Drone service
Drone Pressure Washing & Drone Soft Washing
A cleaning drone puts pressure and soft-wash solution on a building without a lift, a swing stage, scaffold or a street closure. For facade washing, that is not a gimmick. It is often the fastest and least disruptive way to get an entire elevation clean, and the plaza or parking lot underneath stays open the whole time.
Very few contractors in Indiana run one. We do, out of both Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.
What it is genuinely good at
Drone work earns its keep on large exterior surfaces, where the alternative is days of lift time. Building washing and facade washing are exactly that.
- Facade and building washing. Brick, EIFS, precast, metal panel and composite cladding, washed top to bottom in one pass.
- Soft washing at height. Algae, mildew and organic staining on upper elevations, treated with solution rather than pressure.
- Roofs and canopies that no one wants to walk on, and upper parapets and cornices that a lift cannot get square to.
- Occupied and busy sites. No lift footprint on the ground means no lost parking, no blocked entrance and no lane closure.
- Buildings a lift cannot reach. Landscaping, water, grade changes, courtyards and setbacks that boom lifts simply cannot be positioned around.
Our drone soft washing the upper elevations at Do It Best headquarters, Fort Wayne.
What it does not replace
We would rather tell you this before you book than after. A drone is a tool, not a replacement for every other method.
Ground level still gets done by hand
The bottom ten or fifteen feet of a building are faster, cheaper and better done from the ground. On most jobs we run the drone up high and a crew low, at the same time.
Heavy staining still needs contact
Rust runs, carbon staining, graffiti and mineral deposits that have bonded to the surface need dwell time and physical contact. A drone can pre-treat and rinse, but it will not scrub.
Weather decides the schedule
Sustained wind grounds the drone. We build that into the schedule instead of pretending it is not a factor, and we will tell you the same day if we have to move.
For window cleaning specifically
Drone work and glass cleaning are not the same job. A drone will clean glass, and there are buildings where it is the right answer, but it is not what we lead with. On most buildings, hand cleaning or a water-fed pole gives a better finish for less money.
We wrote that up honestly on the drone window cleaning page, including the specific circumstances where we do recommend it.
Where we fly
Indianapolis, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville, Greenwood, Fort Wayne and the surrounding towns. Anything within a reasonable drive of either base. See the full list of service areas, or ask us about a specific address.
Next step
Let us look at the building.
Send us the address and we will tell you honestly whether a drone is the right tool for it, or whether a lift and a crew will serve you better.