How to Tell the Difference Efflorescence Cause: Moisture issue that occurs from water entry (leaks, high water table, poor drainage). Excessive calcium buildup between paver joints is commonly thought to be efflorescence, but technically it is not. Efflorescence occurs when water-soluble salts and minerals within the pavers or base materials are carried to the surface by moisture. Once the moisture …

We’ve cleaned thousands of homes over the years. Here are some useful spray tips to help keep a beautiful exterior! Below is an ongoing compiled spray tips list of the most common things we see on customer homes. 1. Skip splurging on outdoor decor like fancy lights, ceiling fans, or door hardware. The Florida sun, rain, and humidity will turn …

Homes throughout St. Johns County, Florida, including SilverLeaf, Shearwater, TrailMark, World Golf Village, Palencia, Beacon Lake, Murabella, and surrounding St. Augustine communities, are exposed year-round to humidity, rain, and airborne organic growth. Over time, this leads to algae, mildew, and dirt buildup on siding, trim, gutters, and exterior surfaces. Annual house washing helps prevent this buildup while keeping your home looking clean, …

Partial House Washing A small percentage of customers each year call in with the quote request for a partial house washing. When these customers do call in they specifically request a single elevation to comply with an H.O.A. violation. In the images below you can clearly see the “clean” streaks coming down the exterior walls where we applied our cleaning …

Artillery Fungus Black Mulch Fungus (a.k.a. Shotgun Fungus) Neither high-pressure spray tips nor corresponding chemicals will successfully remove most cases of artillery fungus spores. Black Mulch fungus are tiny and generally go unnoticed until there are hundreds of them on your fence and siding. If you are early in the detection and catch them fresh they can easily be removed …

Home Owner’s with pavers have most likely researched “paver sealing” on the internet. Just about every paver sealing article recommends to have them sealed. After finding out the real costs associated with paver sealing most home owners decide they can live with their pavers worn out. The pictures below will show you what your pavers will look like if you …

Screen enclosures are cleanable by anyone with proper knowledge and tools. Knowing how to clean your pool screen enclosure requires an 80/20 solution of water and sodium hypochlorite. Adding in a quality soap will help your solution “cling” which increases surface dwell time. Apply the solution with a soft bristle brush or pump up sprayer. This cleaning solution will ruin …

Exterior Spring Cleaning for Pollen Removal For warmer states, that get few hard freezes, pollen season begins very early. Therefore, this early start leads to an early end. In Jacksonville and St. Johns, FL the majority of pollen finishes in late April which is right in the middle of spring. Spring is synonymous with refreshing, invigorating and awakening. That’s why …

Removing rust stains generated by automobile battery acids, lawn fertilizers, and Irrigation wells can be challenging. Iron minerals applied to any material over time will start to show a brownish orange rust color. Not all wells contain iron, but the ones that do are easily noticeable after irrigating for short periods. The appearance of your homes exterior concrete, pavers, fencing, …

Full House Wash Benefits We often receive calls from residential customers asking if we can “partially” clean sections of their home. It is only logical to assume that a partial cleaning pressure washing will simply cost less money because it is less work. The calls we receive from partial cleaning request typically sound like: The challenge we face is clearly explaining the …