Serving Plymouth, MI
Pressure Washing in Plymouth, MI
5.0 from 792 Google reviews
BeforePressure washing in Plymouth takes two settings. Painted clapboard around Kellogg Park needs a gentle touch, and brick paver patios get cleaned at a pressure that leaves the joint sand in place.
Owner-operated in Northville since 2014
Local to Plymouth
What Plymouth does to your siding and concrete
Painted wood in Old Village and around Kellogg Park
Old Village goes back to the 1840s, and the downtown historic district was formalized in 1994. Painted clapboard, wood porch floors and original trim need low pressure, a milder cleaner and a test spot, because old paint and open joints don't forgive a heavy hand.
Chalking aluminum siding in the township
A lot of Plymouth Township's postwar and 1970s houses have aluminum siding, and aged aluminum grows a powdery oxidized film. Cleaning it means dissolving that film and rinsing it off evenly. Pressure just streaks it, and a streaked wall is harder to fix than a dirty one.
Brick pavers and joint sand
Paver walks, patios and driveway aprons are common on both sides of Plymouth, and a wash that's too aggressive strips the joint sand and leaves the pavers loose. We clean them at a controlled pressure and tell you if the joints need re-sanding.
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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.
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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 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 Plymouth
Older Plymouth houses need a gentler wash
There are two reasons, and both come down to what the house is made of. Downtown Plymouth and Old Village have painted clapboard, wood porch floors and original trim on houses going back to the 1840s. Paint on old wood won't survive a high-pressure pass, and water forced into an open joint causes rot you won't see for two years. The second reason is the aluminum siding in the township. Aluminum oxidizes as it ages and grows a chalky film, and blasting it spreads the chalk into streaks and leaves the wall looking worse. Chalking needs the right cleaner and an even rinse.
How we handle it in Plymouth
- Painted clapboard, porch floors and original trim test-spotted first, with milder detergent and shorter dwell times on historic surfaces.
- Chalking aluminum siding treated properly, because scouring oxidized aluminum leaves streaks that are harder to fix than the original problem.
- Vinyl and brick on the township stock soft washed at low pressure so the seams stay dry and the panels stay intact.
- Brick pavers and walkways cleaned at a pressure that leaves the joint sand in place, and we'll tell you if the joints have already washed out.
- Tight downtown access worked without dragging hose across a neighbor's drive or setting up where there is no room to.
“Glass Guru cleaned our windows and restored our patio fence to look like brand new!”
Questions
Pressure washing questions from Plymouth homeowners
How much does pressure washing cost in Plymouth?
The material matters as much as the size. A painted historic exterior takes longer and needs a gentler wash than a vinyl township colonial with the same square footage. Concrete and pavers are quoted separately. Tell us what needs washing and where, and we'll quote it.
Is it safe to wash a historic house in Old Village?
Yes, done carefully. We use lower pressure, a milder cleaner and shorter dwell times, and we test a hidden spot first. We won't run a high-pressure wand across painted clapboard, because that strips paint, opens joints and drives water into wood that then rots without anyone noticing.
My aluminum siding is chalky. Can that be cleaned?
Yes. Oxidized aluminum has a powdery film on the surface, and scouring it with pressure smears it into streaks. We dissolve it and rinse it off evenly. If the oxidation is very advanced, the wall may still look uneven afterward, and we'll tell you that before we start.
When should this be done in the year?
Plymouth's season runs April through November. Spring suits a lot of people, since one wash takes off the winter salt, the road grit and the algae that grew over the cold months. The cleaner needs mild weather to work, so we stop when late fall turns cold.
When's the right time to wash off the winter salt?
Once the overnight freezes are done. At Detroit Metro Airport the median last spring freeze is April 20, in NOAA's 1991–2020 normals, and water left in the pores of freshly washed concrete can still freeze before then. From late April on, the salt crust comes off clean and the slab dries out properly.
The detail
Pressure washing in Plymouth, explained
In Plymouth, the material decides the method
Plymouth has a wide spread of outside materials: painted clapboard from the 1800s, aluminum from the 1960s, vinyl from the 1990s, brick and stone throughout, plus cedar decks and paver patios. Each wants a different pressure and a different cleaner, and the quickest way to ruin an exterior is to run one setting across all of them. We walk the house first, work out what we're dealing with, and test anywhere that's old or painted. That's the difference between a clean house and a repair bill.
Washing historic houses in Old Village
On a house in Old Village or on the streets around Kellogg Park, we use lower pressure, milder cleaners and shorter dwell times, and we test a hidden spot before doing a whole wall. If we find failing paint, soft wood or an open joint, we point it out and leave it alone. An old house won't come out with a showroom finish. It comes out clean, with all its paint still on, and that's the right result.
Concrete and pavers in Plymouth
Plain concrete drives and walks come up evenly with a flat surface cleaner. Pavers are different. The joint sand between them washes out easily, and once it's gone the pavers move and weeds come through. We clean pavers at a controlled pressure that leaves the sand in place. If your paver drive has already lost its sand and started to shift, tell us, and we'll look at it before we quote.
Plymouth's walks and winter salt
The City of Plymouth asks residents to clear their sidewalks and crosswalk approaches within 24 hours after the snow stops, and pushing snow into the street breaks a city ordinance. So downtown walks get shoveled and salted fast. That keeps them safe, and it leaves a crust of salt on the concrete by March.
Out in the township, Wayne County plows subdivision streets only after its major roads are clear, and only once six inches or more has built up. Packed snow sits on those streets longer and rides up the driveway on the tires, salt and all, which is why a township driveway can look worse in spring than the house does.
Plymouth's washing season
April through November, with spring the busiest stretch, because that's when the winter salt film and the algae both come off. Windows, gutters and the wash can all go on the same trip, which helps downtown, where setting up access on a narrow lot is a real part of the job. If you want Christmas lights later in the year, mention it in the spring.
Where we work
Serving all of Plymouth
We pressure wash and soft wash homes near Kellogg Park, The Penn Theatre, Plymouth Township Park, Hines Drive, and every neighborhood in between.
- Downtown Plymouth
- Old Village
- Plymouth Township
- Ann Arbor Trail corridor
- Sheldon Road corridor
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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 Plymouth, 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.