A newer Bedford home in pale vinyl siding being soft washed on a wooded slope
Pressure washing · Bedford

Pressure washing in Bedford

Bedford is newer housing on the whole, which usually means vinyl, which usually means the green shows up early and obvious against a light colour.

Light siding shows everything

A lot of Bedford is newer subdivision housing in vinyl, often in light greys, creams and whites. Those colours are the least forgiving surface there is for algae, because a grey green film reads instantly against a pale wall.

The good news is that vinyl in decent condition cleans up extremely well. It is a surface that responds to a proper soft wash rather than one that has to be fought.

Slopes, trees and shaded walls

A lot of Bedford is built on slope with mature trees left standing between the lots, which is what makes it a nice place to live and also what keeps sun off the sides of houses.

Wherever a wall is shaded by the grade or by trees, that is where the growth starts. On a light coloured house it is the wall people photograph least and notice most.

Newer houses fail differently

Newer construction does not have the fragile materials an older house has, so it can usually take a proper wash without much drama. What it does have is very light colours and long unbroken walls, and both of those show every mistake.

Streaking on pale vinyl almost never comes from the cleaning. It comes from rinsing badly, or from working a hot wall in direct sun so the product dries before it has done anything. Done in the right order the colour comes back even across the whole elevation.

On the books

What we get called for in Bedford

Every part of the HRM sends us a slightly different job. This is what the phone actually rings about in Bedford.

  • Pale vinyl siding where the green shows against a light colour long before it looks dirty
  • The shaded wall on a lot cut into the slope, usually the one facing the trees
  • Soffit, fascia and the black streaking that runs under the eaves
  • Decks, railings and glass panel systems on newer builds
  • Aggregate and stamped concrete driveways and walkways
In Bedford

What we do at houses here

Residential work is HRM only, and Bedford is well inside it.

Commercial work is a bigger map

Everything above is residential. Our fleet washing, heavy equipment and building work is not limited to the HRM at all, that runs across the whole province. If you have a yard, a fleet or a building in Bedford or anywhere else in Nova Scotia, see commercial pressure washing.

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Straight answers

Questions about Bedford

Do you cover Bedford for house washing?
Yes. Bedford is inside the HRM, and the HRM is where all of our residential work is done.
Will washing streak light coloured vinyl siding?
It should not. Streaking on vinyl usually comes from too much pressure or from rinsing badly, not from washing itself. Done as a proper soft wash the colour comes back even.
Can you do the deck and fence at the same time?
Yes, and most people do. Decks and fences pick up the same growth as the siding, so it makes more sense to do them in one visit.
Will the wash damage the landscaping on a graded lot?
It should not. Our products are environmentally safe and will not harm plants, grass or animals, which matters more on a slope where everything drains through the beds below.
Do you clean stamped or aggregate concrete?
Yes. Decorative concrete needs the pressure matched to the finish, because the wrong approach will strip sealer and lift the surface texture.

Something in Bedford needs washing?

Tell us what it is and where it is. We will get you a straight number, no runaround.