Outdoor Cleaning in Yorktown, VA

Most Yorktown calls start with the house. Green algae and black mildew settle on vinyl siding, brick, soffits, and gutter faces. We handle that with house soft washing. It is a low-pressure wash that uses a soft wash solution to kill the growth instead of blasting it off. We clean eaves and soffits and brighten gutter faces, including the tiger striping that runs down the front of aluminum gutters.

Black roof streaks are Gloeocapsa magma algae feeding on asphalt shingles. Moss and lichen follow on slopes under trees. Our roof cleaning uses low-pressure application only. High pressure strips shingle granules, and those granules protect the roof.

Driveways, sidewalks, patios, and pool decks get pressure washing with a rotary surface cleaner. We pre-treat oil stains and rust stains before we clean and post-treat the concrete after the passes.

Wood decks and fences turn gray and hold mildew between the boards. Our deck and fence cleaning covers wood and composite decks, railings, and fence boards. We move furniture aside, keep the wand at a low angle to protect the wood fibers, and apply wood brightener when the boards need it.

We finish with window cleaning. Pollen film and hard water spots come off first-floor glass with a squeegee. Second-story windows get a water-fed pole and a purified water rinse. We also clean screens and tracks, wipe frames and sills, and clean storm door glass.

We work in nearby Tabb and Hampton too.

Main Street has historic homes. Old wood siding, painted trim, and aged brick do not take pressure the way new vinyl does. On an older house we test the solution on a small section first. We keep the pressure low and let the solution and dwell time do the cleaning. On brick, we lift the mildew without driving water into old mortar joints.

Riverwalk Landing runs a mile along the York River. Homes near the water sit in damp air, and algae comes back faster on walls that face the river or stay in shade. We give those walls extra dwell time. We also clean the soffits and gutter faces above them, because growth that stays up there washes back down onto clean siding with the next rain.

The Yorktown Victory Monument overlooks the open York River harbor. Roofs near the water take that moisture on every slope that faces it, and shaded roofs hold it longer. That is where we find black streaks, moss, and lichen together. We treat moss and lichen along with the algae, flush the gutters and downspouts after the roof, and manage runoff so it does not pool against the foundation or soak the beds below.

Yorktown Beach is a two-acre beachfront in Historic Yorktown. Sand and grit ride home on shoes, chairs, and coolers, and they end up on patios, pool decks, and deck boards. We rinse loose grit off before the surface cleaner runs. Sand under a spinning cleaner scours concrete and scratches composite boards.

On shaded lots near the Colonial Parkway and across town, mature trees drop pollen every spring. That yellow film coats decks, driveways, screens, and glass. When a customer wants windows and a house wash in the same season, we schedule them after the heavy pollen drop. Clean glass stays clean longer that way.

We start with a walk around the property. We note algae, mildew, streaks, stains, and the surface under each one: vinyl, brick, wood, shingle, or concrete. We check which walls and roof slopes stay in shade, where the downspouts drain, and which plants sit close to the house. Then we tell you what we will clean and how.

Before any solution goes on, we pre-wet the plants. Wet leaves and soil do not soak up the cleaning mix. We cover delicate plants when they sit right under a wall we are washing.

On siding, we apply the cleaning solution from the bottom up. Solution running down dry siding leaves streaks, so we start low and work up. We let it dwell long enough to kill the growth. Then we rinse from the top down, so dirty water always runs over wall we have not finished yet. We rinse the plants again when the wall is done.

On roofs, we tie off with a roof harness and apply the solution at low pressure. We do not walk the shingles harder than we have to, and we never use high pressure on asphalt. After the roof we rinse the gutter line and flush the downspouts. Dead algae keeps washing off over the next few rains, and streaks that were dark go light before they disappear.

On concrete, we pre-treat oil and rust stains and give the treatment time to work. We run the rotary surface cleaner in even, overlapping passes to prevent striping. We clean edges and corners with a rinse wand, rinse the whole slab, and post-treat to slow algae return.

On decks and fences, we clean the boards along the grain with a low-angle wand and brighten the wood where it has grayed. If you plan to stain or seal, we tell you how much dry time the boards need before stain goes on. We put the furniture back when the deck is dry enough to walk.

Windows come last, so no overspray lands on clean glass. We squeegee reachable windows, run the water-fed pole on upper floors, and finish frames and sills with a detail towel.

Do you soft wash or pressure wash?

Both, depending on the surface. Siding, roofs, and older painted wood get soft washing because pressure damages them. Concrete gets pressure washing with a surface cleaner because it can take it and the stains sit deeper. Our guide on soft washing or pressure washing walks through each surface.

Which surfaces need cleaning?

We clean what shows growth or stains and what feeds growth back onto clean surfaces. A green north wall usually means dirty soffits and gutter faces above it, so we clean those too. If your roof has streaks and your siding is clean, we clean the roof and leave the siding alone.

How often should I clean the outside of my house?

Most Yorktown homes need a regular house wash, and how often depends on shade and moisture. Shaded, river-facing houses sit at the short end of that range. Roofs usually go longer between cleanings. Concrete and decks depend on shade and traffic. Our guide to mildew and algae on exteriors explains why growth returns where it does.

Will the black streaks come back on my roof?

They return over time, because the algae spreads on wind and water. How fast they return depends on shade and moisture. Shaded slopes near trees streak first. We point those out after the cleaning.

Is the solution safe for my plants?

We pre-wet plants before we start, keep solution off them, and rinse them again after each wall. That is the standard on every job we do.

Call (757) 697-5416 or request an estimate for outdoor cleaning in Yorktown. Tell us what you see: green siding, black roof streaks, stained concrete, or a gray deck. We will look at the surfaces, check the shade and drainage around them, and explain the cleaning options that fit. You can also read more about our company.