How shortlisting works
Share the job once so WashMerit can keep the shortlist tight.
WashMerit is built around 2 to 3 likely-fit providers, not broad lead blasting. The details below help separate fit signals from proof gaps that still need checking before work starts.
Before you submit
A better brief beats a bigger trade-directory blast.
WashMerit uses the details below to narrow the match, not to imply every provider is already verified for the exact job. The goal is a useful 2 to 3 provider shortlist with the remaining proof checks visible before work starts.
Bring the surface evidence
Photos of the worst staining, access limits, drainage, and the exact surface help keep the shortlist relevant instead of generic.
Separate fit from verification
A likely-fit provider is not automatically approved for your job. Confirm live insurance, method, access, and any commercial documents before booking.
Use the right prep checker
For pressure-washing, roof, render, soft-wash, gutter, roofline, frontage, or managed-site jobs, use a free checker first so the request includes method-risk, access, timing, and proof-boundary questions.
Get quotes
Tell us about the job and we will help you find the right provider.
A few extra details here make the shortlist better. That means fewer dead-end enquiries and more useful quotes back.
Step 01
Your job
Step 02
Scope and access
Step 03
Your details
When written quotes arrive
Compare the same scope, not just the headline price.
Generic quote lists can hide different assumptions behind similar prices. Ask each shortlisted provider to answer the same scope rows so method, access, protection, evidence, and exclusions stay visible before you choose.
Provider answers remain provider-supplied unless the profile says WashMerit has reviewed the evidence. This checklist is not a quote, contract, fixed price, availability promise, or workmanship guarantee.
Included areas and stages
Name each surface or zone, the cleaning stage, stain or moss treatment, and any re-sanding, sealing, gutter clearing, or follow-up work separately.
Method and result assumptions
Record the proposed method, surface limits, patch-test needs, and what result is expected immediately versus after a treatment or return visit.
Access, protection, and runoff
Compare access equipment, working hours, water or power needs, drain and plant protection, overspray controls, and public or neighbour disruption.
Waste, timing, and aftercare
Check debris disposal, gutter or downpipe handling, drying or curing assumptions, weather limits, aftercare, and who owns any repeat visit.
Completion evidence and sign-off
Agree the photos, mapped coverage, unresolved-defect notes, completion record, and named recipient needed before the job is signed off.
Exclusions and extra costs
Make repair, replacement, specialist referral, parking, access equipment, extra treatment, and other provisional costs visible instead of leaving them inside a headline price.
Before booking
Turn the chosen quote into a clear booking record.
Confirm who is supplying the work, the price basis, payment stages, timing, and how changes or any provider guarantee will be handled instead of relying on a verbal summary or directory profile.
Provider and price identity
Record the trading name and quote contact, whether the total is fixed or estimated, how VAT is shown, and which extras remain provisional.
Deposit and payment stages
Confirm any deposit, interim or final payment points, invoice recipient, and payment method directly with the provider. WashMerit does not collect or hold payment for the cleaning job.
Date, weather, and rescheduling
Write down the agreed date or window, what conditions may postpone the work, who contacts whom, and whether a changed or cancelled date affects the price or payment timing.
Written approval for changes
Ask for any revised area, method, treatment, access equipment, price, or date to be agreed in writing before extra work proceeds.
Guarantee and remedy terms
If a provider offers a guarantee or warranty, record who issues it; the work, treatment, materials, labour, or workmanship covered; its duration and start point; use, maintenance, notice, and evidence conditions; exclusions; the written claim route; and the remedy offered.
Commercial handoff where relevant
For managed or commercial sites, name the site contact, purchase-order or invoice recipient, access window, document deadline, and sign-off contact.
Provider answers and any guarantee or remedy remain provider-supplied. This comparison aid is not legal advice or a contract. WashMerit is not the guarantor, contracting party, or payment service, and it does not confirm provider acceptance, availability, or workmanship.