Power Washing St. Charles County

No, you can’t power wash the outside of your house. High-pressure water can cause damage to your siding, old brick, and other delicate surfaces. Pressure washing pushes mold and algae spores deeper into the surface.

We recommend a soft washing service from a reputable soft washing company. Soft Washing kills mold, algae, and bacteria spores at the source. Soft wash uses ⅓ of the water pressure washing does and will last 4-6x longer than traditional pressure washing. Soft Wash is more effective and gentle on your home. It’ll effectively remove dirt and grime without compromising your home’s integrity. 

A house should be soft washed at least once yearly. Several factors may require you to do this more frequently. These include local climate, surrounding trees, and proximity to pollution sources.

It takes a power washed house around 24 to 48 hours to dry. Factors like weather conditions and siding material can shorten or lengthen the drying period. 

To properly soft wash your property, you need appropriate safety gear, equipment, and eco-friendly cleaning solutions. After putting on the safety gear, apply the cleaning agent to the surfaces. 

Let the detergent sit for a few minutes to loosen grime and kill organic elements like mold and algae. Lastly, gently rinse the surface with low-pressure water to remove leftover grime and cleaning solution. You’ll have a spotless, streak-free surface. 

Lots of companies are saying that they soft wash. The truth is if they are using a power washer to “soft wash” they are simply power washing. True soft wash doesn’t use a power washer, the most pressure at any given time that will be used will be 120 PSI or equivalent to garden hose pressure.

You should wash the exterior of your home before painting because applying paint over surfaces that have not been treated for mold or bacteria will have bacteria growing underneath the paint. The paint will have a distinct pattern where the bacteria is growing.

We highly recommend soft washing the surface before painting. This removes dirt, mildew, and other contaminants, ensuring proper adhesion and no growth under your painted surfaces. 

Spring or Fall is the best time of year to soft wash a house. With usually mild weather, you won’t need to worry about the water freezing on the surface or drying too quickly and leaving unsightly streaks. 

Spring or fall cleaning also allows you to eliminate dirt, grime, salt, and other debris that accumulate over the winter. Additionally, you’ll often use much less water during the cooler days.

If you don’t soft wash your house, many bad things can happen. It’ll lead to the accumulation of dirt, mildew, algae, and other harmful contaminants. 

This won’t just reduce your property’s curb appeal; it can also cause long-term damage. That means spending thousands of dollars on repairs and replacements. 

Soft washing is often better than pressure washing. It uses low-pressure water and eco-friendly cleaning agents to remove caked-on dirt and grime from your surfaces. Unlike traditional pressure washers, it won’t cause damage to your surface materials. 

Soft washing uses ⅓ of water pressure washing does and lasts 4-6x longer than traditional power washing. 

Do you have more questions? Maybe you’re looking for a reliable soft washing and power washing company. 

MidWest SoftWash will address all your exterior cleaning concerns. Contact us to book your service today!

The simplest way to define SoftWash is that SoftWash is the safe alternative to pressure washing. Softwash is a low-pressure cleaning method that uses water and biodegradable, non-damaging cleaning solutions to safely treat and remove mildew, algae, bacteria, webs, nests and other organic stains from exterior surfaces that would ordinarily be damaged by higher-pressure methods. SoftWash uses ⅓ less water than power washing and lasts 4-6x longer than traditional power washing without the damage a power washer can often cause. SoftWashing does not use a pressure washer to clean. 

You may be surprised to learn that SoftWash is your manufacturer’s recommended method of cleaning for most of your exterior surfaces such as your roof, vinyl siding, composite decking and more. In fact going against the recommended SoftWash clean you could void your warranty!

Yes! As a family owned and operated business we only use the safest cleaning practices and solutions that we would trust around our family and pets! 

All of our solutions are 100% biodegradable, water-based, and phosphate free! MidWest SoftWash has taken the Good Stewards Pledge, to minimize our footprint when we leave and to protect your exterior surfaces and our environment.

MidWest SoftWash knows how much time, effort, and money you invest in your plants and landscaping. Our SoftWash Certified technicians follow our 5 step property and landscape protection process we follow for each and every service.

• Prepare – our number one priority is to protect your property and landscape, so first thing is to identify and protect any delicate surfaces or plants
• Hydrate – next step is to hydrate all plants in the area we will be cleaning including grass. Thorough dilution with water keeps the pH level of your plants at a neutral level
• Service – once your property is prepared all plants are hydrated, we can begin our service. We work from top to bottom, left to right while carefully cleaning and sanitizing your surfaces.
• Rejuvenate – after service, we hydrate plants to ensure our solutions have been thoroughly diluted and complete your service with our Plant Wash Protection, further neutralizing our solutions, adding gypsum into the soil, and restoring good bacteria back to your landscaping.
• Clean Up – when we are finished we carefully roll up our hoses. We collect our equipment, debris and trash into our vehicle and leave your property better than how we first found it

Absolutely! We of course are properly licensed and insured carrying $1M general liability and workers compensation, before we even arrive at your property you will receive a third party verification email from Ask The Seal with verification of our crews background checks with their photo IDs and a copy of our business license and business insurance.

For your free estimate all you have to do is call our office at 636-244-1024 or fill out a quick online request here.

We will schedule a day and time that is convenient for you to have our Territory Manager complete a pre-inspection of your home, it typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete and before we leave you will have your estimate in hand.