Commercial building wash in Christchurch
Exterior washing for commercial and industrial buildings, body corporate properties and multi-site portfolios. Our Southern team, led by Matthew Paltridge, Regional Manager – South Island, looks after commercial building wash across Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. Send us one building and see how the local team runs it.
Send us one building
For property managers, body corporate managers and facilities teams in Christchurch and the surrounding area. Tell us which building needs washing and the Southern team comes back to you with the practical next step. No portfolio commitment.
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Send us the building
The address, the type of building, its height or number of storeys, and anything we should plan around, such as tenant hours, car park use or restricted access.
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The Southern team scopes it
A real person from our Christchurch team comes back with the practical next step, so you know what will be washed before any work is booked.
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The wash is booked in with you
Dates are agreed with you, so tenants, owners and site users know what to expect and when.
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Add more buildings when you are ready
The same team handles the job from enquiry to completion. If it works for you, extend the arrangement to the rest of your buildings.
Built for commercial property teams
We work for the people responsible for commercial and industrial buildings: property managers, body corporate managers, facilities teams and commercial landlords. Building wash is one of the two services led locally by the Southern team, alongside building & property maintenance.
Property managers
Keep a managed building presentable for tenants and owners, with the wash booked around the people who use it.
Body corporate managers
Regular exterior cleaning that owners can plan and budget for, rather than a one-off job when the building starts to look tired.
Facilities teams
Commercial and industrial buildings washed with the site's access, safety and operating hours planned in from the start.
Why regular building washing matters
Unwashed buildings and the structures around them, such as canopies and footpaths, often lead to corrosion and significantly reduce the life of the building materials. If your building material warranties require regular washing, skipping cleans can void those warranties and lead to expensive repairs to cladding or roofing.
Regular exterior cleans help prevent damage, uphold warranties and extend the life of the building. They also keep a commercial property looking the way tenants, visitors and owners expect.
Scheduled wash programmes
A one-off wash fixes how a building looks today. A programme keeps it that way. Access's building wash teams can schedule cleans on an ongoing basis, so there is less hassle and less admin for your team. As the facility manager, you are notified well before each clean to confirm and schedule the dates.
Tell us how often you want the building looked after, or ask the Southern team what makes sense for it, and the wash is booked around your tenants and site users.
Height access and safety
Access's building wash work includes height work by abseil and by cherry picker. On a building that has to keep operating, such as the live hospital in the example below, that meant site-specific safety planning, clear communication with the facility managers throughout, and technicians on certified fall arrest systems.
Tell us the building height or number of storeys and any access constraints, and the Southern team will confirm the approach for your building before any work is booked.
Water blasting
Water blasting is part of Access's building wash service. High pressure is used on robust surfaces such as paving and concrete. More delicate exterior finishes get a low-pressure soft wash instead. Each surface is assessed so the safest, most effective method is used for the material and the contamination.
Across Access, water blasting is used on car parks, paving and concrete, loading docks, hardstand areas and exterior building surfaces. If your Christchurch site needs it, include it in your enquiry and the Southern team will confirm what can be taken on locally. More on commercial water blasting.
One contractor for your buildings
Managing a portfolio means managing contractors. With Access, washing sits with one accountable team and one point of contact, from enquiry to completion. Start with one Christchurch building. If it works for you, add the rest when you are ready.
Access's commercial building wash service also covers Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty, so a portfolio that spans regions can stay with one contractor.
Access building wash experience
Two examples of how Access plans and runs a commercial building wash. Both jobs are in Auckland, not Christchurch.
Auckland CBD
Spark Arena: a scheduled wash programme
Scheduled exterior building wash for the past five years, on both annual and three-monthly maintenance cycles, carried out at height within an active public venue.
Auckland
Middlemore Hospital: a live hospital
Building wash and window clean on the six-storey Edmund Hillary Building, delivered with zero disruption to hospital operations.
Your local team
Building washes in Christchurch are run by our Southern team from the Sockburn branch. It is mainly an operational base rather than a showroom, so the quickest way to get a wash moving is to send us the building or call.
- Team
- Southern team, led by Matthew Paltridge, Regional Manager – South Island
- Address
- 8/19 William Lewis Drive, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 4:30pm
- Areas
- Christchurch and surrounding areas, including Selwyn and Waimakariri
Common questions
Which areas does the Christchurch building wash team cover?
Christchurch and the surrounding areas, including Selwyn and Waimakariri. Commercial building wash is delivered by our Southern team, based at 8/19 William Lewis Drive, Sockburn.
Who will I be dealing with?
The Southern team, led by Matthew Paltridge, Regional Manager – South Island. You can reach the branch on southernops@access.kiwi.nz or 0800 866 466, Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm.
Can you set up a scheduled wash programme?
Access's building wash teams can schedule cleans on an ongoing basis, and as the facility manager you are notified well before each clean to confirm the dates. Tell the Southern team the building and how you would like it maintained.
Is water blasting part of the building wash?
Yes. Water blasting is part of Access's building wash service. High pressure is used on robust surfaces such as paving and concrete, and low-pressure soft wash on more delicate finishes. Tell us the surfaces and the Southern team will confirm the scope for your site.
What do you need from me to scope a wash?
The property location, the building height or number of storeys, the surface type, any site access constraints and the last clean date, where known. Four quick fields on the form are enough to start, and we fill in the rest with you.
Do I need to commit my whole portfolio?
No. Send us one building and see how the Southern team runs it. If it works for you, add more buildings when you are ready.