Which Pressure Washing Service Should I Choose?

It may come as a bit of a shock to you but there are many different types of pressure washing services that you can choose from depending on the type of service that you are looking for.

Yes, the days of just hiring a pressure washing contractor to perform all your pressure washing tasks are long gone.  Not too long ago you were able to hire a pressure washing contractor to wash your house, strip your wood deck, pressure wash your roof, clean your gutters, stain your wood deck, pressure wash your driveway, seal your back patio and wash your dog all at the same time.

The pressure wash industry has evolved today in which contractors offer a specialty service or services that may include only washing your roof and sealing it.  Or just stripping your wood deck and staining it.  Over the years individual contractors have perfected methods where they have excelled in a particular service and offer just that service as their core service for their business.  Here is a listing of some of the specific services now being offered by the pressure wash industry:

• House Wash
• Gutter Cleaning
• Roof Washing
• House Washing and Window Cleaning
• Driveway Cleaning
• Sidewalk Cleaning
• Concrete Patio Pressure Washing and Sealing
• Driveway Sealing
• Paver Cleaning and re-sanding
• Paver Sealing
• Wood patio/stain stripping
• Wood patio staining or restoration

As you can see from the list, there are many specialized services that you can choose from.  Contractors have mastered several of the above items on the list above so that they can offer a suite of services all at one time to their customers.  It makes sense to know how to seal stamped concrete after you pressure washed it.

For example, our company New Look Power Wash does not restore wood decks.  We have attempted in the past to warm up to idea of stripping and staining wood decks but never made it beyond the thought of doing it.  Though we feel there is a huge market in Northern California today for wood restoration I just can’t overcome the thought of investing in the necessary time to this particular service today.

As one contemplates which service you are looking for, consider what you need to have pressure washed and find the contractors that offer this service.  One example I can use for this is that a pressure wash contractor that specializes in driveway sealing does not necessarily posses the expertise for wood restoration and staining and vice-versa.  It may be safe to say that if a contractor is capable of pressure washing your house then he runs a very good chance in possessing the knowledge to pressure wash your sidewalk.  However it is always good to ask what specific services a pressure wash company offers and then take it from there.

An individual company’s website should have their services listed on their site.  By doing so will give you a good indication initially of which company you should contact to ask them to bid on your project.  Always feel comfortable in asking any contractor to show you his/her work and also to explain the steps they use in to clean your property.  Depending on the size of the job a demo from the contractor may be in order and it would not hurt to ask if they could do a demo for you.  It is our standard practice to offer FREE demos to any commercial client in California.  In conjunction with this we also offer FREE estimates to any residential customer.

Pressure Wash service areas include San Francisco, Oakland, Pleasanton, Emeryville, Richmond, San Pablo, Hercules, Vallejo, Petaluma, El Cerrito, Folsom, Lafayette, Cathedral City, Clayton, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Fairfield, Vacaville, Dixon, Winters, Davis, Sacramento, West Sacramento, Suisun City, Stockton, Pittsburgh, Pleasant Hill, St. Helena, Walnut Creek, Oakley, Benicia, Danville, San Ramon, American Canyon, Orinda, Berkeley, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, South San Francisco, Rancho Cordova, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Lodi, Stanford, Monterey, Bodega Bay, Carmel, Redding, Livermore, Fremont, Fresno, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Riverside, Modesto, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Hayward, Elk Grove, Sunnyvale, Visalia, Roseville, Daly City, Antioch, San Mateo, Clovis, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Alhambra, Chico, Citrus Heights, Livermore, Alameda, San Leandro, Calistoga, Campbell, Tracy, Merced, Atherton, Auburn, Belmont, Belvedere, Brentwood, Brisbane, Burlingame, Albany, Point Richmond, Rio Vista, San Jose, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Mill Valley, Burbank, Palo Alto, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Hayward, Rancho Cordova, Los Banos, San Diego, Long Beach, Orange County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Alameda County and Napa County.

Hire a Pressure Wash Contractor

So you are finally looking for a qualified pressure wash contractor to perform the necessary task of applying his or her knowledge to provide pressure washing services to your house or place of business?

The likely hood that your house, building or sidewalks are pretty dirty right now and you need to get them clean, right?  Customer often wait until the outside of their building or house is either covered with algae or the dirt has accumulated so much over the years that the building itself has turned into an eyesore.

As with every significant purchase you make for the upkeep of your property you will want to make sure that the pressure washing contractor that you hire has the necessary credentials that ultimately qualify them as a legitimate pressure washing contractor.  Beyond the business license and proof of insurance you will want to make sure that the contractor has an acute understanding of what needs to be cleaned and how it will be cleaned.

It has been my experience over the years regardless of the locale i.e. Napa, San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Los Angeles or San Diego that the consumer has little knowledge if any of what we as pressure washing contractors really do.  One particular customer in Walnut Creek made a comment that all I do is play in water all day long.  I guess one could surmise that this is indeed true however there is many ‘things’ that we do in order to ensure that our pressure washing services are the best in California.

Picking the right contractor to perform the pressure wash services you desire can be difficult when you do not know what questions you need to ask.  As mentioned before at minimum you want to make sure that the “pressure wash” contractor is truly a legitimate pressure washing business in the first place.  As a consumer you will want to make sure that the contractor does indeed have a business license and most importantly carry the correct and enough insurance that specifically covers pressure washing as part of their company policy.  Pressure wash contractors that do have the necessary credentials often proudly display them on their website.  In our case, New Look Power Wash is fully insured and a pressure wash vendor for the County of Solano, the City of Fairfield and the State of California.  In conjunction with this we are also a certified Small Business with the State of California.  Often times other trades that claim they perform pressure washing services do indeed have insurance and will tell you that BUT the may not be insured for pressure washing.

Questions to Ask

Once you have found a few legitimate pressure wash companies to bid on your project, don’t be afraid to ask them exactly how they intend to clean and remove all the dirt and algae from your residence or place of business without damaging the actual surface.  Here are a few questions to ask as you try to decide which company you will hire:

• What procedures do you use to clean?
• Do you use cold or hot water when you pressure wash?
• Do you use any soap? If so, ask for the MSDS sheet for it so that you may read exactly what they are putting on your building or sidewalks
• Will the soap hurt my plants?
• Will the algae reappear?
• What equipment will you use to clean my back patio or sidewalks?
• Can the contractor guarantee that they will be able to get the surface clean?
• Ask for references if you wish to speak to another consumer about the contractors work.

These questions along with some that you may come up with will hopefully enable you to make the right choice in hiring a pressure wash contractor.  As you are interviewing the pressure wash company determine which company you feel will back their services up unconditionally should something go wrong on the job.

The Almighty Dollar

Pricing does play an important role if not the deciding role in determining who you hire to perform the services.  However do not let pricing be the only reason you choose one contractor from the next one.  Qualified contractors charge for their services because they have spent many years testing what works and does not work on different surfaces relating to pressure washing.  Entering into the pressure wash industry as a contractor is relatively easy but being a qualified contractor does require knowledge and experience in the field of pressure washing to properly perform the services the correct way.

Pressure Wash service areas include San Francisco, Oakland, Pleasanton, Emeryville, Richmond, San Pablo, Hercules, Vallejo, Petaluma, El Cerrito, Folsom, Lafayette, Cathedral City, Clayton, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Fairfield, Vacaville, Dixon, Winters, Davis, Sacramento, West Sacramento, Suisun City, Stockton, Pittsburgh, Pleasant Hill, St. Helena, Walnut Creek, Oakley, Benicia, Danville, San Ramon, American Canyon, Orinda, Berkeley, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, South San Francisco, Rancho Cordova, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Lodi, Stanford, Monterey, Bodega Bay, Carmel, Redding, Livermore, Fremont, Fresno, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Riverside, Modesto, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Hayward, Elk Grove, Sunnyvale, Visalia, Roseville, Daly City, Antioch, San Mateo, Clovis, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Alhambra, Chico, Citrus Heights, Livermore, Alameda, San Leandro, Calistoga, Campbell, Tracy, Merced, Atherton, Auburn, Belmont, Belvedere, Brentwood, Brisbane, Burlingame, Albany, Point Richmond, Rio Vista, San Jose, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Mill Valley, Burbank, Palo Alto, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Hayward, Rancho Cordova, Los Banos, San Diego, Long Beach, Orange County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Alameda County and Napa County

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