Serving Birmingham, MI
Pressure Washing in Birmingham, MI
5.0 from 792 Google reviews
BeforePressure washing in Birmingham covers houses from the 1920s to new builds, side by side on small lots. Older brick and painted wood are cleaned with a low-pressure soft wash, and drives and walks get the pressure concrete can take, with the spray kept off the house next door.
Owner-operated in Northville since 2014
Local to Birmingham
What Birmingham does to your siding and concrete
Neighbors a few steps away
Side walls here face each other across a narrow strip of grass. A wash there has to be done at low pressure with the spray aimed at your wall, so the house next door doesn't get a coat of grit.
Older brick and mortar
About one in six homes in Birmingham was built before 1940. The National Park Service's guidance for cleaning historic masonry is to start at 100 psi or below, as little as a garden hose, and to stay under 300 to 400 psi. Older brick here gets washed that way.
Shade between houses
Where two houses stand close, each one shades the other's side wall for much of the day. Those walls stay damp, and the green and black growth that likes damp shade spreads along them. A cleaner made for that growth kills it, and a gentle rinse clears it.
Our own photos
What the work looks like
Every photo on this site is a Glass Guru job. None of it is stock.
Before and afterGrey deck boards, then clean timber 
Soft wash, part-way through 
Wood privacy fence 
Window cleaningArched glass over a front door 
Commercial window cleaningSkylight dome on a flat roof 
Gutter cleaningPine needles packed to the lip
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What needs washing?
Pressure washing in Michigan runs April through November, and the late spring and early fall dates go first.
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Tell us about the house
Siding, concrete and decks are each priced on their own.
Rather talk it through? Call (906) 203-6538
How your quote is worked out
Pressure washing is quoted per property.
How long it takes
How long a wash takes is set by the size and height of the house, how much growth is sitting on the shaded faces, and how much concrete and decking is included. The cleaner needs time to sit and kill the algae, so a proper soft wash can't be rushed.
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What our clients say
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More pressure washing reviews“They did an excellent job power washing my house and cleaning the windows afterwards”
They did an excellent job power washing my house and cleaning the windows afterwards
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Why it happens in Birmingham
Birmingham houses are close, and the wash has to stay on your lot
Birmingham's lots are small. Of the city's 7,275 single-family parcels, 4,061 are under 8,000 square feet, by Oakland County's land use data, so a wall you want washed may stand a few steps from your neighbor's. High pressure throws spray and grit, and on a lot this size that lands on the next house, its windows and its car. The houses are also old. Half were built before 1960 and about one in six before 1940, and older brick, mortar and painted wood can't take the pressure a driveway gets. So we soft wash the house at low pressure and save the higher pressure for the concrete, aimed down and away from the lot line.
How we handle it in Birmingham
- Siding and painted wood cleaned by a soft wash, so the paint stays on the boards.
- Older brick rinsed at low pressure, following the National Park Service's advice to start at 100 psi or less on historic masonry.
- Driveways, walks and front steps cleaned at the pressure concrete can take, with the spray aimed down and away from the house next door.
- Side walls that the neighboring house shades treated for green growth.
- Beds along the foundation rinsed before and after, since every wall on a small lot has plants at its base.
“I was able to add on power washing services this time, and the price was very reasonable.”
Questions
Pressure washing questions from Birmingham homeowners
How much does pressure washing cost in Birmingham?
We price the house on how much wall there is, how tall it is and how easy it is to reach, and the concrete by its size and staining. On a close-set Birmingham lot, the work near the property line takes more care, and we build that into the quote. Tell us which walls and paving you want washed, and we'll price it for your address.
Is pressure washing safe for old brick?
At low pressure, yes. The National Park Service's guidance for historic masonry is to start at 100 psi or below and stay under 300 to 400 psi. We follow that on older brick: a cleaner to loosen the dirt, then a gentle rinse, so the brick face and the mortar joints stay intact.
Will the spray get on my neighbor's house?
We keep it on your side. Walls get a low-pressure soft wash with the spray aimed at the surface, and concrete gets its pressure pointed down and away from the property line. If a neighbor's car or window is close, we'll ask you before we start so it can be moved or covered.
My house is in a historic district. Can you still wash it?
Yes. Low-pressure washing is the gentlest way to clean an old exterior, and that's how we wash houses in Birmingham's historic districts. If you're planning repairs or new paint after the wash, check with the city's planning department, which supports the Historic District Commission, before any work starts.
When should I book a wash in Birmingham?
Any time from April through November. Spring clears the winter's salt off the drive and walks and the growth on the shaded walls. Early fall takes off the summer's pollen and dirt before the cold. If you also want the windows cleaned, put them after the wash on the same visit so the glass ends up clean.
The detail
Pressure washing in Birmingham, explained
Older houses, close together
Birmingham's median home dates from 1960, going by five-year census data through 2024. About 1,640 are older than 1940, with another 3,550 or so from the 1940s and 1950s. They sit close together: on top of the 4,061 smallest lots, the county counts 2,405 more between 8,000 and 14,000 square feet. That combination sets how we wash here, gentle on the house and careful with the spray.
Low pressure on older masonry
The National Park Service's guide to cleaning historic masonry says to begin at a very low pressure, 100 psi or below, and to stay under 300 to 400 psi. Its photos show what higher pressure does: an abraded limestone face and a line of wear cut across a row of bricks. Older brick in Birmingham gets a cleaner to loosen the dirt and growth, then a gentle rinse. It takes longer, and the brick face and joints come through it intact.
Siding and painted trim
Siding and painted trim are cleaned with a soft wash: cleaner on at low pressure, time to work, then a rinse. A stream strong enough to clean a driveway can lift paint, push water behind clapboards and leave marks in the grain, and on a house this close to its neighbor it also sprays the house next door. The soft wash keeps the paint and the water where they belong.
Drives, walks and steps
Concrete takes more pressure than a wall does. Birmingham drives and walks pick up salt film and tire marks over the winter and moss on the shaded stretches. We clean them at the pressure they can handle, aiming the spray down and away from the neighbors' cars and windows, and rinse the walks and the street edge clean when we finish.
Houses in the historic districts
The city has designated historic districts around Mill Pond and Shain Park, along South Bates Street, and on Merrill, Townsend and Brown streets. A low-pressure wash is the gentlest way to clean an old exterior, and it's how we wash houses there. If repairs or new paint are planned after the wash, check with the city's planning department first, because Michigan law requires a permit before exterior work in a historic district.
Booking pressure washing in Birmingham
The wash season runs April through November. Spring clears the shaded walls and the winter's salt on the drive. Fall takes off the summer's pollen and grime before the cold. Window cleaning goes well right after a house wash, and gutters can go on the same day.
Where we work
Serving all of Birmingham
We pressure wash and soft wash homes near Shain Park, Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Birmingham Museum, and every neighborhood in between.
- Downtown Birmingham
- Mill Pond
- Quarton Lake
- Holy Name
- Poppleton Park area
- Rail District
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Get the green off the siding
Send us your Birmingham address and tell us what you need, and we'll get back to you with a price.
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Pressure washing service areasBook it alongside
- Residential Window CleaningHouse first, then the windows, so nothing gets re-dirtied
- Gutter CleaningThe wash does the outside of the gutters; this clears the inside
- Commercial Window Cleaning
- New Construction Window Cleaning
- Christmas Light Installation
- Chandelier Cleaning
Glass Guru Window Cleaning is based in Northville and does pressure washing across Birmingham, MI. Siding and brick at low pressure, concrete and decks at the pressure they can actually take. Read more about our pressure washing service, or see all seven things we clean.