Soft Washing in Athens
Soft washing is a low-pressure method: a diluted cleaning solution does the work and the water is used only to rinse. It never applies more than roughly the pressure of a garden hose, which makes it the correct choice for any surface pressure washing would damage, including painted siding, stucco, EIFS, wood, shingle roofs and older masonry.
Athens is a dense rental market. The student-housing and multi-family portfolio around campus and the downtown corridor turns over every August, and turn season is when exterior condition gets looked at hardest. The solution is what actually does the cleaning. Algae, mildew, lichen and the black streaking on a north-facing wall are living organisms with roots in the substrate. Blasting them off at high pressure removes the top layer and leaves the roots behind, which is why the same wall goes black again within a season. A soft wash kills the growth at the root, so the surface stays clean far longer.
Surfaces we soft wash:
- Painted and vinyl siding
- Stucco, EIFS and hard-coat systems
- Wood and composite trim
- Awnings, canopies and fabric structures
- Shingle and tile roofs with a roof-safe mix
- Storefront glass frames and monument signage
- Student-housing and multi-family communities near the University of Georgia
- Downtown Athens retail and mixed-use buildings
Because no high-pressure water is involved, soft washing is also the safer method around glass, window seals, light fixtures and landscaping. We cover and protect everything we are not cleaning before the first drop of solution goes down.
Commercial Soft Washing
Athens, GA
Most commercial buildings are finished with a coating that high pressure will damage. Soft washing cleans the finish instead of attacking it, which is why it is the method we use on painted facades, stucco, EIFS and any surface with a warranty attached. The growth is killed rather than knocked loose, so the building stays clean through the season instead of going streaky again in a few months. Around Athens that means the commercial and mixed-use buildings downtown and the professional offices along Prince Avenue and Atlanta Highway.
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Multi-Family and Apartment Soft Washing
Athens, GA
Apartment exteriors take organic growth on every shaded elevation, and the shaded elevations are usually the ones facing the leasing office and the amenity courtyard. Soft washing brings the whole building back to an even color without risking the siding, the trim or the window seals, and it removes the damp, mildewed smell residents associate with a neglected building. Athens runs on an August turnover. We schedule community cleaning so the work lands before move-in week rather than during it, when every parking space and breezeway is in use.
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