Pressure washing your home is a wonderful way to clear away dust, mold, and visible drip spots from full gutters. If your home has a brick façade, a thorough pressure washing can brighten both the brick faces and the mortar. Because mold can damage many surfaces on your house, scheduling a regular pressure washing can help you stay on top of maintenance concerns.
Choose the Right Season
Pressure washing during the dryer months of winter is a terrific way to cut down on the risk of moisture damage on your home. You will need to make sure that you’re washing on a day when there’s no risk of freezing. Your pressure washing professional may need to heat the water used on the project.
Of course, pressure washing produces runoff. If you’re working hard to update the landscaping around your home, it’s a good idea to get the structure pressure washed while those planting beds are dormant. Your home will be bright, fresh, and clean before spring blooms appear.
You Can Also Prep the Surface for Painting
A freshly pressure washed house is ready for scraping and painting. A good pressure washing can easily remove very loose paint chips so you’re ready for sanding. Regardless, your freshly pressure washed house will be easier to scrape and sand without that layer of dirt or mold.
Make sure your house has plenty of time to dry out after pressure washing before you start priming the structure. Pressure washing bare wood will force moisture into the pores of your siding, and you want this to dry out before you sand and prime it. Again, winter is an ideal time to book your pressure washing so the wood can dry out in the cool, dry air of winter.
When You’re Ready to Sell Your Home
You want your house to look fresh and clean, inside and out, before you list it. Getting the structure pressure washed in winter is a terrific start to improving your curb appeal.
If you’ve noticed moss on your bricks or your mortar, make sure you carefully review your brick façade. It may be necessary to get the bricks on your house tuck-pointed before you list it. Until the moss is washed away, it can be difficult to tell where the gaps are.
At Under Pressure, we are excited to help you get your Corvallis, OR home in terrific shape with a thorough house and siding pressure washing, so call today. Our team of professionals can help you schedule your pressure washing on the best day and under the best conditions for your needs.
