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Hire a Laser Cleaning Machine in Hawes

For a single barn conversion, a soot-stained beam or a run of Dales stonework, you can hire a machine and have it delivered to Hawes rather than buying outright.

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BS 8221-1:2012 approvedDay, week or monthTraining includedDelivered to Hawes

Every hire includes

Delivery to your Hawes site and collection
On-site training at handover
Full safety and compliance documentation
PPE kit and laser safety signage
UK support line for the whole hire

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Why hire in Hawes?

Laser Machine Hire Delivered to Hawes

Hiring suits Hawes because so much of the work here is one building at a time. A farmer with a soot-blackened beam, a homeowner restoring a stone porch, a builder mid-way through a barn conversion. Rather than buying a machine for a single job, you hire one, we deliver it to the site, and we collect it when you are finished.

Hire runs by the day, the week or the month, so you can match the rental to the size of the task. A short stretch of rusted railings might need a day. Cleaning down the stonework and timber of a full farmstead could take a week or more. You decide the window and pay for the time you actually use.

Because the machine is mobile and van-deployable, the awkward location of a Dales site is not a problem. We bring it to you at the head of the dale rather than expecting you to haul anything to Leeds. Training comes with the hire, so whoever runs it on the day knows how to handle stone, timber and metal safely.

If the trial goes well and you find yourself hiring repeatedly, the hire fees can be offset against a later purchase. That makes hiring a sensible first step for anyone in Hawes weighing up whether laser cleaning could become a proper part of their trade rather than a one-off.

From our Leeds studio we cover Hawes and the wider North Yorkshire area, 52 miles from Leeds, an area we run regular scheduled trips to. Operators working around Hawes also take on jobs in Ingleton, Middleham and Settle and the surrounding DL postcodes.

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Day, weekly or monthly terms
Delivered and collected, no trip to Leeds
On-site training and full safety pack
Test all seven services commercially
Fees offset against a later purchase

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On the ground in Hawes

What Needs Cleaning Around Hawes

The buildings and surfaces around Hawes show exactly where a laser earns its keep in the upper dale.

The Wensleydale Creamery works from stone and rendered structures that pick up grime, algae and traffic film like any other Dales building, all of which a laser lifts without chemicals.
The Dales Countryside Museum occupies older station and civic fabric where soiled stone and painted metalwork are the sort of surfaces heritage laser cleaning is built to restore.
Hardraw Force draws visitors past stone walls, gateposts and timber that weather and grow moss and algae over the seasons, the kind of biological growth a laser removes cleanly.

Surfaces around Hawes

What the Buildings in Hawes Are Made Of

Wensleydale is built out of the Yoredale beds, alternating bands of limestone, sandstone and shale, and Hawes takes its walls from whichever course lay nearest. That means grey sandstone and gritstone rubble, limestone in the field walls, and heavy stone flag roofs that hold moss on every shaded pitch. Timber lintels, cast iron rainwater goods and painted joinery fill the gaps. At this altitude the weather does the rest, greening the stone and lifting paint within a few seasons.

Stone flag roofs across the upper dale carry moss beds that hold water against the stone. Laser cleaning removes the growth without the pressure washing that shifts flags and drives water under the lap, and the flags stay in place while you work.
Dairy country means stainless and mild steel plant, tanks, frames and conveyor parts. A pulsed laser cleans and de-rusts metal without abrasive media, which matters in any building where grit contamination would be a serious problem to deal with afterwards.
Hawes has a long rope and hardware trade behind it, and the town's workshops still carry cast iron machinery, benches and fittings. Laser stripping takes decades of oil, paint and rust off those without dismantling them or resorting to a caustic tank.
Painted signage, shopfront timber and door surrounds around the market square weather hard at this altitude. The laser strips flaking coatings back to sound wood in place, so a repaint starts from bare timber rather than another layer over a failing one.

Available to hire

Pulsed Lasers

Our three most popular power levels, from £6,650. All air-cooled, mobile-ready and commercially configured for UK deployment. The full range runs from 200W to 2000W for heavy industrial and marine work.

Precision & entry-level

LaserStrip 200W

Light, precise and low-cost to run. The most affordable way to start. From £6,650.

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LaserStrip 300W

Best balance of speed and finesse. Covers all seven revenue streams. From £7,800.

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Heavy-duty production

LaserStrip 500W

Faster area coverage for heritage façades, structural steel and larger contracts. From £16,900.

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Need more power? See the 1000W industrial laser, 1500W and 2000W for structural steel, marine and infrastructure contracts.

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What our customers say

Trusted by Operators Across Yorkshire

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"They answered every question before I bought and have picked up the phone every time since."

Owen B.

Sole trader, Hawes

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"A run of railings that would have taken days by hand was stripped back in an afternoon, clean and ready to coat with no grinding."

Paul R.

Stonemason, North Yorkshire

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"Cleaned a stone frontage two other firms said would need replacing. Saved the owner thousands."

Martin G.

Builder, Hawes

Laser cleaning in Hawes

Restoration Work in Hawes

From Hawes you have Gayle, Bainbridge, Askrigg and Hardraw within minutes and the whole of upper Wensleydale beyond that, with Sedbergh and Leyburn at either end of the dale. Farms, holiday lets and small workshops across that stretch have very little competition for this kind of work. See them all on our services page.

Oak Beam and Timber

Beams, purlins and the roof carpentry inside dale barns are black with soot and old preservative. The laser lifts that back to clean wood in place, dry, keeping the adze marks and assembly numerals visible instead of scouring them away with a wire cup brush.

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Victorian Sandstone

The original face of sandstone frontages across Hawes brought back without the micro abrasion that grit blasting causes.

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Heritage Stone Cleaning

Wensleydale sandstone weathers to a soft grey and gathers lichen and algae in the sheltered courses, while the limestone in walls and dressings takes a thin dark crust. Laser cleaning removes both at the surface without opening the pores or eroding tooled faces and arrises.

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Laser cleaning guides

Practical Guides for Hawes Operators

Fifty odd miles from a city, the questions are about pricing, travel and what a machine really costs to run. Our free guides cover all three, along with power ratings and the kind of work that pays best across the Dales. Browse the full blog.

Best Laser Cleaning Machine for a Small BusinessFor a sole trader or a small firm, the best laser cleaning machine is not the biggest one, it is… Is Laser Cleaning Safe? Risks and Precautions ExplainedLaser cleaning is safe when it is done properly, but it deserves respect rather than complacency… Removing Limewash and Black Paint From BeamsFor decades it was fashionable to paint beams black or coat them in thick limewash, and now owne… Cleaning Listed Buildings: The Rules and MethodsCleaning a listed building is not like cleaning any other. The wrong method can cause permanent … Pulsed vs Continuous Wave Laser Cleaning ExplainedLaser cleaners fall into two broad types: pulsed and continuous wave. The difference lies in how… 200W vs 300W vs 500W Laser Cleaner: Which to ChooseLaser cleaning machines are sold by power, in watts, and that number sets how fast you work and …

Hire questions for Hawes

Frequently Asked Questions

Will you deliver a machine all the way out to Hawes?

Yes. The machine is mobile and van-deployable, and we deliver and collect for hires. From our Leeds base to the head of Wensleydale is around 52 miles, so we plan delivery around your start date and take the machine away once your project is done, saving you any travelling.

How long should I hire for a single barn conversion?

It depends on how much stone and timber is involved, but a full barn with beams and walls to clean often suits a weekly hire. Smaller jobs, like a stretch of railings or one stained beam, can be done in a day. Tell us the scope and we will suggest a realistic window.

Does hiring first make sense before I commit to buying?

For most people in a rural spot like Hawes, yes. Hire lets you test the machine on your own stone and timber before spending on a purchase. Training is included with every hire, and if you decide to buy later, the hire fees can be offset against the machine cost.

Can I hire for a single barn or farmhouse project?

Plenty of people do exactly that. A hire covers you for a defined piece of work, with delivery to Hawes, training on site at handover and collection when you have finished. If the phone starts ringing afterwards, and it often does once neighbours see the result, you can <a href="/buy-laser-machine-hawes">buy a laser machine in Hawes</a>. Read <a href="/blog/hire-vs-buy-laser-cleaner">hiring versus buying</a> before you commit either way.

Do I need three phase power on a farm to run it?

No. The machines run off a standard supply and are air cooled, so there is no chiller, no compressor and no water to plumb in anywhere. On remote sites a generator of the right rating is enough. That is a large part of why people <a href="/hire-machine">hire a laser machine</a> for jobs where getting services to the building would otherwise be the biggest headache of the week.

Trading laser cleaning long term in Hawes? Buying the FLT-P outright keeps every penny of revenue and usually pays back fastest. Hire fees can be offset against the purchase.

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Delivery to Hawes from Our Leeds Studio

Hawes sits about 52 miles from the Leeds studio, up at the head of Wensleydale in the DL postcodes. That is a proper run, which is why we bring the machine to you rather than asking you to fetch it. Training happens on site at handover, and on a hire we come back up to collect at the end.