Pressure Washing in Ardmore, OK

Pressure washing in Ardmore, OK clears mildew, dirt, chalky old paint and pollen film from siding, brick, porches, fences and walks. Safe Choice Painting soft washes painted and delicate surfaces at low pressure, saves higher pressure for concrete, and plans every job so wash water stays on your property instead of running into the street.

Surfaces we wash

• Painted wood and fiber cement siding: soft wash with a cleaner and a gentle rinse.
• Vinyl siding: low pressure, rinsed top to bottom so water does not get pushed up under the laps.
• Brick and stone: low pressure on older, softer mortar; a stronger rinse only on sound modern brick.
• Porches, steps and walks: concrete and painted porch floors cleaned before sealing or repainting.
• Fences and decks: wood cleaned at a pressure that does not fuzz the grain.
• Eaves and soffits: wasp nests, cobwebs and mildew cleared before trim painting.

Keeping wash water off Ardmore streets

City code is direct about this. Ardmore Code Section 25-12 makes it unlawful for a business to cause or allow water, grease or other fluid refuse to flow onto or across a sidewalk, parking area, street, alley or other public way. The same chapter tells anyone working in the public way to keep washout out of catch basins, gutters and ditches, and the city's penalty ordinance sets a higher maximum fine for stormwater discharge violations than for most other offenses. In practice that shapes how we wash. Before we start, we look at where the yard drains, which way the driveway slopes and where the nearest curb inlet is. Rinse water is aimed at lawn and beds where it can soak in, cleaner is mixed only as strong as the surface needs, and work near the curb is done last and kept light.

Wind and spray

The Oklahoma Mesonet puts Carter County's average wind at about 9 miles an hour and notes that Ardmore gets a south wind roughly 15 percent of the time. A steady breeze carries fine spray and cleaner mist farther than people expect. We start on the upwind side, cover plants and outdoor fixtures near the work, and keep cars out of the drift path. When gusts pick up, we switch to sheltered walls or set a new day rather than spraying into the wind.

Washing before paint

A wash is the first step on every exterior painting job we do in Ardmore. Mildew on the north side, chalk on old paint and dust on the porch ceiling all keep new paint from bonding. After washing, the surfaces get at least a day to dry before scraping and primer. If you are planning a repaint, see exterior painting in Ardmore, along with siding painting in Ardmore and brick house painting in Ardmore. The general guide is pressure washing.

What a washing visit looks like

1. We walk the outside with you and agree on the surfaces to wash.
2. Windows, outlets, light fixtures and plants close to the walls are covered.
3. Each surface gets the right pressure and cleaner, working from the top down.
4. Rinse water is steered to the yard, never down the driveway into the street.
5. We walk the house again together before we pack up.

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