Pressure Washing in Central Iowa

Pressure washing is one of the busiest scopes we run across Central Iowa every spring. Winter mildew, road salt spray, and pollen coat driveways, sidewalks, and elevations across Des Moines, Ankeny, and Waukee through most of the year, and by mid-summer mildew on shaded north walls is heavy enough that any repaint bonded on top would fail early. Crews adjust pressure and tip size to the substrate so brick, Hardie, LP SmartSide, painted wood, and concrete each get the right approach.

Older Beaverdale, Sherman Hill, and Highland Park homes tend to have chalkier paint and original wood siding that will not tolerate maximum pressure, while newer Waukee and Grimes builds can take a more aggressive wash. Concrete, pavers, and stamped hardscape each get a different pressure and detergent approach at the estimate.

Most standalone pressure-washing requests here are pre-listing cleanups or pre-paint prep. When the goal is a full exterior repaint, the wash is scoped as the first day of the project so paint bonds to a clean substrate. Our writeup on long-lasting exterior paint treats pressure washing as step one for a reason.