Before we clean it, we understand it.

It’s a fair question, and it’s why every AQUA job starts with a site assessment. We plan the flight area, set up an exclusion zone, check airspace and weather, and use ground equipment wherever the drone isn’t the right tool. We can share the site safety plan with the proposal.

No. AQUA is one crew with two systems. Aerial application handles suitable upper and hard-to-reach areas; water-fed poles, low-pressure and soft-wash equipment and hand detailing handle entrances, storefronts, lower storeys and detail work. You get one scope for the whole building.

On some buildings, a lift or rope access is the right tool — and we’ll tell you so. On others, lift placement is limited by landscaping, parking, soft ground or narrow lanes, or the setup is disproportionate to the work — and aerial application can reduce reliance on lifts, scaffolding or rope access on suitable facades. The assessment tells you which method fits each part of your building.

Most buildings do. We often handle the areas that are harder or more expensive to reach, or provide a comparison price at renewal — for example, a separate price for the upper facade.

Every job is priced per project after the assessment, based on the cleanable area by elevation, surfaces, access, water and site conditions. For standard properties within our normal service area, the assessment and estimate are provided at no charge; unusually large, remote or complex properties may need separate assessment arrangements, confirmed in advance. Send photos or drawings and we can usually give you a budget number to plan with first.

The AQUA assessment is how we understand the building and price the cleaning. For standard properties within our normal service area it comes with your estimate at no charge, and it isn’t delivered as documentation. AEG documentation is a separate, optional purchase: an existing-condition record of the building — imagery, mapped areas and elevation documentation, with orthomosaic or 3D where suitable — that you keep for maintenance planning, budgeting and future comparison.

Before work starts, the crew checks the building against what the assessment recorded. If the condition, soiling, access or affected area is materially different, we’ll show you what changed, and the scope and price are reviewed and agreed with you before work begins. The original assessment is the reference for what was first observed.

Drone-assisted exterior cleaning is used commercially in several markets. AQUA is a new division of Vexonix Corp and we’re building our project record now — so we’re happy to start with a test area or a single elevation so you can see the result first.

We set up a marked exclusion zone below the work area and schedule around foot traffic — often early mornings or weekends. Entrances are handled by the ground crew or worked when closed. If an area can’t be controlled, we don’t fly over it. We can help with tenant or resident notices.

Drains and landscaping are identified during the assessment. We use water only where possible; when a solution is needed, it’s chosen for the surface. If the site or city requires drain protection or containment, it’s included in the scope and price.

We use low-pressure application on glass and test first on sensitive or older surfaces. Pre-existing issues — failed seals, scratches, loose caulking — are photographed and noted before work starts.

Not always with the drone alone, which is why we bring ground equipment too. Your proposal lists exactly what’s included and what isn’t, by elevation. Anything that can’t be reached safely is listed as an exclusion — no surprises.

You choose the result — for example, organic-growth reduction or degreasing. We choose the product, dilution, pressure and method that are safe and suitable for your surfaces, and test first where needed.

Yes. Many buildings suit a spring-and-fall or quarterly program. The first assessment becomes the baseline, each visit is checked against it before work starts, and optional AEG records can compare the building’s condition over time.

No. It’s a visual documentation product — an existing-condition record of the building for owners, boards or maintenance files. Unless separately contracted, it is not a survey, an engineering or architectural certification, a building-envelope inspection or a warranty of building condition.