Roof cleaning and house washing in Hamilton South

How should Hamilton South's federation-era houses be cleaned?

The ground was once coal-bearing land held by the Australian Agricultural Company, and Learmonth Park, Darling Oval and Henry Park are among the open spaces it has today. In 2021, 60.2% of homes were separate houses, 28.0% were flats and 11.9% were semi-detached or terrace dwellings.

Monier notes that moss and lichen spores take hold where moisture and dirt build up on a roof, so older tiled roofs here get a low-pressure roof clean rather than a pressure jet, and the walls a soft house wash. Flats held in strata are arranged through their owners corporation, which is responsible for the common property.

Key figures

1910

mining ends and the estate is planned

60.2%

of homes were separate houses in 2021

28.0%

of homes were flats or apartments

Sources

• Wikipedia, Hamilton South, New South Wales
• ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Hamilton South
• Monier (CSR), Roof Cleaning and Maintenance
• NSW Government, Strata repairs and maintenance
• NSW Spatial Services, Administrative Boundaries (postcode, council, distance, neighbours)