Pressure Washing

Residential Pressure Washing should only be used on concrete.

Many inexperienced pressure washers, rely too heavily on pressure washing to clean houses. That is not the correct method.

Pressure washing does not use effective commercial grade professional mold mildew removal cleaners. Therefore only the visible contaminants like mold, mildew, and algae are blasted away. The mold spores are not killed. They will grow back and reappear in several months time. Contractors that do not use professional cleaners or inferior cleaners have to depend on pressure washing to do the job. Pressure washing can do a lot of damage to your home. It is important to use the correct cleaners so that these spores are killed. When using effective mold mildew removal cleaners and low pressure (power washing) methods, removing mildew is easy. This eliminates the risk of high pressure damage.

Pressure washing will force water behind the siding of your home. This causes mold and mildew problems that you can not see or clean.

Wood, paint, and brick softer than you might think. Pressure washing a house, fence, or deck can damage your home’s paint, siding, brick, roof, window screens, fences, deck, etc. Pressure washing cuts wood and leaves unsightly marks and scars.

Using any kind of pressure on asphalt shingles is a major mistake. Shingles have small pieces of ceramic granules on them. Excessive pressure will blow these granules off the shingles. This will shorten the longevity of your roof. Make sure contractor grade cleaners are being used to clean roofs.

Pressure Washing

uses high pressure water to clean surfaces also known as pressure cleaning. That is what painters do for mildew removal to prep a house for painting. We are not painters.

For mold mildew removal from a house you never pressure wash it. Doing so guarantees the removal of a few microns of paint from painted surfaces every time and only the mildew and mold that is visible. Mildew and mold spores are microscopic. Pressure washing leaves behind the mildew and mold spores which become visible within 3 months. If you paint over the spores without killing them, they will actually grow into the substrate if it is wood and out to the exterior surface of your new paint.

If you use a company that takes shortcuts it can also cause thousands of dollars in damage. Most people believe using 3,000 psi or greater to pressure wash is the quickest and most effective way to get the job done for mold mildew removal. That amount of pressure can destroy wood and other surfaces including brick! The old style unfired brick can explode when pressure wash for mildew removal. Quite often, too much sand is used in mortar. This makes the mortar weak and susceptible to be pressure wash away by a pressure washer. The current trend in manufacturing bricks creates an antique or multi colored brick. Pressure wash such brick can remove the multi color, leaving only the original color.

Never pressure wash a composition roof, as it will remove the granules and destroy the integrity of the roof. It will also void the roof manufacturers warranty.

Tips: How to Safely Clean Stucco Homes

Stucco homes should never be cleaned with high pressure water coming from a pressure washer. This will blast the stucco off the house.

Katy Memorial Roof Cleaning & Power Washing always power washes stucco houses with damage free low pressure water and a professional contractor grade cleaning solution.

Tips: Be Aware of Fraudulent Claims Like:

"Hot water cleans your house better."

Hot water should not be used in cleaning residential homes. It damages asphalt shingles, wood, warps vinyl siding, and can be detrimental to your yard and land scaping shrubbery. Unprofessional claims like this are a desperate attempt from a commercial power washer to gain your business. Hot water is mainly used for removing bubble gum and tar from commercial properties.