SOFT WASHING VS. PRESSURE WASHING:

Pressure Washing is a method of delivering water at high pressure, and sometimes at a lower pressure but not as low as soft washing, for cleaning or removing a material or substance from a surface. A professional size pressure wash machine runs about 3000-4000 PSI (pounds per square inch), 11.5-14 horse power and anywhere from 2.5 -10 gallons per minute. A pressure wash unit is equipped with a high pressure hose, lance, and nozzles that accommodate different spray patterns or degree of water out flow ranging from 60 degree - 0 degree. Everyone has seen squiggles on or in concrete where an inexperienced contractor tried to use a 0 degree nozzle to clean an up-close surface. No good, the general rule of thumb is the closer you are to the area being cleaned, the higher nozzle degree you use and vise versa. Still yet, High pressure cleaning should be reserved mostly for hard surfaces like concrete, brick, and sometimes treated lumber decking boards. They should also be cleaned using a surface cleaner rather than the lance in most cases. This eliminates the lines left behind by so many professionals believing they got it all. Many paint ready projects utilize high pressure cleaning to remove loose paint - this is about the only reason to force high pressure onto a home or building facade.

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Pressure Washing may be necessary on other substrates as well like concrete, brick, asphalt, and stone. These include items such as driveways, walkways, patios, certain decks, garage floors, tile patios, and paver stones. This may be done at a lower psi level but not as low as soft washing.

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