Case studies
A selection of buildings we’ve restored, what was wrong with each facade, which products fixed it, and how the work held up. Every product named links to the page where you can buy it.
Our products at work
Atlanta, GA · Glass, metal, stoneTap water and dish soap stained three materials at once. Seventeen years on, the facade is still clear.
Tallahassee, FL · Metal, glassEighteen stories of Alucobond cleaned without triggering the repaint everyone expected.
Newport, KY · Glass, metal, stoneA lease deadline on December 31. The work was presented for approval on December 2.
Alpharetta, GA · Glass, metal, stoneTwo football fields of facade and nearly eight miles of caulking, restored and protected.
Charlotte, NC · StoneHeavy biological staining on two hotels, cleaned around guests and neighboring residents.
Indianapolis, IN · Glass, metal, stoneA new owner priced replacement. Presto proposed restoring instead, and won on the alternative.
Louisville, KY · Glass, stoneWindows other contractors had already failed on, proved with a demonstration on the building.
Denver, CO · MetalForty-year-old Alucobond panels brought back with the factory finish still on them.
Orlando, FL · Stone, glassThe stain on the precast was the symptom. The water behind it was the problem.
Fort Worth, TX · Natural stoneStaining across the stone, and failed sealant at every joint behind it. Both had to be put right.
Cincinnati, OH · GlassHard water had etched a facade that is almost entirely glass. Restoring it beat replacing it.
Dallas, TX · MetalA 1955 landmark kept its original aluminum. The frames were refinished, not replaced.
Arlington, VA · Glass, metal, stoneAlgae on the stone, corrosion on the frames, and glass that had to be stripped before polishing.
Atlanta, GA · Stone, glass, stainless steelTornado damage, three different materials, and other trades on site throughout.
Dayton, OH · Metal and glassDark composite panels show every streak, so the method was tested for days before anything was touched.
Charlotte, NC · MetalSoot off anodized aluminum frames, with non-abrasive tools and two coats of protection.
Salinas, CA · Stone, glass, metalGFRC will not take the cleaning that heavy precast shrugs off, and this facade had both.
Cincinnati, OH · Stone and glassClean the glass first and the stone above it puts the staining straight back.
Pendleton, SC · MetalStaining and oxidation are two problems, and they took two different cleaners.
Greenville, SC · Stone and glassBiological growth on the precast, hard water on the glass, six products in sequence.