Surface guide
Every surface cleans differently
Each guide starts with what the maker of that material says about cleaning it, then how we clean it and what cleaning will not fix.
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The fastest way to damage a house is to clean every surface the same way. Siding makers, deck makers and paver makers each publish their own cleaning instructions, and they do not agree with each other. One maker allows a pressure washer at a set limit. Another says not to use one at all. These guides put each maker's own rules in one place, next to how we handle that surface on the job.
A few patterns run through all of them. Pressure is the usual way surfaces get hurt, so most makers either cap it or ask for a hose and a soft brush instead. Chemistry is the second: bleach and acid each have surfaces they help and surfaces they damage, and the same cleaner that suits stucco can lighten a composite deck. Testing comes third: several of these makers say to try a cleaner on a small hidden spot first. Our own approach follows the same lines. Siding gets a low pressure soft wash, where the cleaning solution does the work, and high pressure is kept for concrete, asphalt and paver flatwork.
If your house is older, with soft brick, lime mortar, limestone trim or old painted wood, the rules are stricter still. Those surfaces have their own section: cleaning an older Louisville house.
Do not see your surface? Describe it on the contact page or call, and we will tell you how we would clean it, or if we would not.