If you associate pressure washing with very high-powered jets of water, you won’t be wrong. After all, that’s what it’s all about, right? Well, not exactly.
Pressure washing is considered to be the panacea for removing stubborn grease and oil stains from concrete driveways and garage floors. However, it’s not the right solution for other, more delicate surfaces. That’s where soft washing comes into the picture. Let’s see how this process works, and how you can benefit from having your property soft-washed.
The Soft-Washing Process
As the term implies, soft washing is a more gentle approach to the house-cleaning science. Instead of using scouring agents and jets of pressurized water, this method relies more on mild yet potent detergents to deep clean your property. These cleaners have been specifically designed to cut through the layers of dirt and grime and restore your property to its original pristine beauty. It’s ideal for the following surfaces:
The Shingles on Your Roof
Your roof is exposed to the elements 24/7. As such, it will quickly lose its shine and become dirty and grimy. Here, using powerful pressure-washing machines would be counterproductive. Sure, the excess water pressure would clean the roof, but at a terrible cost. Shingles are not as tough as concrete, and a high-pressure setting would strip away their upper protective layers. This holds particularly true if you combine the water pressure with bleach.
Your roof will look clean, but without its protective covering, it will become waterlogged. Once that happens, it’s only a matter of time before all manners of organic parasites will cover your beautiful roof. In fact, contaminants like lichen, moss, black algae, and mildew will quickly start growing inside your shingles and rupture them from the inside out. If they are not removed soon, you’ll be looking at hefty repair bills at best—or complete replacement at worst!
Here, your friendly neighborhood soft-washing specialists will use their bespoke herbicide and detergent mixture to clean your roof without causing any damage. They’ll allow the mixture to soak into your shingles and loosen the dirt, grit, and grime. At the same time, the herbicides will go to work eliminating the organic pollution. Once the mixture has done its job, they will wash it away with streams of low-powered water, leaving your roof sparkling clean.
The Deck
Here too, using excessive pressure can lead to water stains, while the moisture will get trapped inside the wood. All that residual dampness will attract organic contamination that will eat through your deck. However, using soft-water washing techniques would not only restore your deck, but also increase its longevity.
We at Sparkle Wash York have plenty of experience in soft washing in Lancaster County, PA. We’ll wash your property and also use high-quality sealers to lock in the shine to make your external surfaces impervious to the elements.
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