £900
Large Detached House - £1300
Solar Panels Cleaning
Why Choose Us?
Clean Elephant is of the most experienced solar panel cleaning companies in Essex. We have equipped ourselves with professional solar panel cleaning equipment, know how to clean solar panels safely and effectively and have positioned ourselves to offer a high quality professional solar panel cleaning service. We use safe scaffold towers. From these access platforms we can work safely and clean your solar panels without having to set foot on the roof at all. This is not necessary for residential solar panel installations, but invaluable to commercial solar panel installations.
Benefits of Solar Panels Cleaning:
Increased Efficiency
Over time, dust, dirt, bird droppings, and even lichen can build up and block sunlight reaching the cells. Studies have shown that without regular solar panel cleaning maintenance it can decrease energy production. This reduction can be significant for solar panels in areas with high levels of dust and soiling. Having clean solar panels enables the cells to absorb sunlight more effectively, resulting in increased electricity generation. A regular solar panel cleaning schedule will help to optimise your energy production and increase efficiency.
Extended Lifespan
Regular solar panel cleaning is essential for identifying any potential issues early on. Addressing these concerns promptly can help avoid unnecessary additional costs and damage to your solar PV array. Accumulated dirt, lichen and hard soiling may cause hotspots, this occurs when a solar panel is shaded and the current cannot flow around the cells. Eventually the current concentrates in cells, causing them to overheat. Frequent cleaning schedules help to mitigates this, safeguarding the panels' integrity and extending their lifespan.
Cost Savings
Frequently cleaning solar panels will help to prevent unnecessary hard soiling and lichen growth on your solar panels, which is much more costly to treat and clean. When using a professional and experienced solar panel cleaner on a regular basis, it helps to reduce overall maintenance costs by catching potential problems early and reducing the need for extensive and costly maintenance.
Improved Aesthetics
Well-maintained solar panels have a more attractive appearance, which is especially significant for both residential and commercial properties. Keeping solar panels in good condition can also enhance the property's value.
Environmental Benefits
Keeping solar panels operating at their maximum efficiency helps to cut your carbon footprint and optimise the environmental benefits of this renewable energy source.
Insurance and Warranty Compliance
Certain manufacturers' warranties require routine maintenance which includes solar panel cleaning, and not doing so could invalidate the warranty. Many insurance providers also require solar panels to be cleaned frequently. This ensures their optimal performance and safety, furthermore reducing the risk of hotspots.
So in conclusion, why clean solar panels? Solar panels are prone to accumulating dirt. Why is solar panel cleaning important? Solar panel cleaning keeps your warranty in tact, helps your solar panels produce the maximum electricity and importantly, saves you more money in the long-term.
Solar Panels Cleaning Prices
All solar panels have different sizes and the price depends on their size and on how hard is to reach them. So please contact us, provide photos of them (Or ask us to come and look at them) and we'll give you a quote immediately.
Minimum call is £100
