Exterior cleaning across Greater Manchester
How brick, stone, render and paving get cleaned across the city — and what actually works.
The short version
Manchester weather is hard on the outside of buildings. Rain, soot from a century of industry, and the constant green creep of algae all leave their mark on brick, stone and paving.
This site explains how that mess builds up and how it comes off. We cover the local materials — gritstone in Bolton, the stone-built streets of Rochdale, the render on newer Altrincham homes — because the right cleaning method depends entirely on what you're cleaning.
You'll find pieces on patios in Sale, roofs going green in Oldham, canal-side grime around Eccles and Monton, and the terraced frontages that run through Wigan and Tameside. If it's stained, slippery or just looking tired, there's probably something here for it.
