shHow much does pressure washing cost in Delaware County?
Most jobs here land between $350 and $1,200. That is a wide gap, and this page is about why: what a quote is actually made of, what pushes a property to the top of a band or the bottom of it, and the real range each service is quoted inside. Read the part that matches your house and you will know roughly where you sit before you ever speak to us.
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What is a pressure washing quote actually made of?
Almost all of it is time on your property, and five things decide how much of that a job takes. Two houses on the same street can be a $425 wash and an $800 wash, and the difference is always somewhere in this list.
- Size. Square footage of wall, slab or deck. The single biggest factor on every service, and the one you cannot change.
- Height and access. A third story, a steep bank, or a gate too narrow for a hose reel. Anything we can only reach off a ladder costs more than the same square footage at ground level.
- Condition. Ten years of growth needs longer dwell time and a second pass. A light film of green does not.
- Material. Flagstone and bluestone are adjusted stone by stone, which is slower than running a surface cleaner over a concrete slab.
- How much we do in one visit. The only one of the five you control, and the one that moves the total most. The travel and the setup happen once whether we clean one surface or five.
What does not move it: finding out on the day that the job was harder than we thought. That is our problem, not yours. You get one number before anything starts, and that is the number you pay.
So what would your property cost?
Six services, one at a time, with the work photographed next to it. Under each one are the real bands we quote inside, written as plain descriptions of a property rather than a list of numbers — find the line that sounds like your house. Where one band is the one most properties land in, it says so.
What does it cost to soft wash a house?
The siding, stucco, brick and trim on a whole house, washed at low pressure. Driven by stories, footprint, and how hard the walls are to reach.
Small 1-story or twin
Ranchers, capes, bungalows, or one half of a twin — $325–$425+
Typical 2-story detachedMost common
Colonials, split levels, and most two-story homes — $425–$625+
Large 2-story, or difficult access
Wide fronts, steep banks, or a side yard we cannot get a hose reel through — $500–$800+
Large 3-story or estate-style
Three floors, Victorians, and stone estate homes — $650–$1,200+
What does it cost to clean walkways, steps and porches?
Porches, walkways, steps and the hard surfaces around the house, priced by how much square footage and how many separate areas we set up on.
Small porch or walkway
One front walk, a stoop, or a single porch floor — $200–$300+
Multiple walks and steps
A front walk plus the steps, or two separate areas — $225–$350+
Large hardscape package
Walks, steps, porch and patio all cleaned in one visit — $350–$700+
What does it cost to clean a driveway?
Driveways, sidewalks and concrete, cleaned with a surface cleaner so the slab comes out evenly rather than in wand stripes. Priced by size.
Single-car or small driveway
One car wide, or a short apron and pad — $200–$225+
Typical 2-car drivewayMost common
Two cars wide, the most common driveway around here — $225–$325+
Large 3-car driveway
Three cars wide, or a driveway with the sidewalk added — $325–$425+
Long or oversized driveway
Long runs, turnarounds, and shared drives between twins — $400–$650+
What does it cost to clean a patio?
Pavers, flagstone, bluestone, concrete patios, pool decks and covered porch floors. Stone costs a little more because the pressure is adjusted per stone.
Paver and patio cleaning
Small concrete patio
A poured slab out the back door — $200–$300+
Typical paver patioMost common
Brick or concrete pavers, room for a table and a grill — $250–$400+
Flagstone or bluestone patio
Natural stone, cleaned stone by stone so the color comes back — $275–$500+
Large patio
Multiple levels, wide seating areas, or a fire pit surround — $400–$700+
Pool decks and porches
Pool deck cleaning
The apron around the pool, concrete or pavers — $250–$700+
Covered porch floor
A front or back porch floor under a roof — $200–$300+
What does it cost to clean a deck or a fence?
Cleaning is one price and staining or sealing is another, because sealing is a second visit with materials and dry time on top of the wash.
Deck cleaning
Small deck
One level, straight off the back door — $200–$275+
Typical deckMost common
One level with the stairs and the railings — $275–$400+
Large or multi-level deck
Two levels, wraparounds, and long runs of railing — $400–$700+
Fence cleaning
Small section
A short run, or one side of a small yard — $200–$250+
Typical residential fenceMost common
A back yard perimeter, cleaned on the side you see — $250–$450+
Large perimeter, both sides
A full yard, inside face and out — $400–$800+
Staining and sealing
Deck staining or sealing
A second visit, with the materials and the dry time — $600–$1,800+
Fence staining or sealing
Priced by the run, and by how thirsty the wood is — $600–$2,500+
What does it cost to brighten gutters or take off oxidation?
Brightening is hand work on the outside face of the gutter, not gutter cleaning. Siding oxidation removal is the same idea on chalky, faded walls.
Gutter brightening
Small home
A single-story front, or one short run of gutter — $200–$225+
Typical 2-storyMost common
Front and back gutters on a standard two-story — $225–$350+
Large, or extensive tiger striping
Long runs, three floors, or heavy black streaking — $350–$550+
Siding oxidation removal
One wall or localized area
One elevation, usually the chalky side that faces the sun — $250–$450
Typical houseMost common
All four sides of a standard home — $500–$900+
Large or severe oxidation
Big homes, or siding that has gone chalky all over — $900–$1,500+
The cheapest booking is one booking.
Most of the cost of any visit is travel and setup, and that happens once. Adding the driveway and the gutters to a house wash costs a fraction of booking them separately later in the year.
A house wash, a 2-car driveway and gutter brightening booked separately is three visits and three setups. Booked together it is one, and the travel and setup you are paying for happen once instead of three times. Nothing else on this page is as far inside your control as that.
Price is only one of the things worth comparing between quotes. The rest are here: how to hire a pressure washing company in Delaware County.
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