Five common causes that make facades dirty

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External building facades are vulnerable to damages caused by pollution, bird droppings, concrete overspill from nearby building works, and hundreds of other harmful factors. These threats can have a serious effect on the visual appearance of your building.

In this article, we outline some of the common causes which can damage the surface of tall buildings. It’s necessary to keep the facades and windows clean. CDRoboWipe provides a fast and affordable robotic solution.

 1. Air pollution

One of the main causes of dirty windows is pollution in the air. Airborne debris, such as pollen, Particles from car exhausts, or industrial pollution is blown in the wind and can easily cling to the outsides of your windows. This quickly causes the façade and windows to appear dirty.

So, if you don’t clean your building’s surface regularly, the build-up of particles can actually damage the facade.

In addition, While some buildings are shielded from the wind by surrounding buildings, others are not. The windows on buildings that are hit with the more direct wind than others can become dirty more quickly than windows that are shielded from this wind.

2. Pollution in water

Most cleaning companies use a garden hose to wash the buildings, particularly those hard-to-reach panes on the building’s upper floors. However, this can actually cause your windows to look dirtier rather than cleaner. This is because standard mains water contains a lot of pollutants. This is even more of a problem in areas with hard water, as this contains more minerals that cling to the glass, resulting in worse streaks.

So, what can you do about this problem? You can’t change the makeup of the water — but you can call CDRoboWipe who have the right solution for the job.

Also, in urban areas, acid rain becomes a real problem. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide mixing with water. Acid rain can have harmful effects on your facade and windows.

3. Poor quality cleaning products and techniques

One of the most common causes of dirty windows is poor cleaning. This could be due to the operation, or it could from the low-quality products you are using which are incapable of tackling the dirt on your windows. By the passage of time, residue from poor cleaning attempts will stick to the surface, providing an ideal situation for more dirt to bond to.

4. Non-professional cleaners

Non-professional window cleaners can’t remove the entire residue from the windows, creating an excellent magnet for dirt and grime. When we rely upon human force, we should expect inefficiencies. The new era of cleaning offers you to recruit robots, and the rest is done. CDRoboWipe is a robotic solution that uses a cable-driven robot to clean a high-rise building's façade.

5. Bird droppings

Birds and bird droppings can cause considerable damage to your buildings. Much of this damage is rooted in the fact that bird droppings contain uric acid, which has a PH level of around 3.5 to 4. This can eat through a huge number of building materials. Including tar-based roofing, creating leaks. This also includes stone, metal, glass, and siding.