Drone Exterior Cleaning in Jacksonville, NC
Jacksonville's larger buildings include its hospital and medical offices, multi-story hotels and apartment communities, and water towers. All of it needs exterior cleaning that keeps up with coastal heat and humidity without the cost and disruption of a boom lift.
Built for Jacksonville's mix of properties
Jacksonville sits along the New River near the Onslow County coast, so its buildings face heat, humidity, and, closer to the water, salt air. Each surface needs a method matched to it: a low-pressure soft wash for brick, stucco, EIFS, and painted surfaces, chemistry matched to glass and metal, deionized water for solar panels, and a power wash for concrete. And a drone's small footprint means any closure of an entrance or parking is brief, not the days a lift or scaffolding can take.
Our Jacksonville service area
Jacksonville's larger buildings are spread along its main commercial corridors. These are the kinds of buildings in our service area.
Hospital & medical offices
Jacksonville's hospital and the multi-story medical office buildings around it, where any closure of patient entrances or parking has to be as short as possible.
Western Boulevard
Multi-story hotels and apartment buildings along Western Boulevard and the city's other main commercial corridors.
Apartment communities
Multi-story apartment communities across Jacksonville, with breezeways, balconies, and upper floors that are hard to reach without a lift.
Water towers
Water towers and other tall structures where height and access are the hard part of the job.
Military installations
Multi-story buildings and other tall structures on Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Work on an installation requires prior approval from it, and we will coordinate with the installation before any flight.
Why Jacksonville buildings get dirty
Jacksonville's buildings deal with long, humid summers, spring pollen, and, closer to the water, salt air.
Humidity, algae, and mildew
Surfaces that stay damp through a humid Jacksonville summer, like north-facing walls, shaded stucco and EIFS, and concrete that rarely sees sun, grow green algae and mildew.
Salt film near the water
Closer to the New River and the coast, salt air leaves a film on glass, metal, and painted surfaces. Salt pulls moisture out of the air, so coated surfaces stay damp longer, which speeds up corrosion, rust staining, and mildew.
Black streaks on shingles
Black streaks on the shingle roofs of Jacksonville's apartment and hotel buildings are Gloeocapsa magma, an airborne cyanobacteria that feeds on the limestone filler in asphalt shingles. A low-pressure soft wash kills it; pressure washing strips the shingle granules.
The yellow pollen season
Every spring, pine pollen coats roofs, ledges, windows, and solar panels. Mixed with morning dew, it turns into a sticky film that holds dirt and feeds mildew long after pollen counts drop.
Jacksonville questions
Can you fly near or on Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River?
Only with approval. Flying a drone on or over a Marine Corps installation, including Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, requires prior approval from the installation, and some of the airspace around them is restricted or controlled, as is the airspace around Albert J. Ellis Airport. We will check the airspace for every job, secure any authorization needed before scheduling, and tell you up front if a location cannot be flown.
Can you clean a Jacksonville hospital or medical building that never closes?
Yes. Medical buildings around Jacksonville's hospital cannot shut down a patient entrance for a day of lift work. The drone works from a small, mobile footprint, so we may keep a small area clear for a short time while cleaning directly overhead, then move on. We will plan the work around entrances, ambulance routes, and parking with your facilities team before arriving.
How tall a building can you clean in Jacksonville?
Our drone reaches up to 150 feet. On taller buildings, we can clean the lower stories, podium levels, entry canopies, signage, and attached parking decks. If your building is taller than we can serve, we will tell you during the assessment.
Our HOA wants the black streaks off our roofs. Can you help?
Yes. The black streaks are Gloeocapsa magma, a cyanobacteria common on asphalt shingles in coastal humidity. A soft wash applied by drone kills the growth without anyone walking on the roof or pressure washing away the shingle granules. Individual homeowners can book roof cleaning directly, and associations can set up a community-wide plan covering clubhouses, amenity buildings, and other common structures.
Do you work with HOAs and apartment communities in Jacksonville?
Yes. Associations and property managers can set up a single recurring plan covering clubhouses, amenity buildings, apartment buildings, and other common structures, with consolidated scheduling and billing. We will schedule around residents, and individual homeowners can book roof, solar, and skylight cleaning on their own.
More answers are on our main FAQ page.