Low pressure house washing can significantly improve the appearance of your home.
Also known as soft washing, low pressure house washing lets you safely remove years of dirt and grime from your exterior. It’s an instant way to beautify your home.
Yes, there’s a difference between standard pressure washing and low pressure washing. Today, we’re explaining everything you need to know about low pressure house washing and how it works.
What is Low Pressure House Washing?
Low pressure house washing is a specialized exterior cleaning process that involves using specific pressure washing settings – and specific cleaning solutions – to clean a home.
Some professionals use low pressure house washing techniques to clean tricky brick exteriors. Others use it to clean siding, stucco, or other surfaces.
Typically, cleaners use a pressure of 60 to 300 psi, depending on the surface being cleaned. A softer surface requires light pressure to avoid damage.
It’s not just about the pressure: it’s also about the cleaning solution.
Professional low pressure house washers typically use a special soft washing cleaning solution to clean the exterior of a home or business. These solutions are environmentally friendly, allowing you to safely clean the exterior of your home without worrying about damaging your property or polluting the environment.
What Does Low Pressure House Washing Do?
Low pressure house washing can help homeowners remove years of dirt and grime from a property. A good low pressure house wash can provide all of the following benefits:
Beautify Your Property: Good pressure washing will beautify your home, cleaning its appearance and helping it look its best – even if you’ve neglected exterior cleaning for years. Enhance curb appeal, brighten surfaces, and make your home look its best with low pressure house washing.
Kill Algae and Mold: When ignored over the years, mold and algae can build up. Eventually, it causes structural problems with your home. Low pressure house washing avoids this problem, killing bacteria using environmentally-friendly solutions. A good soft washing can quickly kill algae, mold, mildew, moss, and lichen.
Protect your Home from Future Algae Regrowth: The special formula used by exterior cleaners kills mold and mildew – but it also prevents mold and mildew from returning. Low pressure house washing solutions prevent regrowth of mold, algae, and bacteria for several months, giving your home extra defense against the elements.
Clean Your Roof: Low pressure house washing is effective for cleaning roofs. Standard pressure washing damages roof shingles. Low pressure house washing, meanwhile, gently rinses shingles without damaging your roof. That means you clear your shingles of contaminants while ensuring our roof stays protected for decades.
Avoid Damage: Many homeowners damage their home using a pressure washer. If you use the wrong settings or wrong formula, you can easily do serious damage to siding and other parts of your home’s exterior. Some amateur pressure washers think they can pressure wash everything on standard settings – only to find they’re pushing water deep into the cracks of their home. Low pressure house washing avoids damage, cleaning your home without destroying your exterior.
Because of these benefits, low pressure house washing is particularly important in wet or humid environments – like Massapequa, Seaford, Dix Hills and nearby communities. Without regular low pressure washing, your Long Island home could quickly develop mold, mildew, lichen and other problems.
How Low Pressure House Cleaning Services Work
Any company that provides exterior cleaning should be able to provide low pressure house washing. It’s a standard part of an exterior cleaning or pressure washing company’s service.
Professional pressure washing companies use specialized, high-end equipment to clean properties. They don’t use the same sub-$500 pressure washers found in homes. They use professional-grade cleaning equipment to provide professional-grade cleanings.
It’s not just about the pressure washer: cleaners must carefully choose their house cleaning formula.
Most pressure washing companies use a single environmentally-friendly cleaning solution – or a combination of solutions. These solutions blast away dirt, grime, and debris, but they also kill bacteria.
What to Expect After Soft Washing a Property
After a good soft washing, homeowners can expect all of the following benefits:
- A cleaner, more beautiful exterior
- Protection against mold, mildew, algae, and other bacteria
- A stronger, healthier roof
- No damage to exterior siding or surfaces
We provide effective pressure washing to homes and businesses across Suffolk County and Nassau County on Long Island.
For all of these benefits and more, request an estimate from your Long Island exterior cleaning experts at Majestic Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing today!