What Does Pressure Washing Cost in St. Petersburg, FL?
Quick answer: Pressure washing cost in St. Petersburg depends mainly on square footage, the surface being cleaned, how much buildup has accumulated, and whether the job needs a gentle soft wash or standard pressure washing. A small driveway costs less than a full exterior wash on a large waterfront home, and a property that has […]
How to Clean Concrete: Driveways, Sidewalks, and Patios
Concrete is the surface people feel most confident about. It is hard, it is flat, it is on the ground. What could go wrong? Tiger stripes. That is what goes wrong. A driveway that looks worse after you cleaned it than before, with light and dark bands running the whole length. Here is how to […]
How to Clean Stucco on a Florida Home
Stucco looks like concrete. It is not concrete. It is a thin cement coating full of tiny pores, and it is softer than almost anyone expects until they have chipped some. Most houses in St. Petersburg are stucco. Most pressure washing damage in St. Petersburg is stucco. Those two facts are related. The safe way […]
How to Choose a Pressure Washing Company in St. Petersburg
I am going to give you the questions I would ask if I were hiring someone to wash my own house. Ask them of everyone you talk to. Ask them of us. The short version: hire the company that can explain, before touching anything, which surfaces get soft washed and which get pressure, how they […]
Preparing Your Home Exterior Before Hurricane Season in St. Petersburg
Hurricane prep in St. Pete usually means shutters, sandbags, and a run on bottled water. The outside of the house gets forgotten until the first big rain shows you where the water goes. This is the checklist for the part everyone skips. Before the season ramps up in June: get the gutters and downspouts clear, […]
Protecting Waterfront and Salt Air Homes in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is a peninsula. Water on three sides. Which means the breeze coming across your yard almost always started over salt water, and it brings a little of that salt with it. You never see it land. You just notice the house graying out faster than the one your cousin has in Brandon. Salt […]
Why Mold, Algae, and Mildew Keep Coming Back on Florida Homes
You cleaned it in March. It was green again by June. You are not doing anything wrong. You are fighting biology in the one climate where biology has every advantage. Mold, algae, and mildew come back on St. Petersburg homes for two reasons. First, they are alive, and most cleaning only removes the part you […]
DIY vs Professional Pressure Washing: What to Weigh Before You Decide
I run a pressure washing company, so you would expect me to tell you to hire one. I am going to do something more useful and tell you exactly when you should not. Do it yourself when the job is flat, at ground level, made of concrete, and you would be fine with “good” instead […]
How to Clean Vinyl Siding Without Damaging It
Vinyl siding overlaps like shingles turned sideways. Every panel has a lip, and every lip is a little pocket that opens upward. Hold onto that picture, because it explains every rule in this post. To clean vinyl without damaging it: rinse loose dirt, apply a cleaning solution that kills the algae and mildew, let it […]
How to Clean Pavers: Brick, Concrete, and Travertine
Pavers are the surface where a pressure washer does the most damage per minute. Not because they are fragile, though travertine is. Because of what lives between them. Hit paver joints with a wand and you blow out the sand that locks the whole patio together. Now the pavers wobble, the joints fill with water […]