Case Study · Healthcare
Bicester Community Hospital: Render Soft Wash
Single-day soft wash of first-floor render across two elevations, taking the façade from patchy grey back to white, hospital fully open throughout.
Bicester Community Hospital · Bicester, Oxfordshire · July 2026
Day on site
Elevations cleaned
%
Disruption to services
The Brief
What we were asked to do
Bicester Community Hospital’s white render had dulled to a patchy grey, with dark streaking on the entrance gable and green and black algae along the base of the render panels. GCS Services Ltd was instructed to soft wash all first-floor render on the front and car park elevations, completed in a single day while the hospital stayed fully open.
Low-pressure application by pole on the car park elevation: no scaffold required
Project details
Client
Bicester Community Hospital
Location
Piggy Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6HT
Property type
Community hospital
Services provided
- Soft wash of all first-floor render: front elevation
- Soft wash of all first-floor render: car park elevation
- Removal of algae, lichen and black run-off staining
- Low-pressure rinse of sills, frames and stonework below
- Planting and pedestrian routes protected throughout
Before & After
See the difference
Main Entrance
Before
After
Entrance Gable: Viewed from the Flat Roof
Before
After
Recessed Render Panels
Before
After
Front Elevation: First-Floor Run
Before
After
Finished Result
A clean first impression
Low-pressure biocide treatment kills organic growth at the root, so the render is left bright and even, with a residual treatment that slows regrowth.
Before: run-off streaks from the gable coping joints
Car park elevation: first-floor render in scope
After: render panels and vents clean along the full length
Why soft washing?
High-pressure washing can erode render, force water behind it and strip its finish. Soft washing uses low pressure and a biocide solution to kill growth at the root, then rinses it away gently. The result lasts longer, protects the render and avoids costly repairs, and with no scaffold needed, it keeps disruption on a live site to a minimum.
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