Soft & pressure washing
House, Driveway & Exterior Pressure Washing in Monroe, West Monroe & Ruston
North Louisiana humidity puts green mildew on siding, black streaks on roofs and a gray film on every slab of concrete you own. We take it off — soft washing where the surface is delicate, real pressure where it isn’t.
What we wash
Most of our washing work is residential exteriors — the house itself plus everything around it that has gone gray, green or black since the last time it was cleaned. We also take rental turnovers and small commercial buildings.
Not on the list? Boat docks, carports, dumpster pads, playsets, brick mailboxes, retaining walls — if it’s outside and it’s dirty, call or text a photo and we’ll tell you whether we can clean it and what it would run.
Why north Louisiana is hard on exteriors
This is a humid, heavily wooded part of the state, and it shows up on buildings in three predictable ways:
- Green and black mildew on siding. Shaded walls, especially north-facing ones, stay damp long enough for mildew to take hold. It starts near the ground and creeps up.
- Black streaking on roofs. That is Gloeocapsa magma, an algae that feeds on the limestone filler in asphalt shingles. It runs downhill in dark streaks and does not wash off in the rain.
- Gray-green concrete. Driveways, walkways and patios under tree cover grow their own algae film, and spring pine pollen mats on top of it. The slab looks “old” when it is really just coated.
None of that comes off with a garden hose, and most of it comes back if you only knock it loose instead of killing it. That is the whole argument for soft washing over blasting.
How a wash day goes
1. Free estimate
Call or text Jase at 318-805-8288 or Garrett at 318-614-8665. Tell us the address and what you want cleaned; a couple of photos gets you a faster, more accurate number. No charge and no obligation.
2. Setup and protection
We hook to an outside spigot and an outlet, pre-wet plants and beds around the work area, and move what needs moving — furniture, grills, door mats.
3. Wash
Soft wash on siding, roofs and painted surfaces; surface cleaner and higher pressure on concrete. Delicate or unusual surfaces get tested in an out-of-the-way spot first.
4. Rinse and walk-through
Everything gets rinsed down, including the landscaping. If you’re home we’ll walk it with you before we pack up.
Finish the job while we’re there
A clean house tends to make the beds in front of it look worse. Plenty of our customers pair a wash with flowerbed cleanup and fresh pine straw, window washing, or a haul-off of the limbs and junk we uncover — all in one visit, one estimate.
Proof
Washes we’ve done — drag to compare
Every one of these is a real job in Ouachita Parish, photographed the same day. Drag the slider across each photo to see what came off.
In their words
What customers said about the washing
Cathy booked a wash and a flowerbed cleanup in the same visit — the most common way we get called out.
“Jase come to our house to clean up our flower beds, trim bushes, and wash the exterior of our house. He came early, worked through the rain, and did an excellent job!”
Questions
Pressure washing questions we get asked
What’s the difference between pressure washing and soft washing?
Pressure washing uses water force to clean — right for concrete, brick and stone. Soft washing uses low pressure and a cleaning solution that kills the mildew, algae and lichen at the root — right for siding, roofs, painted wood and screens. Using the wrong one is how siding gets water behind it and shingles lose granules, so we match the method to the surface.
Will pressure washing damage my siding or roof?
Not the way we do it. Siding and roofing get soft washed at low pressure. We also wet down landscaping before and rinse it after, so plants around the house aren’t sitting in cleaning solution.
How long does the clean last?
A soft wash that kills the organism lasts longer than a rinse that just knocks it off — usually a year or more on siding. In north Louisiana the shaded, north-facing side of a house and any concrete under trees always comes back first.
Do you need my water and electricity?
Yes — an outdoor spigot and an outlet. We bring everything else. You don’t need to be home as long as we can get to the areas being cleaned and the spigot is on.
Can you get rid of the black streaks on my roof?
Usually, yes. Those streaks are Gloeocapsa magma, an algae that feeds on the limestone filler in asphalt shingles. It shows up worst on north-facing slopes here because they stay damp longest. A soft wash kills it rather than grinding it off.
How much does pressure washing cost?
It depends on square footage, how many stories, and how bad the buildup is — so we quote each property rather than posting a flat rate. Call or text a couple of photos and we’ll give you a free estimate.
Other things we do
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