What's the difference between pressure washing and soft washing in Gulf Breeze?
Pressure washing and soft washing both clean the outside of a home, but using the wrong one can damage siding. What's the difference, and which surfaces need which?
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
Pressure washing uses high pressure for tough surfaces like concrete and driveways. Soft washing uses low pressure plus a cleaning solution for delicate surfaces like siding and roofs. The wrong method causes damage, so we match it to the surface on every Gulf Breeze job. More on pressure washing and soft washing.
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
The simple rule we use on every Gulf Breeze job: pressure for stone-hard surfaces, soft wash for everything else. Concrete driveways, sidewalks and pavers can take real pressure, which is how you lift tire marks and ground-in grime, and we use a surface cleaner for even, stripe-free results. Siding, stucco, roofs, painted wood, pool screens and fences get soft washing: low pressure with a detergent mix that kills algae and mildew at the root instead of blasting off the top layer. High pressure on those surfaces is how you get water behind vinyl siding, chewed stucco, stripped paint and shredded screens, damage we see from DIY rentals and rushed crews all the time. The chemistry matters as much as the pressure: because soft washing kills growth rather than just removing it, surfaces stay clean two to four times longer in our humidity. Near the water, salt film matters too; a house wash rinses it off the siding the same way our purified water takes it off the glass. Many Gulf Breeze homes have the house wash and the window cleaning done on the same visit. Licensed and insured. Text or call 850-378-3301 with your address and we'll text you a price.
Answers written by Paul Kunkleman and the WAHOO! Window Cleaning crew — licensed & insured, Pensacola, FL.