Anyone who owns a home in South Huntington or elsewhere knows how slippery driveways, walkways, patios, and decks can get. And the longer the driveway, walkway, patio, or deck has been in place the greater the risk that someone is going to slip and fall. If we were talking about areas that only received light foot traffic maybe it would not be such a big issue. But these are areas people traverse every day. Making sure they’re safe is a priority. Fortunately, power washing provides a simple and cost-effective way to eliminate the slipping threat and restore your property to a safer condition.
What Causes These Areas to Become Slippery?
Over time driveways become covered in various slippery fluids that leak and drip from cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles that use them. A few drops of oil here and there might not represent a clear and present danger to you or your guests, but years’ worth of oily grime can become a major safety issue. And when an oily surface is covered in snow or slush it becomes even more dangerous.
Patios and walkways don’t receive automotive traffic but unless they are constantly maintained they will attract moss and mold over time. By themselves, these plants and fungi are slippery enough, but when it rains or snows they become considerably more slippery and represent a major threat to the safety of anyone trying to walk on them.
Decks – whether elevated decks used to host barbecues and parties or decks that ring inground pools – are subject to moss and mold growth just like patios and walkways. Backyard decks that are used frequently also attract various types of detritus that are tracked in on the soles of shoes. This can work its way into the wood and make it slippery. Dropped food items, spilled drinks and other materials can do the same.
Why Should You Be Concerned About Slippery Surfaces?
Slippery surfaces on a property are more than an inconvenience, they represent a real danger to the health and safety of everyone that comes in contact with them. In addition, if a delivery person slips and falls on a slippery walkway the homeowner may have to pay that person’s medical bills for years to come, as well as punitive damages. The same goes for other people who enter your property whether to visit or to perform work.
The outlook isn’t a lot better for yourself or family members who might slip and fall. The last thing you want is for a loved one to have to undergo a lengthy recovery from a slip that might have been prevented if you’d opted to have Majestic clean your walkways or perform a thorough patio cleaning.
Avoid Debilitating Injuries with Professional Power Washing
The specter of a loved one experiencing a serious injury or the same thing happening to a contractor or guest should raise red flags and prompt a call to Majestic Window & Exterior Cleaning to ask about our pressure washing services. There is no need to tolerate injuries, lawsuits, increased insurance premiums, and more. Not when you can have the threat effectively removed quickly and affordably.
Save yourself the back-breaking work of getting down on your hands and knees and trying to clean these surfaces yourself. There’s no need when concrete cleaning, brick cleaning, and wood cleaning can all be performed in a quick and effective manner by the highly-trained technicians at Majestic. For less than you expect, we can restore the beauty and safety of your home and drastically reduce the threat of slips and falls at the same time.
Expert Surface Cleaning in South Huntington
Over time oily deposits from cars and other vehicles as well as the growth of mold and moss can turn formerly safe surfaces like driveways, patios, walkways, and decks into dangerous places where the risk of slips and falls is ever-present. Thanks to power washing it doesn’t have to be that way.
In order to make sure your home is always as safe as it is beautiful, get in touch with the team at Majestic Windows & Exterior Cleaning. We have the equipment, experience, and expertise necessary to restore the various hard surfaces on your property to a safe and attractive state in no time. So call 631-421-2295 today.