Serving Farmington Hills, MI
Pressure Washing in Farmington Hills, MI
5.0 from 792 Google reviews
BeforePressure washing in Farmington Hills means checking the siding first. One street can have rough-sawn cedar, chalking aluminum and painted trim on neighboring lots, and each needs a different wash. We figure out which is which before we start.
Owner-operated in Northville since 2014
Local to Farmington Hills
What Farmington Hills does to your siding and concrete
Cedar and rough-sawn wood panel from the 1960s to 1980s
This era used a lot of wood siding, and fifty years of Michigan weather leave it gray, soft and open-grained on the exposed sides. High pressure raises the grain and roughs up the surface, so the wood holds more moisture afterward and weathers faster from then on.
Chalking aluminum on older houses
Aged aluminum siding grows a powdery oxidized film. Scouring it drags the chalk into streaks that show far more in low afternoon sun than the dirt did. It has to be dissolved and rinsed evenly, which takes longer and looks far better.
Condos and attached homes
About a third of the homes in Farmington Hills aren't owner-occupied, and many are condos and apartments. In those buildings the outside walls may be the association's to manage. If you own a detached house, or a patio, deck or walk that's yours to look after, we'll quote it like any other job.
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What the work looks like
Every photo on this site is a Glass Guru job. None of it is stock.
Wood privacy fence 
Before and afterGrey deck boards, then clean timber 
Soft wash, part-way through 
Window cleaningAn arched mirror over the fireplace 
Commercial window cleaningSkylight dome on a flat roof 
Before and afterGutter cleaningPacked with leaves, then cleared
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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.
In their words
What our clients say
Word for word from our Google profile.
More pressure washing reviews“They cleaned my windows, garage floor, and driveway, and everything came out looking amazing.”
I had a great experience with Glass Guru! They cleaned my windows, garage floor, and driveway, and everything came out looking amazing. The team was professional, on time, and paid attention to the details. They took the time to make sure everything looked spotless, and the difference was noticeable right away. I highly recommend Glass Guru to anyone looking for quality work and excellent customer service. I’ll definitely be using them again!
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Why it happens in Farmington Hills
In Farmington Hills, 1970s siding is the easiest thing to damage
It comes down to what it's made of. Farmington Hills built out through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and that era used cedar, rough-sawn wood panel and aluminum far more than vinyl. All three get fragile with age. Cedar and wood panel go gray and soft on the exposed sides, and a high-pressure pass raises the grain, roughs up the surface and can blow out the softer bands of the wood. Aluminum oxidizes into a chalky film that streaks when it's scoured. Add fifty years of freeze and thaw at every joint and fastener, and turning up the pressure is the fastest way to turn a wash into a paint job. Nearly all of it cleans up well at low pressure with the right cleaner.
How we handle it in Farmington Hills
- Cedar and rough-sawn wood panel cleaned at low pressure, with the cleaner doing the work so the grain stays down and the surface stays smooth.
- Chalking aluminum siding dissolved and rinsed evenly, which prevents the streaks that show up in low sun.
- Painted trim, decks and fences each washed at a pressure set for the material.
- Heavy tree staining near Heritage Park and the Rouge River treated at the root, since shaded wood grows back fastest.
- Concrete drives, walks and aprons cleaned evenly with a flat surface cleaner, with older slabs assessed before the pressure is set.
“Benny and Dylan made our windows sparkle again, also power washed our house and walkway!”
Questions
Pressure washing questions from Farmington Hills homeowners
How much does pressure washing cost in Farmington Hills?
Wood and aged aluminum take longer to wash than vinyl, so the siding counts as much as the size of the house, and access adds time on some lots. Concrete is priced on its area and condition. Send the address with a list of surfaces, and we'll come back with a price.
Can my old cedar siding be cleaned rather than painted?
Often, yes. A lot of what looks like weathered wood is algae, mildew and grime in the grain, and a low-pressure wash with the right cleaner takes much of it off. We won't chase the last of it with pressure, because raising the grain leaves the wood rougher, wetter and quicker to go gray again.
My aluminum siding streaks whenever it is cleaned. Why?
Aged aluminum has a chalky oxidized film, and scouring drags the chalk into streaks that show badly in low sun. It has to be dissolved and rinsed off evenly. Badly oxidized siding can stay a little uneven even after a good wash, and if yours is that far gone, we'll say so before we start.
How often should this be done here?
Once a year for most properties, because of the trees. Homes in the wooded areas near Heritage Park or along the Rouge get heavy shade, pollen and leaf stains, and wood siding in particular does best on a yearly wash, before the growth has a chance to build up.
I live on a gravel road. Does the house need washing more frequently?
Yes. Farmington Hills has about 18 miles of gravel residential roads, and their dust settles on the siding and windows facing the road in every dry spell. A yearly wash, plus a rinse of the road side in late summer, keeps the dust from setting in.
The detail
Pressure washing in Farmington Hills, explained
Farmington Hills siding: check the material first
Farmington Hills has a wide mix of fragile siding. Cedar, rough-sawn panel, aged aluminum, early vinyl and brick sit on the same streets, and sometimes on the same house. Each one needs its own pressure and its own cleaner. We look over the whole house first, figure out each material, and test anything wood or painted before washing a full wall. On a house here, the pressure is the smallest part of the job.
Wood siding cleans up better than people expect
Owners of gray cedar or rough-sawn panel tend to assume paint is the only option left. A lot of the time it isn't. Much of what looks like weathering is algae, mildew and grime in the grain, and a low-pressure wash with the right cleaner brings back a surprising amount of the wood. The last ten percent is where we stop, because chasing it with pressure lifts the grain and leaves a rougher surface that holds moisture and goes gray again faster.
Condos and shared walls
On a shared building, washing one unit leaves a clean panel meeting a dirty one at the party wall, and the whole building looks worse for it. That's why the siding on a condo building is the association's call. Detached houses, and the decks, patios and walks that owners look after themselves, we quote like any other job.
Farmington Hills roads, gravel and salt
Farmington Hills still has about 18 miles of gravel residential roads among its 243 miles of local streets. Houses along them pick up road dust on the siding, the windows and the porch, and it builds up fastest in dry summer weeks.
In winter the city's crews plow and de-ice more than 700 lane-miles, including 240 miles of residential streets that get spot treatment as needed. The salt that lands on those streets rides into garages and onto aprons, and by spring it's part of what a wash here takes off.
Pressure washing under Farmington Hills trees
There's a lot of tree cover in Farmington Hills, with more than 200 acres at Heritage Park and the wooded Rouge River corridors, so expect heavy shade, heavy pollen and plenty of leaf stains. That makes a yearly spring wash worth more here than in an open subdivision. Gutters and windows fit on the same day as the wash.
Where we work
Serving all of Farmington Hills
We pressure wash and soft wash homes near Heritage Park, Longacre House, The Zekelman Holocaust Center, and every neighborhood in between.
- Grand River Avenue corridor
- Twelve Mile Road corridor
- Orchard Lake Road corridor
- Halsted Road corridor
- Heritage Park area
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Get the green off the siding
Send us your Farmington 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 Farmington 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 Farmington 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.