Pressure is not the point
A wide tip, the right distance, and a cleaner do more than raw psi. Blown-out cedar fuzz is damage, and we will not call it prep.
PAINTING · PREP
Power Washing and Surface Prep
Power washing is the prep we sell on purpose, and the one we refuse to overdo. Cedar and older lap siding can be scarred or flooded by a strong fan tip. We wash house walls, trim, decks and flatwork at a pressure the surface can take, with a mildew treatment where the green is in the grain and not just on it. It is the right first step before paint or stain, and a useful standalone before a sale.
Included in this scope
- House walls, soffits and trim washed at a pressure suited to the material
- Mildew treatment where a rinse will not touch the staining
- Deck washing that does not shred cedar or void a composite warranty
- Plants and openings protected from the spray
- A note on what the wash revealed: bare wood, soft trim, failed caulk
Details that change the result
It feeds the paint scope
If you are painting, the wash is part of that estimate. Booking it alone makes sense when you are not ready to coat, or you want to see the real color of the house first.
Decks have their own page
A deck that needs stain after the wash belongs on deck refinishing. We can do the wash and the stain as one sequence.
Where this fits
Related pages
Most projects touch more than one trade. These are the pages homeowners open next, and the scopes we most often bundle into a single estimate.
Questions
Before you call
Will washing force water behind the siding?
It can, if someone aims up under the lap. We do not. If the wall is already wet inside, washing is the wrong first move — the moisture inspection is.
Do you wash roofs?
We do not blast composition shingles. A roof that is green gets an inspection and an honest maintain-or-replace answer, not a pressure washer.
How soon can you paint after a wash?
When the wall is dry. In a King County June that might be the next day. In a marine layer it might be longer. We do not coat a cool, damp board to stay on schedule.
Ready when you are
Get a written estimate this week
Call (425) 555-0123, or send the form and we will schedule the visit. We reply within one business day.