Much of Arlington is brick, and the white chalky stains on it need a different approach from dirt. Call any time and you will be put through to a local, owner-run pressure washing company.
Call (469) 649-7066Arlington is a brick city, with neighborhoods of 1970s and 1980s brick ranches and newer brick-front two-stories. Many of them show white, chalky streaks under windows, around sprinklers and at the base of walls. That is efflorescence: salts carried out of the brick and mortar by water, which crystallize on the surface as it dries.
Pressure alone will not fix it. Blasting efflorescence often just wets the wall, draws more salt out and brings the white back in a week. It needs a cleaner made for efflorescence, applied and rinsed correctly, and the source of the water, often a sprinkler head hitting the wall or a downspout dumping at the foundation, should be fixed too.
Old mortar joints erode under a narrow high-pressure tip, and painted trim above the brick peels. Brick and trim get low pressure or a soft wash. Driveways, walks and patios can take real pressure and a surface cleaner, with oil and rust pre-treated.
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Efflorescence: salts carried out of the brick and mortar by water. It needs an efflorescence cleaner, and the water source should be fixed.
At low pressure. High pressure erodes old mortar joints.
Water keeps drawing salt out of the masonry. Stop sprinklers from hitting the wall and redirect downspouts.
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All of Arlington, plus Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, Grand Prairie and Mansfield.
The line is answered around the clock. You will be put through to a local, owner-run pressure washing company that works in Arlington.
Call (469) 649-7066