Pressure Washing Service in Somerville, MA
Nothing gets coated in Somerville before it's washed and dry. Much of Somerville turns over on the September lease cycle, and units have to be patched, primed and painted in days. Paint does not bond to mildew, chalk or salt film.
Pressure Washing Service Services in Somerville
House Washing in Somerville
Siding, trim and foundations — Removes the mildew, pollen and road salt that paint will not bond over.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle house washing in Somerville.
Deck Cleaning in Somerville
Wash and brighten before staining — Wash, then wood brightener to open the grain and pull the grey out. Stain applied over a dirty deck fails early.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle deck cleaning in Somerville.
Driveway Cleaning in Somerville
Concrete, brick and pavers — Surface cleaner rather than a wand, so there's no striping across the slab.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle driveway cleaning in Somerville.
Soft Washing in Somerville
Older wood, painted surfaces and roofing — Low pressure with a cleaning solution instead of blasting. The right call on anything fragile.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle soft washing in Somerville.
Other services we run in Somerville: Start from the Somerville overview.
More on this trade generally: Pressure Washing across our service area.
Allston-Based and Properly Covered
We run out of Allston and work across Greater Boston. Massachusetts HIC #193121, full liability, workers' compensation, and a two-year warranty on our workmanship.
Estimates in Somerville
Tell us the scope and we will price it properly.
(617) 777-7700 Call Now Request OnlineWhat Pressure Washing Work Here Actually Involves
Three-deckers and two-families from the 1890s through the 1920s, packed tight with minimal side yards, plus Victorian single-families on Spring Hill and Prospect Hill.
Most of our pressure washing work here is for owner-occupants living in one unit of a three-family, plus landlords running the other two.
Extremely tight lot lines
Somerville buildings sit within a few feet of each other. Ladder and staging placement on a three-storey exterior is planned, not assumed, and often negotiated with a neighbour.
Stacked porches on every block
Front and rear porches carry three households and take the full weather load. Rails, decking and post bases rot first and painting over soft wood buys one winter.
Rental turnover
Much of Somerville turns over on the September lease cycle, and units have to be patched, primed and painted in days.
Soft Wash, Pressure Wash, and Which One Your Surface Needs
What drives the price
Access and surface type set the price. A single-storey ranch is straightforward. Three storeys of shingle with landscaping tight to the foundation needs different equipment, more setup and more protection of what is underneath. In Somerville specifically, the work is mostly three-deckers packed shoulder to shoulder, and almost no room to stage shapes how we schedule and stage it.
How the work is sequenced
Plants get wet down and covered before anything else happens. Then the appropriate method for the substrate — low pressure with a cleaning solution for siding and roofs, higher pressure only where the material can take it, like concrete. Then a full rinse from the top down so nothing dries with residue on it.
Where it usually goes wrong
High pressure on wood siding drives water behind the boards and raises the grain, which then needs sanding before it can take a coating. On asphalt shingle it strips granules and shortens the roof's life. The pressure setting is the whole skill — anyone can point a wand at a wall.
How long it takes
Most houses are a single day. If the wash is prep for painting, the surface then needs 48 hours minimum to dry before anything gets coated, and longer on north elevations that never see direct sun.
Recent Work
Before & After
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Raised ranch, colour changeCrew working the transition from the original yellow. Full prep before any finish went on, garage doors and trim picked out separately.
Questions We Get Asked
How long after washing before you paint in Somerville?
Will pressure damage my siding?
Can I have washing done without painting?
Ready for Your Pressure Washing Service Estimate in Somerville?
We walk the property, measure it, and send a written itemised quote — normally inside 24 hours. No pressure, no obligation.
Licensed #193121 · Fully insured · 2-year workmanship warranty