Clean Brick With Dry Ice Blasting

Whether it's cleanup of new construction or removing vegetation stains, dirt, and weathering from old brick, dry ice blasting has many advantages. Pressure-washing can "blow out" fresh Type N mortar, the standard used for brick. If the new-construction brick was laid in the rain, it may be hard to clean the mortar smears from the face of the brick with pressure washing. The temptation with pressure-washing a difficult surface is just crank up the pressure. This can quickly damage the brick and mortar.

Dry ice blasting can be gentle enough to remove smoke damage from wood carvings, which means water stains, salt spots, mold, mildew, wasp nests, and bird droppings can be removed from brick walls easily and safely. With dry ice blast cleaning of brick there is:

• one-pass cleaning saving time and labor
• minimal residue cleanup--the dry ice just evaporates
• no hazmat disposal costs for used cleaning media
• no hazmat training or protection needed for operators
• no water mess to muddy up the job site
• no damage to brick and mortar from excessive pressures
• less risk of damage during construction cleanup

Continental Carbonic Products, Inc. can supply both dry ice and equipment from 29 locations. Dry ice blasting equipment of various sizes can be purchased or rented for cost-effective blasting of any size project.