Exteriors Cleaned Right — Mud Season, Pre-Winter, and Pre-Lease

We price per square foot by surface type, not by the hour. Sidewalks, dumpster pads, siding, and storefronts each have their own rate because the equipment, technique, and labor are different. Multi-surface bundles get a discount when they're booked together, and portfolio clients running five or more properties a month receive a flat per-visit rate. Quotes always come from an on-site walk-through — never a phone guess.

High pressure is reserved for concrete, brick, and masonry where it's safe. Siding — vinyl, fiber-cement, and wood — gets a soft-wash by default, which uses surfactant and low-pressure rinse rather than brute force. Decks are washed at a controlled PSI matched to the wood species to avoid furring the grain. Every surface is identified and matched to a technique before the hose is unrolled.

An annual pre-winter clean plus a spring mud-season pass in April is the standard for most Vermont properties. Dumpster pads benefit from quarterly service, and storefronts or restaurant patios usually need monthly or bi-monthly attention. Portfolio clients receive a written cadence on every property so the schedule is predictable for your maintenance calendar.

A full siding prep covers surfactant application to break down road film and organics, a soft-wash pass at low pressure, a window and sill rinse, a frame wipe to clear the edges that collect grime, landscaping protection before any rinse starts, and a same-day walk-through so you can sign off before the crew leaves. The goal is to return the surface to bare substrate without damaging finishes.

North-facing and shaded siding typically sees regrowth in 12–18 months under Vermont's humidity and freeze-thaw cycles. Sunny exposures hold 18–24 months. Putting the building on an annual or bi-annual maintenance soft-wash cycle prevents the growth from re-establishing — you stay ahead of it instead of paying to remove a full reset each visit.