How much does it cost to Powerwash a House?

[TheOtherMe]

Trying to decide whether to do it now or wait until fall, but definitely want to do it this year.  However, I have no idea of the cost.  My BIL gave me the name of the company that power washes his hog buildings but he said he has no idea of what it costs to power wash a house.

Thanks.

[gacpa]

I live in a 3 bed, 2 bath one story home.  Right before Christmas, we paid $175 to have it powerwashed.  They did a really good job.

[tloonya]

Mar 12, 2016 22:21:58 GMT -5 gacpa said:

I live in a 3 bed, 2 bath one story home.  Right before Christmas, we paid $175 to have it powerwashed.  They did a really good job.

WOW! What would they charge for roofing job? $200?

[Deleted]

? How is power washing comparable to roofing?

I don't know what people charge, sorry I'm working through power washing my stone walls right now, slowly... But that doesn't help you.

[alabamagal]

We paid similar for similar size house in GA. We paid to have it done when we were getting house ready to sell before moving.

You can rent a power washer for about $50 and do it yourself in a couple hours.

[Regis]

I bought a 3,000 hp power washer a few years ago for about $350.  I use it every year on our wooden deck and every couple of years on the driveway, sidewalk and house.

If you've got room to store one, I've certainly gotten my money's worth out of it.

[gooddecisions]

Call around. We always get tons of mailers in the spring and pay around $150. If pollen is an issue where you are, definitely wait until after that's over. The longest we can go without power washing is 2 years before the north side of the house starts to look really bad. 

[TheOtherMe]

I am not able to do it myself.  From the back, it's like a two story house and I'm not getting on a ladder.  This has to be done by a professional who knows what they are doing.  I've watched neighbors power wash their own houses and this is not a task for a woman nearing 65 years of age.

How did roofing get in to this?  It has nothing to do with my question.

When I look online, I can't find many places who do this and I have never received a mailer in the almost 8 years I have lived here. 

I will call place BIL recommended.  I live in a rural area of the Midwest.  That is why his guy washes hog barns and other farm buildings as well as homes.  I know the truck is a tank and he will use my water, which is fine.  I would expect that.  If I did it myself, I would be using my water.

I don't have much northern exposure and it doesn't have any mold on it.  I have seen that on some buildings in this area.  However, this subdivision isn't all that old and none of the trees are very big.

[gooddecisions]

Around here (the southeast), a lot of the mobile car detailing businesses will offer house power washing services, since they have the equipment.  If you have facebook, you might be able to get some better leads for your area if you update your status to ask the question.

[Artemis Windsong]

Make sure you get references that they know what they are doing.

A friend had her deck power washed.  It was ruined.  One year later seeing attorney.  She did get the company to replace the artificial boards.  Now she has to find someone to install a whole new deck.

[TheOtherMe]

I am not having the deck done, just the house.  I will get references.  I have found a couple of more numbers to call to get an estimate and references.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

1) we have a neighbor who power wages his twice per year. I always want to ask him to come on over before he puts the washer and ladder away. He wears coveralls too.

2) we were at a charity auction last night. There was a power washer and paint a prayer rental in the silent auction. As we passed it and chatted with another couple, we all agreed A person to run both of those needed come with the rental.