Often I am asked, “Should I pressure wash or repaint my exterior”…
Well, it depends on a few factors. If your spouse wants to change your home’s exterior color then the contents of this blog post might fall on deaf ears. If your home’s siding is covered in grime and you are torn between if you should pressure wash or repaint, then this post applies to you. It’s probably time to repaint if the bullets below apply to you:
- Your paint has begun to chip, bubble and/or peel
- Paint color is faded (Oxidized) or has become washed out
- It is a color that is no longer popular or you dislike the color scheme of your exterior
If your homes exterior siding, gutters, and trim are covered in organic growth then a chemical softwash will solve your problem. The best part is that it softwashing would be but a fraction of the cost to repaint. The cost to professionally pressure wash a 2,500-sqft home will cost about $350.00 to $450.00. The cost to repaint the exterior of a 2,500-sqft home can range from $5k to $10k depending on architectural details.
Did you buy a home with an exterior paint color that you did not like?
I am willing to bet the “majority” of readers already like the color of their home. Hence, if you just want refresh your home’s appearance hire a professional pressure washing company.
If you are a property manger of a Townhouse or Condo development and have a fully funded budget to either pressure wash or repaint, but the HOA Board Members are divided on whether they should pressure wash or simply repaint all of their buildings, then the same three bullets mentioned above still apply. It’s also important to look at the challenges as a team while keeping the residents’ best interests in mind.
Pressure Wash or RePaint my Exterior
We can pressure wash an eight-unit two-story townhome building, on average, in just under 6 hours which includes all gutters, downspouts, soffits, walls, driveways, sidewalks, curbing, screened-in patios, privacy fence screens, etc. I was a commercial construction project manager for 15 years before starting my professional pressure washing business. I can confidently tell you that repainting the same building exterior would take at least 3 to 4 days. In addition, painters do not clean gutters, downspouts, vinyl soffits, driveways, sidewalks, curbing, screened-in patios, or fencing. You will still need to hire a pressure washing service.
Look at it this way… would you pay a landscaping contractor to lay all new sod, plant trees/shrubs/flowers around your home or business only to neglect your new yard? Try not cutting the grass, hedging the bushes, or spraying for weeds/bugs for a few months. The same goes for your building exteriors and hardscapes, pressure washing is a much-needed annual maintenance item that should not be overlooked.