The right pressure for the surface.

"Pressure washing" covers two different jobs

People call every kind of exterior cleaning pressure washing. In practice there are two methods, and picking the wrong one is how houses get damaged.

Pressure washing uses force. It's the right call on concrete, brick, block and other hard surfaces that can take it — a surface cleaner on a driveway will do in an hour what a wand does in three, and do it more evenly.

Soft washing uses low pressure plus a cleaning solution. It's the right call on roofs, siding, screens, soffits and anything painted. The solution kills the organic growth; the water just carries and rinses it.

Same truck, same crew, different nozzle. The surface decides.

Surfaces we pressure wash

• Concrete driveways, sidewalks and walkways
• Patios, porches and pool decks
• Brick and block walls
• Retaining walls and steps
• Dumpster pads and other commercial hard surfaces

Surfaces we soft wash instead

• Asphalt shingle roofs
• Vinyl, wood and fiber cement siding
• Soffits, fascia and gutter faces
• Screens, shutters and painted trim

Not sure which one your project needs? Send a picture. That's usually all it takes to tell.