Bardstown, KY

House 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 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 the Bardstown Historic District, where the downtown brick is on the National Register, 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 centimeter or two thick, and it comes back as long as the warehouses are aging. It is not the black mold people worry about indoors, 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

Before you book 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, 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.

Will pressure washing damage my roof or siding?

Not the way we do it. Roofs and siding get a soft wash: low pressure plus a cleaning solution that kills algae and mildew at the root, instead of high pressure that strips shingle granules and forces water behind siding. High pressure is for flatwork like driveways and sidewalks, not for the parts of your house that were never built to take it.

When should you not power wash your house?

Never on the roof. High pressure strips the protective granules off asphalt shingles, and they do not grow back. Consumer Reports publishes 1,500 to 3,000 PSI as the range for concrete, and a shingle is nothing like concrete. The same goes for painted wood, old mortar and stucco, which lift or erode under force. Those surfaces get a soft wash instead: low pressure plus a cleaning solution.

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. We work Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, when most crews will not come out.

Other work we do in Bardstown

Driveway and Concrete Cleaning in Bardstown

Surface cleaning for driveways, sidewalks and walkways that pulls oil spotting, tire marks and organic staining out of concrete.

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Deck and Patio Cleaning in Bardstown

Cleaning for wood, composite and concrete outdoor living space, matched to what each surface can actually take.

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Fence Cleaning in Bardstown

Wood, vinyl and chain link fence cleaning that strips the green film and weathering off both sides.

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