Driveways, walkways, patios, decks, and siding. The spring cleanup after a Central Oregon winter puts everything back where it should be.
What we wash
Driveways and parking pads. Oil spots, tire marks, ground-in soil, and winter cinder staining. Walkways and entries. Including the slick organic film that builds on shaded concrete and makes it genuinely dangerous when wet. Patios and pool decks. Concrete, pavers, and stone. Decks. Wood and composite, at low pressure. High pressure on a wood deck raises the grain and ruins the surface, and it’s the most common DIY pressure washing mistake. Siding and house exterior. Soft washing, not high pressure. Chemistry does the work. Fences. Wood and vinyl. Retaining walls and hardscape. Block, paver, and natural stone surfaces. Garage floors. Oil, rubber, and ground-in winter cinder. Gutter exteriors. The visible face and any staining that streaks below the line.
Pressure versus soft washing
This is the difference between a good result and expensive damage.
High pressure belongs on concrete and unsealed masonry. On a driveway a surface cleaner gives an even result with no wand striping.
Soft washing (low pressure with a cleaning solution) belongs on siding, stucco, painted surfaces, wood, and composite decking. On these, high pressure strips paint, forces water behind siding where it causes rot, gouges soft wood, and voids composite decking warranties.
Anyone who brings one pressure setting to your whole house is going to damage something.
The Bend part
Winter is the reason most people call. From roughly November until the spring street sweep, Bend runs on crushed basalt and ODOT’s red cinders for traction. That material tracks across your driveway, walkways, and entry, gets ground in by tires, and leaves a dark stain that a hose won’t touch. There’s a reason half of Bend books this in April.
Freeze-thaw and de-icer leave a white mineral haze on concrete entries and garage aprons.
Summer dust films siding and hardscape through the dry season.
Shaded north sides grow algae and organic film that make walkways slick. That’s a safety issue more than an appearance one.
Spring, after the sweep, is the single best time. Booking before the sweep means doing it twice.
FAQ
When should I book?
Spring, after the City has finished sweeping. Book before that and you’ll be washing again.
Will it damage my siding or deck?
Not with the right method. Anything painted, wood, or composite gets soft washing. We assess the surface before choosing pressure.
Can you get oil stains out of the driveway?
Fresh oil usually. Old stains soaked into unsealed concrete lighten but rarely disappear entirely. We’ll set that expectation up front.
How often?
Once a year for most Bend homes, in spring. Homes with heavy shade or a lot of tree cover sometimes want a second pass in fall.
Related
Window & gutter cleaning · Move-out & pre-sale cleaning · Commercial pressure washing
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