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House washing that cleans the siding, not sands it.
Siding, brick, soffit and trim around Conway, Greenbrier and Greers Ferry Lake — washed at about 100 PSI, which is roughly garden-hose pressure. The solution lifts the growth. The rinse carries it off. Nothing gets driven behind the lap joints.
Typical house wash runs $330–$700 depending on size, height and how much is growing on it. Every property is quoted before anything is booked.
What is actually on the wall
The north side goes green. The sunny side looks fine.
That is not a coincidence and it is not a housekeeping problem. Arkansas runs muggy from early May into October, and a shaded wall stays damp for days after the rain stops. Algae, mildew and lichen settle where the moisture sits, which is why one elevation of a house can look years older than the other three.
Left alone it holds moisture against the surface underneath. On wood that is what rots a board. On painted siding it is what lifts a coat early. Washing it off is maintenance, the same as cleaning a gutter.
What comes off in a house wash: green and black algae, mildew, spider webbing and nesting, pollen film, and the grey chalking that dulls older vinyl. What does not come off: anything that has already stained through, and oxidation deep in the vinyl — that needs oxidation work, which is a separate job and priced separately.
How it runs
Four things happen, in this order.
The plants get covered
Beds, shrubs and anything growing against the wall are protected and covered before any cleaning solution is mixed. Not after it is mixed, and not while it is being sprayed.
The solution goes on
Applied low and worked up the wall, then given time to sit. The dwell is what does the cleaning — not force. This is the step that lets the pressure stay at about 100 PSI.
It gets rinsed down
Rinsed top to bottom so nothing dries on the surface, with the windows and door surrounds taken as they come.
You walk it
If something is still sitting there when the hose is packed, it gets another pass before the trailer moves. That is easier than coming back.
Straight answers
The questions people actually ask.
Will the pressure damage my siding?
No, because siding is not pressure washed. It is soft washed at about 100 PSI, roughly what a garden hose gives you.
The reason people worry about this is real — a pressure wand on vinyl can force water up behind the laps and leave it in the wall cavity. That is why the wand does not come out for siding.
What happens to the plants along the wall?
They are covered before any solution is mixed. It is a step in the job, not an afterthought.
Do I need to be home?
No. All of the work is outside. Plenty of houses get washed while the owner is at work.
How long does it take?
Most single-story homes take a few hours. A larger two-story property with a roof and flatwork in the same visit can run a full day.
How often should this be done?
Roughly every one to two years for the house. Shaded walls come back sooner than sunny ones, so a north elevation under trees may want it more often than the rest of the house.
Often booked together
What people add to a house wash.
Roof cleaning
If there are black streaks running down the shingles, the roof is the other half of the same job. Soft wash only, under 100 PSI.
Roof cleaning →Concrete cleaning
Drives, walks and patios take real pressure — 3,000–4,000 PSI on a surface cleaner. A washed house next to a green driveway looks half done.
Concrete cleaning →Deck & fence cleaning
Wood comes down to 500–1,200 PSI. Same visit, different setting.
Deck & fence →Where we wash
Towns we run house washes in.
Out of Conway, Fairfield Bay and Heber Springs, across Faulkner, Van Buren and Cleburne counties.
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Send a photo of the worst wall.
You will get a number and what is inside it before anything is booked. No walk-around required, and nobody knocks on your door.
Or look through the photographs of finished jobs first.