At the end of the season, your exterior vinyl siding needs a little freshening up. While vinyl siding is a wonderful exterior covering alternative for your home, there are many problems that accompany having vinyl siding. It is common for almost every type of siding to show some problem such as wear, dirt, mold, mildew, discoloration and/or much more. Proper professional pressure washing can restore your vinyl siding, giving new life to your home. When choosing vinyl siding for you home, you must know there are some problems you may encounter. Here are a few examples of issues that are common for vinyl siding:
1) Vinyl siding can appear faded or discolored related to oxidation from the sun blasting down on your home.
2) It is very common for accumulation of dirt, pollen, tree sap, dust, and much more to build up on siding annually.
3) Houses that are shaded by trees, shrubs, or bushes can cause mold and mildew to appear on vinyl siding. Proper pressure washing can clear up almost every common problem you may face with exterior siding.
While you can take on the task of pressure washing your home with a do-it-yourself attitude, you must stop and consider how important it is to do this correctly. Many problems can occur when you do not know how to properly pressure wash vinyl siding. The damage you may cause when improperly utilizing a pressure washer, may not only cost you a lot of money repair, you can have visible and damage underneath. You should ask yourself, is pinching pennies here and saving you a buck worth possibly damaging your home? There are many problems that can happen during pressure washing your vinyl siding. When you wash siding, it is done in an upward motion. If not done correctly, water can get in between the siding causing wood rot, mold, and possibly many more problems. The water can also get to the carpets, walls, and flooring if improper technique is used. The pressure must be a certain amount. Professionals know this amount to use in any situation. Damage such as holes in your siding, dents, the siding become bent, soffits and trimmings knocked lose are few examples of problems you run into with wrong pressure settings or technique. Personal injury is another negative outcome when attempting to do this yourself.
Professionals that specialize in pressure washing such as Kings of Clean take precautions and know strategies to complete the task without causing damage. They know the right amount of pressure to apply therefore preventing damage and saving you, the consumer, money. It is recommended to professionally pressure wash your siding at minimum every two years, more often if location causes problems such as mold and mildew. This is the one of the best way to maintain your home or business as well as increasing the value of your home. When you hire someone to pressure wash your siding, you are not only saving money, you are making an investment. Don’t let your home or business become an eyesore with damage, hire a professional to pressure wash you siding. Keep your home beautiful and repair money in your pocket, call Kings of Clean, your local professionals.