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A small percentage of customers each year call in with the quote request to only have their soffits cleaned. In the picture above you can clearly see the “clean” streaks coming down the exterior walls where we applied our cleaning chemicals to the soffits. Unless you have an all brick exterior home we have to spray full coverage of the …

Artillery Fungus Spores (a.k.a. Shotgun Fungus) High pressure spray tips in addition to chemicals WILL NOT “Successfully” REMOVE most cases of artillery fungus spores. High pressure water will often times damage the paint and/or exterior substrate before removing the spores. Yet one can easily scrape them off with your fingernail? Artillery fungus typically grows in organic mulch beds. These black …

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 it can wait. The pictures below will show you what your pavers will look like if you decide to wait. New paver …

Screen enclosures are cleanable by anyone with proper knowledge and tools. Cleaning a 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 fabrics so wear …

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, 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 we always hear the …

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, …

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 will simply cost less money because it is less work. The calls we get are typically: “I already cleaned the 1st floor, but need someone to clean the 2nd floor” “The Northwest side that gets …

Often I am asked, “Should I pressure wash or repaint my exterior”… Well it depends on a few factors. This blog post will help our readers understand when they should simply pressure wash or repaint their home or businesses. If you have already budgeted for repainting your property(s) then treat yourself to a fresh paint job for your exterior only if one of the …

Short Answer: At least once per year. I personally softwash the front elevation of our home 5 or 6 times per year and the sides and rear elevation at least once. I clean the front multiple times as I can’t stand the bugs that build up around our soffit lights.  If you have ever wondered how often should one pressure …