Patios
A concrete patio is a flat surface, so we treat the stain, brush it, and pressure wash it right where it sits.
Rust Removal in Essex and Middlesex County, MA
Cleaning Rust Stains Off Concrete
in Essex and Middlesex Counties
Orange streaks on concrete patios, walkways, and foundations are often rust stains. Across Essex and Middlesex Counties, they can come from iron in private-well irrigation water, including minerals in the groundwater or older cast-iron pumps. Sean’s Property Services treats the stains with a carefully measured powdered acid solution, then brushes and washes it away. Call us at 978-995-3110, and we’ll take a look at the staining.
Concrete Surfaces We
Clean Rust Off
All of the surfaces below are concrete. Rust comes off every one of them the same way: a mild acid, a brush, and a careful wash. We set the exact scope when we look at the stain.
Walkways
Concrete walkways get the same treatment as a patio. They're flat and open, so the acid goes on, does its work, and washes off in place.
Pool Decks
Around here, a pool deck means the concrete around the pool. We clean the rust off it the same way we clean a patio.
Foundations
A foundation is vertical concrete, and it sits right in the path of the irrigation spray that causes the staining. We apply the acid to the wall face, then brush it and rinse the surface down gently.
Garage Walls and Floors
Garage concrete picks up rust on both the walls and the floor. We use the same mild-first method on each, starting light and only going stronger if the stain needs it.
Rust Removal
for Parking Garages and Commercial Concrete
Rust removal scales well past a home patio. In a parking garage, water running over steel leaves heavy rust staining on the concrete, and that's work we've done. We cleared the rust out of an underground parking garage over the course of a three-day job. Jobs like that are quoted on their own rather than off our add-on minimum. For a commercial site, you supply the water and we can bring our own for an added cost. We provide a W-9 and a certificate of insurance on request.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
for Rust Removal
The best reason to have us handle your rust is timing.
It Rides Along With the Job You Booked
We take care of your rust during the visit we're already making for another service, usually a concrete cleaning or a house wash. There's no separate trip to schedule and nothing extra to coordinate. The patio or walkway you're having cleaned is usually right where the rust staining sits, so it makes sense to handle both in one stop.
Add Rust Removal to Your Next Visit
How Rust Removal Goes
From Estimate to Invoice
Here's how a rust job runs, start to finish.
The Free Estimate
Call, text, or fill out the form, and our office assistant usually picks up. Give us the address and a couple of photos of the stain if we need them, or ask for an in-person look. Since rust rides along with another service, we fold it into the estimate for the job you're booking.
Accepting Your Estimate and Getting Scheduled
Your estimate is sent to you to accept online, with no pressure. Accept it and we schedule you right away. You'll get a text and email with your date and a one-hour arrival window. We send a reminder the day before and the day of, then an on-the-way message with an ETA.
Mixing the Acid Light and Stepping Up Only If Needed
We mix a powdered acid with water at the weakest strength, spray it onto the stain, and watch for a reaction. If it isn't reacting, we go stronger. Rust is iron sitting on the surface, so unlike oil, it comes off. We start with the mildest mix that works and only go stronger if we have to.
Brushing and Washing the Stain Off
Once the acid has done its work, we brush the stain and pressure wash it as delicately as we can. Heavy rust can take more than one application, so we repeat where the staining needs it.
Finished, Notified, and Invoiced
When the job is done, the crew marks it finished and lets you know, rolls the hoses, and packs up. The invoice follows. If anything about it isn't right, we want to hear about it before we call the job closed.
What Rust Removal Costs
and How We Price It
Rust is priced as an add-on to the service you're booking, and the exact number is set at your free estimate. A light stain costs less than heavy staining that needs repeat applications.
$200 minimum
Add-on service, $200 minimum. This is added onto a cleaning we're already doing for you. Heavier rust that takes repeat applications runs higher than a light stain.
Rust removal also counts toward our bundle. We're fairly priced, we tell you what things cost, and if you book three or more services together you get 10% off.
Our Promise
on Every Rust Removal
We stand by our work. If something isn't right because of something we did, we'll come back and make it right. No runaround. Call us, send a photo or let us come take a look, and we'll figure out what happened. If it's on us, we fix it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does rust removal take?
As an add-on to another service, rust removal can take as little as 30 minutes. Heavier staining takes longer, because it may need more than one application to come off. Either way, we handle it during the visit for your other service.
What causes rust stains on concrete?
Two things, mostly. A private well puts iron on your concrete through the irrigation water, because cast-iron pumps and the minerals in the groundwater carry it onto the surface. Metal furniture left sitting on a patio does the same. Iron on the surface is exactly what we remove.