Power Washing

The Difference

Soft-Wash vs. Pressure-Wash

The single biggest mistake in residential power washing is using too much pressure on vinyl, painted, or wood siding. High-pressure water forced under siding edges pushes water behind the wall, where it can rot sheathing and grow mold for years out of sight. It also strips paint, splinters wood, and forces water through window seals.

The right approach for siding is a soft wash — lower pressure, with a cleaning solution that does the actual work. The mildew, algae, and dirt come off chemically; the rinse is gentle enough to not push water where it doesn't belong. Hardscape surfaces (concrete, pavers, stone, brick) take the higher pressure fine. Two different techniques for two different surface types.

Most "power washing companies" use the same high-pressure approach for everything. We don't.

What We Wash

Common Surfaces

• House exteriors. Vinyl siding, painted wood, brick, stucco, hardiplank — soft-wash technique to remove algae, mildew, dirt, and the green/black tide line that builds up over the years.
• Driveways. Concrete or asphalt — tire marks, oil stains, ground-in grime, and the algae that grows in low spots. Pressure-washed to bring the surface back to its original color.
• Walkways, patios, pool decks. Pavers, flagstone, concrete, brick. Re-sand joints after if pavers (so we don't blast out the joint sand).
• Decks & fences. Composite, treated wood, cedar — lower pressure with the right cleaning agent. Prepares deck surfaces for re-staining if that's the next step.
• Outbuildings. Sheds, detached garages, pool houses — same technique as the main house.
• Post-tree-work cleanup. Sawdust on the driveway, sap on the siding, leaf-stain on the deck — if we did the tree work, we can clean up after ourselves too.

Why Us

On the Property Anyway

Like gutter cleaning, power washing is a service that's most efficient when bundled with something else we're already doing at the property. If we're doing tree work and the driveway needs a wash after the sawdust settles, doing both in one visit saves the trip-charge that a standalone power-washing company would tack on.

We're also comfortable saying "you don't need this." Some siding looks dirty but is actually weathering naturally; some driveways have stains that pressure won't fix and need a stain-specific approach. We'll tell you straight what'll work and what won't.

Pricing

What Affects the Price

• Surface area. A 2,000 sq ft house is different from a 4,500 sq ft estate. Pricing scales with size.
• Surface condition. Routine annual maintenance vs. five years of neglect with heavy algae and mildew growth.
• Material type. Painted wood siding gets soft-wash; concrete driveway gets full pressure. Mixed surfaces mean two passes with different setups.
• Access. Two-story sides reachable from ground level vs. high gable ends needing ladder work.
• Cleanup & restoration. If pavers need re-sanding after, or if a deck needs to be ready for staining, that's additional time.
• Bundled with other work. Tree work + post-job clean costs less than a standalone visit.

Estimates are free. We can give a ballpark over the phone if you tell us approximate square footage and surface types.

Where We Work

Service Area

Northern Virginia Piedmont primarily, with extended reach throughout Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia for larger jobs.