Chelmer properties are bigger than most, and that is the honest reason we usually want to look at one before quoting. A number given over the phone on a house this size is a guess, and a guess that has to be revised later is worse for you than a visit that costs nothing.
Chelmer sits in the same pocket as Graceville and shares its housing history — century-old timber homes, deep blocks, heavy tree cover — but on a noticeably larger scale. Two storeys is common, so is a roof line that runs a long way and a driveway that is closer to a road than a slab.
Scale changes the job in practical ways. A roof clean that takes half a day on a standard southside house can take most of a day here, and doing it properly means the gutters get cleared as part of it rather than left full of the run-off. A house wash on a two-storey Queenslander needs height access and a plan for where the water goes, not a longer lance.
These properties also tend to have the surfaces that pressure cleaning ruins. Sandstone, travertine, feature brickwork, pool surrounds, tennis court surfaces and painted render all need low-pressure chemical cleaning. High pressure etches stone permanently — the damage does not wash out and it does not weather away. If your quote from someone else does not distinguish between the driveway and the travertine, that is worth a second look.
Same as Graceville, the planting sits hard against the house on most blocks, and it is usually worth a great deal. Everything goes covered and rinsed.
Also working nearby: Graceville, Indooroopilly, Kenmore & Chapel Hill and Moorooka.
