Why DIY House Washing is a Bad Idea

David Rhodes
February 11, 2017

If you’re considering selling your home, you’re in luck, as spring weather typically warms up the real estate market. With that said, if you’re planning on capitalizing on newfound buyer interest with any success, you need to realize that you are not the only strategic seller on the market.

Like you, many other homeowners interested in selling their home have been eyeing the spring rush as well. This means, if you want to stand out in crowded listings and streets filled with “for sale” signs, you will need to go the extra mile to do so.

One of the most ideal ways to draw a buyer’s eye to your home is to significantly boost its curb appeal. This can mean a variety of tasks depending on the condition of your particular property. Clean gutters and siding, sparkling windows, and healthy lawns can all make a substantial difference for passersby and listing browsers.

Sadly, waiting for spring can be a bit of a double-edged sword; while you certainly benefit from a hot realty market, you also get inherently busier as spring cleaning chores start to pile up on your to-do list.

This can make it difficult to find the time necessary to polish up your property. Time constraints aside, though, it can be tough to just find the energy for a labor-intensive chore after a long hard day.

If you’re looking to boost your curb appeal but perplexed when it comes to how you are going to find the energy and time, Glass Geeks can help!

Commercial pressure washing services for stunning siding

It’s a reality: all homes get a bit dirty over time. This is only natural, as rain, wind, and other weather conditions blast your San Antonio home’s exterior with bugs, sap, and dirt year-round.

While this is truly an unfortunate reality, Glass Geeks can help you turn this regular cleaning requirement into a positive.

Since all home siding becomes dirty and stained over time, a freshly-cleaned home will really stand out. If you want to make your home significantly pop next to its competitors in sidewalk showcases and realty listings, a Glass Geeks house washing is what you require.

Anyone who has rented a pressure washer in the past knows that there is more to pressure washing vinyl siding than simply pointing and pulling the trigger.

Inexperienced handlers will frequently apply too much pressure or linger in the same spot, which can wear away at the surface they are cleaning or carve jet-stream lines into the sides of their home.

With industry-leading training and high-quality equipment, our house washing experts can provide stunning results with a deep clean that keeps the integrity of your walls safe. Clean grimey vinyl siding and give it a glossy finish that will both impress prospective buyers and increase the longevity of your home.

Keep your lawn healthy with clean gutters.

The link between your gutters and your lawn may be hard to understand at first glance, however, it is quite common to see broken or clogged gutters lining homes with tarnished lawns.

The connection between muddy and torn-up lawns and clogged gutters can be explained quite simply, as clogged gutters cause overflows. Imagine the effect that running a garden hose constantly on your lawn would have – this is what happens when your gutters remained clogged.

All the trimming, grooming, and mowing in the world can’t help a waterlogged lawn or garden, and an unsightly yard will almost certainly kill your curb appeal.

Glass Geeks can help. Don’t spend money on brand new tools and then burn an entire day grinding out clean gutters. Instead, you can use that money to schedule a Glass Geeks clean for your entire gutter system.

It’s easy to see how Glass Geeks can add dollars to your realty sale success story. Our top of the line commercial and residential pressure washing and gutter cleaning services will further distinguish you from your competition.

Get your free quote for a professional clean in San Antonio today on our website or give us a call at (210) 893-2356!

Pressure washers have become increasingly popular rental options for homeowners looking for quick and efficient cleaning solutions. Sadly, many are not aware that there are different types of equipment meant for different surfaces, and that without the proper knowledge and training, one can easily damage their driveways, decks and house siding. In other words, DIY house washing is a bad idea.

Glass-Geeks’ pressure washing services are renowned in San Antonio as customers opt for the affordability and ease of hiring our crew to get the job done as opposed to doing it themselves. Our customers have realized the difference a good pressure cleaning can make for their home’s patios, driveways and siding.

Pressure Washing – More than Meets the Eye

With so many benefits that come with pressure washing, it’s clear to see why the rental demands for these pressure washing units have sky-rocketed as of late. However, renting your own pressure washer may not actually be the best choice; which is often the case with seemingly simple tasks, there is much more to pressure washing than meets the eye.

Many people (mistakenly) associate pressure washer handling with simply hosing down any dirty surface, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth. As any highly-trained Glass-Geeks house washing technician will tell you, pressure washing is equal parts science and art and requires experience and skill to be able to handle the job safely.

Here are some common and costly mistakes that DIY house washing attempts often result in:

Too Much Pressure

The most common mistake you’ll find with the do-it-yourself pressure washers is applying too much pressure. This is because it’s very easy to underestimate the power of a jet of water, but many first-time attempts will end up etching lines into the home’s siding or carving strips out of wood decking.

Glass Geeks technicians understand how proper handling and distance can be utilized in order to harness high-strength cleaning power while avoiding the risk of damage to the home.

Naked Water Pressure Washing

Many do-it-yourself pressure washers will only load their washer with water. However, without the proper ratio of cleaning solution mixed in, your effectiveness, when it comes to cleaning, will be significantly reduced, and will likely lead you to apply too much pressure to compensate for the loss of power.

Additionally, water-only mixtures are notorious for spreading mold spores around a surface. The extra pressure and mold-related damages can cost you big money down the line.

Cleaning Out of Order

Although, not nearly as permanent or damaging of an issue, cleaning out of order will essentially deem your cleaning effort worthless, so that the cost of your rental is for (virtually) nothing. For instance, if you clean your windows first and then attempt to pressure wash, you will end up dousing your sparkling windows in the grimy residue.

Glass-Geeks house washing experts will follow the appropriate order, ensuring everything that is cleaned stays clean.

Many San Antonio homeowners will realize that once the cost of a rental, transport to and from the location, and a wasted day’s effort have been factored together, they would have been better off investing in a Glass-Geeks house pressure washing service all along.

When beginners try and fail with do-it-yourself attempts, this cost-effectiveness ratio is skewed even more so, leading to the homeowner paying big repair money for what was a long, hard day that produced a mediocre clean. Contact Glass-Geeks today to save yourself the cost of collateral damage.

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