Pressure Washing in Lewisville, TX

Concrete does not usually need replacing. Most driveways that look permanently stained are holding years of organic growth and traffic film, and they come back several shades lighter than the owner expects.

We clean driveways, sidewalks, patios, decks and siding. Surfaces differ, and so should the approach: flat concrete takes a surface cleaner, which is a rotating bar under a hood that produces an even finish instead of the wand-shaped stripes you get from waving a pressure lance around.

Not everything should be blasted. Wood and siding take a low-pressure wash with the cleaning done by solution and dwell time rather than force. High pressure on cedar tears the soft grain out from between the harder rings and leaves a furred surface that then holds dirt worse than before it was cleaned. On siding it drives water up behind the boards, which is a problem that shows up later and somewhere else.

Most of what darkens a north-facing surface in this climate is biological: algae, mildew, lichen. Pressure alone knocks the surface off and it returns quickly. A proper clean treats the growth so it stays gone appreciably longer.

Timing matters if sealing or staining is on the list. Cleaning is the prep step, and the surface has to be fully dry before anything goes on top, so it is worth booking the two together rather than as separate jobs weeks apart.