Serving Bloomfield Hills, MI
Pressure Washing in Bloomfield Hills, MI
5.0 from 792 Google reviews
BeforePressure washing in Bloomfield Hills starts with shade. Tall trees on the city's wide lots keep walls and paving damp, and green growth follows. Siding, brick and stone are soft washed, and drives, walks and patios get the pressure each one can take.
Owner-operated in Northville since 2014
Local to Bloomfield Hills
What Bloomfield Hills does to your siding and concrete
Damp walls under the trees
Where trees stand close to a wall, the siding there dries slowly after every rain. That's where green and black algae takes hold, and on a wooded lot it can spread across a whole side of the house. A soft wash kills it, and the low rinse carries it away without forcing water into the wall.
Leaf tannin on patios and steps
Leaves that sit wet on concrete or stone release tannin, which leaves a rust-brown mark. It soaks into the surface and needs its own treatment, separate from the algae cleaner. Late fall, once the trees are bare, is a good time to deal with it.
Ponds, the Rouge and runoff
The Rouge River's Main Branch runs through Bloomfield Hills, and small lakes and ponds sit among the lots. Where a wall or patio drains toward water, we plan where the cleaner and the rinse will go before we start. Tell us when you book if any part of the lot slopes to a pond or the river.
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What the work looks like
Every photo on this site is a Glass Guru job. None of it is stock.
Soft wash, part-way through 
Wood privacy fence 
Before and afterGrey deck boards, then clean timber 
Window cleaningThe water-fed pole, up close. 
Commercial window cleaningSkylight dome on a flat roof 
Gutter cleaningThe same gutter, cleared by hand
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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 Bloomfield Hills
Shade on Bloomfield Hills lots grows algae on walls and paving
Seven in ten Bloomfield Hills house lots cover at least an acre, per the county's 2025 parcel tally, and that much ground leaves room for big trees beside the house. Shade from those trees keeps the north and wooded sides damp after rain and dew, and green and black algae grows on them. The same shade sits over patios and walks, where wet leaves leave brown tannin stains in the fall. The drive and the front walk carry the winter's salt and grit into spring. Each of those is a different stain, and each one needs its own cleaner and its own pressure.
How we handle it in Bloomfield Hills
- Siding, brick and stone soft washed, the algae killed by the cleaner and floated off by a gentle rinse.
- Shaded north and wooded walls treated first, since that's where the growth is heaviest.
- Brown tannin stains from wet leaves on patios and walks treated with a cleaner made for tannin.
- Salt film and tire marks lifted off driveways and walks with enough pressure for concrete and no more.
- Beds and plants along the walls rinsed before and after the cleaner goes on.
“Glass Guru did a wonderful job on the inside & outside of our windows, power washing, and cleaning the gutters.”
Questions
Pressure washing questions from Bloomfield Hills homeowners
How much does pressure washing cost in Bloomfield Hills?
For the house, the price follows the wall area, the height and the access. Paving goes by its size and how stained it is, and on a big lot the drive and walks can be a large part of the job. List the walls and paving you want done, and we'll come look before we put a number on it.
Why has the north wall of my house turned green?
Shade and moisture. On a wooded Bloomfield Hills lot, the north side and the walls closest to the trees get little sun, so they stay damp after rain and dew, and algae grows in the damp. The fix is a soft wash: an algae-killing cleaner left to work, then a gentle rinse.
Can you remove brown leaf stains from my patio?
Yes. That brown is tannin, washed out of wet leaves, and it soaks into concrete and stone, so it needs its own treatment. Fresh stains come out well. Stains that have sat for years can lighten without fully disappearing, and we'll tell you up front which kind you have before we start.
Is soft washing safe near the pond on my property?
With planning, yes. Before we start, we look at where the runoff from each wall and patio will go, and we plan the cleaner and the rinse so it stays out of ponds, streams and the river. Tell us when you book if part of the property drains toward water, so we can plan that side.
How frequently does a Bloomfield Hills house need washing?
The shaded walls and the paving under the trees need it every year, since algae and tannin build up each season. Walls in full sun can wait a year or two longer. When we look at the house, we'll tell you which sides need it now and which can wait.
The detail
Pressure washing in Bloomfield Hills, explained
Bloomfield Hills lots and what grows on them
County parcel data for 2025 puts 717 of the city's house lots between one and 2.4 acres. Lots like that leave room for tall trees beside the walls, and those trees are what put algae on the walls and stains on the patio. A wash here starts with walking the lot to see which sides stay shaded.
Soft washing siding, brick and stone
A soft wash is a cleaner put on at low pressure, given time to work, and rinsed off gently. It kills the algae and lifts the dirt without driving water into siding seams, mortar joints or stone. Photos in the National Park Service's masonry cleaning brief show what high-pressure water does, a scuffed limestone face and a worn band across brick, which is why walls here get the gentle method.
Tannin, algae and the patio
Patios, walks and steps under trees carry two kinds of stain. Green and black algae grows in the shade. Brown tannin comes from wet leaves that sat on the surface in the fall. They need different cleaners, so we look at the paving before we quote and treat each stain with what removes it. Old, deep tannin can lighten without disappearing, and we'll tell you if that's what you have.
Drives and walks after winter
Winter leaves salt film, grit and tire marks on driveways and walks. In spring we clean concrete at the pressure it can handle and rinse the salt off, which is also the right time to clear the green that grew on the shaded stretches of the walk over the wet months.
Washing near the Rouge and the ponds
The river's main branch cuts through town, and Vhay Lake, Endicott Lake and Cranbrook's ponds lie among the lots. Where part of a property drains toward water, we plan the cleaner and the rinse so the runoff stays on the lawn and out of the water. Mention it before the visit if any wall or patio sits close to a pond, a stream or the river.
Booking a wash in Bloomfield Hills
We wash from April to November. Spring suits the shaded walls and the salt on the drive. Late fall, once the trees are bare, is when we treat tannin on the patio. Book window cleaning for right after the wash, and add the gutters if they're due.
Where we work
Serving all of Bloomfield Hills
We pressure wash and soft wash homes near Cranbrook House and Gardens, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Christ Church Cranbrook, St. Hugo of the Hills, and every neighborhood in between.
- Woodward Avenue corridor
- Long Lake Road corridor
- Lone Pine Road corridor
- Lahser Road corridor
- Cranbrook Road corridor
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Get the green off the siding
Send us your Bloomfield Hills address and tell us what you need, and we'll get back to you with a price.
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Pressure washing near Bloomfield Hills
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 Bloomfield Hills, 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.