Bardstown, KY

House Soft Washing in Bardstown, KY

Gentle soft wash for vinyl, brick, stucco and wood siding that lifts mold, mildew and algae without forcing water behind the surface.

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Bardstown, KY

What Bardstown does to your siding

Siding does not need high pressure, it needs the right solution and patience. We use a low pressure soft wash to take mold, mildew, algae and dirt off vinyl, brick, stucco and wood without damaging paint, caulking or trim, and without driving water in behind the panels. Eaves, soffits and fascia get cleaned with it, not around it.

Why Bardstown is different

Bardstown has a cleaning problem almost nowhere else has. It is the Bourbon Capital of the World, with Heaven Hill and Barton Brands aging whiskey in town, and the ethanol vapor coming off those warehouses feeds Baudoinia compniacensis, the black whiskey fungus. It can spread around a mile and a half from an aging warehouse and it coats siding, fences, concrete, outdoor furniture and trees in a black crust. Layer that over Kentucky's second oldest city, where 279 structures across 26 blocks of downtown are on the National Register in Georgian and Federal brick, and you have surfaces that are both filthy and delicate.

What drives it in Bardstown

Whiskey fungus is not ordinary mildew. It feeds on airborne ethanol rather than on the surface it sits on, it grows as a velvety black crust up to a centimetre or two thick, and it comes back as long as the warehouses are aging. It is not the black mold people worry about indoors and it is not a health hazard, but it will not weather off on its own.

The job

What house soft washing includes

What is included

Safe on vinyl, brick, stucco, wood and fiber cement
Will not strip paint or caulking the way high pressure does
Cleans eaves, soffits and fascia, not just the flat walls

Not included: painting or repainting, siding repair or replacement, window cleaning.

How we work in Bardstown

Two things drive the method here. Whiskey fungus needs a cleaning solution rather than brute pressure, because pressure alone drives it into the surface. And the historic brick around the downtown district cannot take high pressure at all, so anything near Federal Hill or the courthouse square is soft washed.

What house soft washing costs in Bardstown

$0.25/sq ft

$0.25 per sq ft of home on a single story, $0.27 on a two story, with a $300 minimum. A 2,000 sq ft ranch is about $500; anything under about 1,200 sq ft lands at the $300 minimum.

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What Customers Say About Our House Soft Washing

★★★★★

“Excellent work and top notch crew! Pressure washed our house, concrete patio pad and shop on our property and they look spotless! Could not recommend these guys enough!”

Tyler Phillips

Questions we get in Bardstown

What is the black film on my house near the distillery?

It is almost certainly whiskey fungus, Baudoinia compniacensis. It feeds on the ethanol vapor that comes off bourbon aging warehouses, it can carry around a mile and a half, and it settles on siding, fences, concrete, furniture and trees as a black crust. It is not the black mold people worry about indoors and it is not considered a health hazard, but it does not wash off with rain.

Will it come back after you clean it?

Eventually, yes, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. As long as whiskey is aging nearby the vapor keeps feeding it. Cleaning removes what is there and buys you a long stretch of clean, but properties close to the warehouses are a maintenance wash rather than a one time job.

What areas do you serve?

Louisville and the surrounding communities out to about 80 miles, including Prospect, Anchorage, Mount Washington, Shepherdsville, Taylorsville, Shelbyville, Bardstown, Elizabethtown, Frankfort and Lexington. Lexington is the furthest, at 78 miles, and gets booked as its own trip.

Do you offer free estimates?

Yes. Every estimate is free and there is no obligation.

How soon can you get to Bardstown for house soft washing?

Bardstown is part of our regular service area. Send your details and you will hear back the same day to get a time on the calendar. Weekends are wide open, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, which is when most people are home to walk the property with us.

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