House Washing
A house wash is the job we do more than any other in Lexington. Most calls start the same way. The north side has gone green, the soffits have black streaks, and the white trim is not white anymore. That is algae and mildew growing on the surface, not damage, and it comes off with the right mix and low pressure.
How we wash a house in Lexington
We soft wash. Our machines run about 90 PSI with a lot of water, and a cleaning solution does the work. We soak every plant and bed within reach first. Then we apply the solution from the roof line down, let it sit fifteen to twenty minutes, and rinse with volume. The growth is dead, so it rinses off clean instead of streaking, and it stays gone a lot longer than it would after a pressure washer pushed it around. GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed recommend this method for their products, so it won't void your siding warranty.
Everything from the roof down is included. Siding, eaves, soffits, dormers, fascia, gutter exteriors, and around every window and door. We rinse the plants again when we finish and send you before and after photos.
Brick, vinyl, Hardie, and painted wood
Lexington gives us all four, sometimes on the same street. The older streets around Ashland Park, Chevy Chase, and Southern Heights are mostly brick and painted wood. Brick doesn't grow green the way vinyl does, but the soffits, trim, and gutters do, and the mortar holds dirt. Those houses get a longer dwell and a gentler rinse. The two story colonial above is on Snaffle Road. The newer subdivisions out Hamburg, Masterson Station, and off Tates Creek Road have a lot more vinyl, and vinyl shows algae fast, especially on a north wall under trees. It also cleans up fast. The gable below is on Carters Close, white vinyl over brick, after the wash.
Hardie board and painted wood get the same soft wash with a lighter mix. High pressure is what lifts paint and drives water behind the boards, so we don't use it on a house.
Where we wash houses in Lexington
We have been washing Lexington houses since 2009 and keeping a record of every job since 2017, and a lot of those records are the same houses calling back. Lancaster Court alone has had us back a dozen times for house washes. Gulfstream Drive, Breakwater Court, Snaffle Road, Northwood Drive, and Ferguson Road have each had us out for house washes more than five times. Hidden Point Drive, Rivard Lane, Glendover Road, Rose Hurst Way, Pierson Drive, Copper Creek Drive, and Saron Drive are close behind. The southeast side of town is the biggest piece of our schedule, then Hamburg and Andover, then Beaumont and the southwest. The house below is on Poplar Springs Lane, vinyl over brick with a two car garage, after a house wash.
If your street is not in that list, call anyway. We work in every part of Fayette County, and the truck below is in a driveway on Queensway Drive.
How often a Lexington house needs it
Every one to two years for most homes. A house under heavy tree cover, or with a north wall that never dries out, may need the shorter end. A house in full sun on a corner lot can stretch it. We'll tell you which one you have when we see it.
You don't need to be home. We need a water spigot and your windows closed. We can be there while you are at work and text you the photos when we're done. The price range is below, and the quote is the price.
