Soft washing
House soft washing
A low-pressure wash for siding, brick, and painted surfaces that a pressure washer would scar.
Georgia shade puts a green film on the north wall, under eaves, and anywhere irrigation overspray sits. Homeowners try a pressure washer, leave wand marks, and the film is back because the organic growth was not actually killed.
We walk the house first. Vinyl, painted wood, brick, and stucco do not get the same mix. Where a soft wash is right, we use a controlled solution — often sodium hypochlorite with a surfactant — let it dwell, and rinse at low pressure. Plants are wet down before we start. Windows and fixtures are watched, not blasted.
Included
- Full exterior body of the house, one or two stories
- Eaves, fascia, and the lower story of soffit as access allows
- Plant rinse and a walk-through when we finish
- Notes on anything that needs a different trade
How it is quoted
Quoted from photos or a walk-around: stories, stain level, and how close the plantings sit to the wall.
We do not soft wash a roof on this visit unless it is booked with the house. Interior walls are not part of a house wash.
In your town
The chemistry, in writing
Questions
How do you quote house soft washing?
Quoted from photos or a walk-around: stories, stain level, and how close the plantings sit to the wall.
What should we do before you arrive?
Send photos in daylight, move cars off the work area, and tell us about pets, a pool, or plantings you are particular about. If this is a house call, send the list ahead so we can say half day or full day before we block the calendar.
What will you not take on?
We do not soft wash a roof on this visit unless it is booked with the house. Interior walls are not part of a house wash.
Often booked with it
Roof soft washing
Black streaks and algae lifted off architectural shingles without a pressure washer on the roof.
Vinyl siding cleaning
Chalk, mildew, and pollen taken off vinyl without forcing water behind the panels.
Brick and masonry cleaning
Mildew, clay splash, and atmospheric dirt lifted off brick without eating the mortar.
Stucco soft wash
Mildew on stucco and EIFS removed without cutting the finish.