A Square One operator vapour blasting a painted marking off the boardwalk at Granville Island, Vancouver, the Burrard Street Bridge behind under a clear sky

Clean it, prime it, bring it back

Graffiti, old markings, paint and grime off almost any hard surface, with the dust held down in water. The rig comes to you.

Vapour blastingGranville Island, Vancouver · marking removal
  • 92%less dust than dry blasting: the water holds it down
  • Low heatlittle to no heat at the surface, so nothing warps or scorches
  • 2regions: Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, one mobile rig
Before and after

Drag the line

Aerosol graffiti on face brick, before and after.

The same face-brick wall after vapour blasting, clean brick, mortar joints intact

Demonstration · aerosol graffiti off face brick · drag the line

Send us a photo of your wall
How a job goes

Four steps, every job

  1. Step 1: Photos and the address

    Send photos of the surface and what has to come off it. We look at the site, free.

  2. Step 2: Written quote

    A written quote for the job, before anything starts.

  3. Step 3: On site

    The rig comes to you. The abrasive travels in water, so the dust stays down.

  4. Step 4: Walk-through

    We walk the cleaned surface with you, primed if a coating follows.

Surfaces

AsphaltConcreteBrickLimestoneMarbleStuccoSteelIronWoodPavers & patiosMarine decksHulls & on-board coatings

Service area

Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. The rig is mobile, and it comes to the site.

Vancouver · North Vancouver · West Vancouver · Burnaby · Richmond · Surrey · Coquitlam · Maple Ridge · Langley · Abbotsford · Chilliwack · Victoria · Saanich · Langford · Duncan · Nanaimo · Parksville

Questions

What people ask about vapour blasting

How is vapour blasting different from pressure washing or dry blasting?

It uses less water than pressure washing, produces up to 92% less dust than dry blasting, and puts little to no heat into the surface, so it cleans or strips without the mess or the damage of either.

What can it remove?

Road markings, graffiti, gum, mould and soot, paint and stain, fire and smoke damage, and marine coatings, from concrete, steel and wood.

Do you come to the site?

Yes. The rig is mobile across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, and it is how Square One prepares surfaces for its own coating and thermoplastic work.

Get a quote

Send us a photo, we send back a quote

A couple of photos and a postcode. We come back with the approach and a written quote.