Soft Washing
Low-pressure exterior cleaning that removes organic growth without blasting surfaces.
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House Soft Washing in Palm Beach County
This page is about the walls of your house specifically — painted stucco, siding, soffits, fascia and trim — rather than soft washing as a method. Exterior walls in Palm Beach County carry a distinctive mix of grime: green algae on the shaded north and east elevations, grey-black mildew under soffit overhangs, dirt splash along the lower few feet from rain hitting mulch beds, and a chalky dulling of paint from years of sun and salt air. Soft washing lifts that growth with solution and low pressure so paint, stucco texture and caulk joints stay intact. We assess the elevation before treating it, because aging paint, chalking and failed seals change what a surface can safely take.
Do You Need This?
Signs your exterior walls need soft washing
- Green or grey growth on the shaded side of the house
- Dark mildew streaking under soffits, eaves and gutter lines
- A dirt line splashed along the base of the walls
- Stucco that looks flat and dull compared with the sunlit elevations
- Cobwebs, dust and nests collecting in corners and under overhangs
- An HOA notice about the appearance of the exterior
What's Included
What house soft washing covers
- Walkthrough of each elevation with you before any solution is applied
- Assessment of paint condition, chalking, caulk joints and penetrations
- Landscaping pre-wetting and protection along the work path
- Low-pressure cleaning of painted stucco, siding and exterior walls
- Soffit, fascia and eave cleaning where safely reachable
- Removal of cobwebs, dust and surface growth from wall corners
- Careful rinse from the top down
- Notes on damaged stucco, failed caulk or paint issues observed during the work
Our Process
How the work goes
1. Assess before we treat
Chalking paint, hairline stucco cracks, failed caulk and open penetrations all change how an elevation should be handled. We look first and tell you honestly what will and will not improve.
2. Protect what is below
Beds and specimen plantings are pre-wet and shielded, and the runoff path is planned before anything is applied. Landscaping protection is part of the job, not an add-on.
3. Apply low, let the solution work
Solution does the cleaning while pressure stays low. Blasting stucco drives water behind the finish, scars the texture and can strip paint outright, which is exactly what soft washing exists to avoid.
4. Rinse, review, report
A gentle top-down rinse, then a walk of each elevation with you. Anything that will not clean — permanent staining, oxidized paint, damaged stucco — is pointed out rather than glossed over.
Why It Matters
What you get out of it
- Growth lifted at the root rather than knocked off the surface
- Paint, stucco texture and caulk joints left intact
- Shaded elevations brought back in line with the sunlit ones
- Landscaping protected through the whole process
- A clear report of surface issues found along the way
Local Conditions
Why this looks different in South Florida
Exterior walls here face conditions that most of the country does not. Humidity rarely drops long enough for shaded elevations to dry out, so algae and mildew live on the wall year-round rather than seasonally. Daily summer downpours splash soil and mulch onto the lower walls, and coastal and Intracoastal properties take a constant salt load that dulls paint and accelerates growth in the same places. Overhangs and soffits — common on South Florida architecture — hold shade and moisture, which is why the darkest streaking almost always starts right under them.
Scope
What this service does not cover
- Roofs are handled separately — see our roof soft washing page.
- Screen enclosures, pool decks and driveways each have their own dedicated pages and are not included here.
- We do not paint, repair stucco, replace caulk or perform carpentry.
- We do not promise a surface is suitable for treatment before assessing it in person; failing paint and damaged stucco may limit what is possible.
Questions
House Soft Washing FAQs
How is this different from your soft washing page?
The soft washing page explains the method and how it compares with pressure washing. This page is about applying it to the walls of your house specifically: painted stucco, siding, soffits and fascia.
Will soft washing strip or fade my paint?
Sound paint handles it well, which is why we soft wash instead of pressure wash. Paint that is already chalking, peeling or failing is a different situation, and we will tell you what we see before treating that elevation.
Do you clean the roof and driveway at the same time?
Those are separate services with their own pages — roof soft washing, pool deck cleaning and driveway cleaning. They can often be scheduled together, but each is assessed and quoted on its own.
Is it safe for my landscaping?
Beds are pre-wet, protected and rinsed as part of the process, and we plan the runoff path before starting. Point out any specimen plantings during the walkthrough and we will work around them.
Coverage
House Soft Washing across Palm Beach County
- Boca Raton
- Delray Beach
- Boynton Beach
- Palm Beach
- West Palm Beach
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Jupiter
- North Palm Beach
- Royal Palm Beach
- Wellington
- Juno Beach
- Loxahatchee
- Westlake
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Roof Soft Washing
Low-pressure roof cleaning for tile, shingle, and metal — no blasting, no unnecessary foot traffic.
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Safe cleaning for pavers, travertine, and textured concrete around the pool.
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