Both soft-washing and pressure-washing are methods of cleaning surfaces on and around your property. You can either soft-wash or pressure-wash your home depending upon the area or surface needed to be cleaned. But here comes the confusion. What should you choose? When should you soft wash or pressure wash? To clear this out, you first need to know the difference between soft-washing and pressure-washing.
Soft-wash vs. Pressure-wash
For your sake of knowledge, let me clarify that both soft wash and pressure wash are the types of power washing. The basic difference between pressure wash and soft wash is the amount of pressure applied to do the washing. As the name suggests, pressure washing uses high-pressure water to do the cleaning and on the other hand, soft wash uses much less pressure to do the job. Also, soft wash requires detergent, bleach, or soap to perform the cleaning whereas pressure wash only requires pressure to clean properly. Pressure washing is preferably used for dislodging deep-rooted filth from the surfaces. On the other hand, soft washing is preferred to clean stains permanently with the help of a cleansing solution from the soft surfaces.
Soft wash is preferably carried out on delicate surfaces or over unaddressed stains left for a long time. Once your stain is removed through soft washing, there will be no need to perform frequent cleanings. Moreover, soft washing is safe and less damaging than pressure washing or power washing, so you can have your home soft wash whenever you wish to or at least once in 2 to 3 years.
When should you Soft Wash or Pressure Wash?
Well, this typically depends upon how your home is built, the material used, and its surroundings. If your home is made up of concrete objects that won’t fall apart, you can always choose to press wash your house. It would be a quick, easy, and a streamlined method to clean your house. For highly-efficient pressure washing, you can always count on us. Have your patios, driveways, walkways, roofs, or windows washed and spotlessly cleaned at much lower prices from us.
Firstly, we will carry out pressure washing to remove multiple layers of dirt or grime on all the hard surfaces. Next, we will carry out soft-wash using cleaning solutions for the soft sides of your home. This way you can be assured of the longer shelf-life of delicate objects in your home.
How does soft washing work?
Soft washing is a lower pressure wash and it allows you to dislodge contaminants without harming the surface.
You can remove grime, mold, algae, mildew, and other contaminants from a surface. You can carry out soft washing on a softer wood or aluminum surface to procure its structural integrity.
Prefer soft washing:
- To clean any standard surface, like a roof or a deck, where you don’t want to impact the structural integrity of that surface
- To clean outdoor wood furniture, rooted plants, screens, and enclosures
- To clean cedar shake siding, wood panel siding, and similarly soft siding materials
- To clean concrete that’s not much older
- To clean mold, algae, mildew, dirt, and other surface contaminants without harming the surface below
How does pressure washing work?
During pressure washing, you pull out long-accumulated contaminants from surfaces with highly-compressed water. Pressure washers use high strength ratings from 1300 to 3100 PSIs(pounds per square inch). It is considered the best method for removing loose paint, long-accumulated dirt, or stains from the exterior of your home.
You can use pressure washing to wash concrete, patios, sideways, remove loose paint from hard surfaces, to prepare a deck for staining (say, when removing old wood fibers and loose paint from the deck). It is important to execute pressure washing appropriately, else, it will damage surfaces if used incorrectly.
Out of all pressure washing companies Comox, we offer exotic cleaning services at a much lower price. You can contact us anytime to get a free estimate.