Drone Facade Cleaning Miami — High-Rise Exterior Soft-Wash

Drone facade cleaning in Miami runs $0.18–$0.65 per sq ft of vertical surface depending on height, substrate, and access complexity. Most Miami-Dade high-rises fall between $4,500 and $40,000 per cleaning — typically 30–60% less than the same scope by rope access or swing stage.

Stucco (most Miami residential and mid-rise), EIFS (most newer commercial and condo high-rises), curtain wall and architectural glass (Brickell/Downtown towers), precast concrete (parking structures and 1970s-era commercial), and standing-seam metal (mixed-use rooftops and mansards). We tune chemistry and dwell time to each substrate's manufacturer guidance.

No. Our drones use low-pressure pure water (50–120 psi at the surface) with a neutral-pH soft-wash chemistry that the EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA) and major stucco manufacturers (LaHabra, Parex USA, BMI) accept as warranty-safe. We never use high-pressure washing on either substrate — that's what causes the cracking and delamination most Miami EIFS buildings already deal with.

Oceanfront properties in Brickell, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, and Aventura need facade cleaning every 6–9 months due to salt-aerosol buildup. Inland Miami-Dade buildings typically run on a 12–18 month cycle. Post-storm cleaning after every named system is standard practice for Miami property managers and adds 1–2 visits in a heavy hurricane season.

Yes. Most of Miami-Dade sits under Class B (MIA), Class D (OPF, TMB), or Class E airspace. Our pilots file LAANC authorizations 24–72 hours in advance — approvals typically return within minutes for our standard cleaning altitudes. We bake LAANC into the project schedule so it doesn't add a delay.

We routinely clean ahead of Miami-Dade 40-year recertification and Florida SB-4D Milestone Inspections (10-year for buildings 3 stories and up within 3 miles of the coast). The 4K geotagged photo and video set we deliver per elevation is what structural engineers and the Miami-Dade Unsafe Structures Board expect for the cleaning portion of the inspection record.

Almost never. The drone operates outside the building envelope; sound at the glass is similar to a window AC unit at 6 feet. Most cleaning happens during business hours with no tenant interruption. Miami Beach and Mid-Beach hotels typically prefer a pre-dawn flight window — we routinely fly 5:30–8:30 AM to clean guest-facing elevations before checkout traffic.