House Washing · Dallas

Green on the north wall?Wash it the right way.

Mildew, red dirt splashback and spring pollen all come off a Dallas house without blasting it. Call any time and you will be put through to a local, owner-run power washing company.

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What a Dallas house collects in a year

Most homes in Dallas-Fort Worth are brick on the ground floor with siding or fiber-cement board above, and each surface picks up something different. The north and shaded sides go green and black with mildew and algae, because they never fully dry after a rain. The bottom few feet of brick get splashed with red and brown soil every time a storm hits the flowerbeds. Eaves and soffits fill with spider webs and mud dauber nests. And every spring, oak and pecan pollen settles into a yellow film on everything.

None of it is permanent, and almost all of it comes off without high pressure.

Technician washing the siding of a two-story brick and siding home — Walls are washed at low pressure with a cleaning solution, working from the ground up.

Why walls get soft washed, not blasted

Concrete can take a lot of pressure. A wall cannot, because a wall is an assembly, not a slab.

Brick veneer has small weep holes near the bottom that let moisture out of the wall. High pressure aimed at them drives water into the cavity behind the brick, which is the opposite of what they are for. Aged mortar joints wash out, too.
Vinyl and lap siding overlap from the bottom up. Spray aimed upward pushes water behind the panels.
Fiber-cement and painted trim can lose paint in strips under a narrow high-pressure tip.
Windows have seals and weep slots of their own, and old window glazing does not like a blast of water.

Soft washing uses a cleaning solution applied at low pressure, time for it to work on the growth, and a gentle rinse. It kills the mildew rather than scrubbing the surface off with it, which is why the result lasts longer.

What a proper house wash includes

Plants protected

Beds and shrubs soaked with plain water before cleaning, and rinsed again afterwards.

Outlets and lights checked

Exterior outlets covered, light fixtures and doorbells avoided, and any open windows closed first.

Bottom up, then top down

Solution applied from the bottom to prevent streaks, then rinsed from the top.

Eaves and soffits

Webs and nests cleared. Ask whether soffits are included; it is a common gap between quotes.

Pressure washing a concrete walk in front of a brick Dallas home — Most homeowners wash the house and the flatwork on the same visit while the crew is set up.

How often

Once a year is enough for most Dallas homes. Late spring, after the pollen is done, is a good time. Homes under heavy tree cover or with a north wall that stays damp may need the shaded side done more often. If your HOA has sent a letter about mildew, a single wash usually clears it.

What happens when you call

The line answers right away, day or night. Say what you would like cleaned and roughly how big the house is, and you will be put through to a local, owner-run power washing company that serves Dallas-Fort Worth. They will give you a price before any work starts, and you deal with and pay them directly.

Common questions

Is it safe to pressure wash brick?

Brick itself is tough, but mortar and the weep holes near the bottom of the wall are not. Brick homes should be soft washed at low pressure with a cleaning solution, not blasted with a narrow high-pressure tip.

Will the cleaning solution hurt my plants?

Not when it is done properly. Plants are soaked with plain water first, which keeps them from absorbing the solution, and rinsed again afterward. Ask the crew how they handle it before work starts.

Are windows included in a house wash?

Often not. Some companies rinse windows as part of the wash, others quote window cleaning separately. Ask so you are comparing like with like.

How long does a house wash take?

Most single-family homes take a few hours, depending on size, height and how much growth there is.

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