Graffiti removal

About The Service
Graffiti is both anti-social and a crime - damage caused by vandals to both buildings and property has negative effects for the wider community at large. Here at Northern Clean the services we offer our customers may involve one off removals and treatments of properties and other facilities to long term on-call contracts.

How We Assess the Work
We will visit site and prepare a proposal and provide a specification of work to solve graffiti problems and provide advice on the best way forward. Digital photographs of graffiti can sent by email to our office or alternatively we can submit date stamped digital pictures of the graffiti we remove to be used as either evidence against the perpetrators of the graffiti or to form part of your quality records / archive store.

Difficulties in Graffiti Removal
Old porous surfaces (e.g. historic stone buildings / statues) are very sensitive to damage from many graffiti removal processes, especially where the graffiti penetrates the actual pores of the substrate to beneath the surface. It may not be possible to remove all ghosting staining of a graffiti attack, even with repeated cleaning treatments, without excessive damage to the original fabric of the surface. This is especially true of historic buildings and old porous surfaces where the original masonry may be quite fragile.

We would in the first instance ideally recommend a discreet trial of the proposed cleaning method and thereafter make informed judgements as to their impact and effectiveness

Important Notes Relating to Graffiti Removal on Buildings of Historic Importance
Local planning authorities and their conservation officers are generally sympathetic to the plight of owners whose historic buildings and monuments have suffered the ravages of graffiti or vandal attacks. Normally, all works that materially affect the special interest (character, appearance and physical well-being) of listed buildings and monuments should receive the benefit of statutory consent. We would always recommend checking with your local planning authority and / or conservation officer in the first instance.