Cleaning exterior walls that are high, oddly angled or fragile is often hard, if not potentially dangerous, to reach. The surfaces might include steep roofs, solar panels, glass on upper stories and facades on upper storeys. Spotless drone cleaning has replaced those with drones, less disruption and better safety measures.
Drone-assisted cleaning involves a trained operator washing the surfaces with water or detergent spray, standing on the ground, and not having to climb a ladder, scaffolding or use a lift to get to it. It works particularly well in instances where you need to clean at height, can’t access the surface easily or the surface is delicate and needs special treatment.
What is spotless drone cleaning?
Spotless drone cleaning is a kind of exterior cleaning using drones with equipment to clean specific areas depending on the surface. For example, purified water can be used, or low pressure or a mild cleaner applied in some cases.
Spotless drone cleaning is used when high areas that need cleaning cannot or should not be cleaned by people.
Such cleaning can be used for:
- Roof, gutters
- Solar panels
- Glass
- Facade
- High wall, signage
- Industrial structures
As the drone is operated remotely, the cleaner is safe on the ground at all times while the cleaning operation is taking place.
Why clean with drones?
Most traditional exterior cleaning relies on some kind of ladders, harnesses, scaffolding or a lift, which might not always be practical on tall, complex buildings.
A lot of that stuff will always have a place, but can mean more time and cost, as well as risk, for example.
Drone cleaning avoids some of those problems in that it can clean areas that are hard to get to with ladders and lifts. For example, it may be hard to reach an area if you have to avoid trees, ground conditions, fences and odd roof angles.
It can avoid the need to walk on the roof and work from height.
For commercial cleaning it can mean less disruption to business. For residential it means the exterior will be cleaner and you’ll avoid all of the extra scaffolding and so on, too.
Gentle cleaning of special surfaces
Some surfaces need gentle washing to avoid damage. High pressure may damage the tiles, sealants, damage the finish or force water where it should not be. Spotless drone cleaning tends to work better when it is used with gentle cleaning.
Solar panels
Solar panels pick up dirt, dust, pollen, bird faeces, dust and other things that can accumulate, which is explained well at www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki, and can affect the performance of the panels. Drone cleaning can clean those panels without the need for anyone to climb on top of them or put pressure on them.
Roofs
Roofs can pick up moss, algae, leaves and stains over time. Drone cleaning can be used to clean and rinse the roof without as much footfall or climbing on top.
Glass and facades
Upper floor windows can get dirty, and facades can lose their clean appearance. Drone cleaning can clean those areas that are difficult to get to and without all of the ladders and lifts.
Safety and Access
Drone cleaning has several benefits. It can improve safety as you avoid the need to climb a height. That can mean avoiding ladders and slips, falls and fragile or uneven ground.
It can also be easier to access some areas with a drone than it can be with ladders and lifts. You can move the drone to a position on a surface that might be difficult to access that way.
The job has to be planned though to ensure that you avoid damage to the building and the drone in bad weather, wind (look at this) or around other obstacles.
The process of Spotless Drone Cleaning
Drone cleaning begins with an inspection. This will check your property or premises, identify any obstacles or risks, and the state of the surface, which will determine how the cleaning should be done.
This might involve a process such as:
- Assessing the areas to be cleaned and identifying any risks
- Identifying which cleaning solution and water pressure to use
- Setting up the drone and equipment
- Flying the drone over the surface in a controlled way
- Inspection of the areas for anything that wasn’t cleaned properly
It’s important that you have a drone cleaner who is capable of controlling the drone and working carefully when you’ve got it flying around your building or house.
Drone cleaning for a cleaner higher access
Spotless drone cleaning is a safer, less disruptive way of cleaning exterior walls. It can be especially useful for high access areas such as tall buildings, steeper roofs, solar arrays or anything that is tricky to get to without ladders, scaffolds or lifts.
If you’ve got height and access challenges and want safer ways of working, then drone cleaning might be for you.