Wilmington's heat-and-humidity load (73 to 81% summer relative humidity), combined with the salt air off the Cape Fear River and the seasonal pollen-and-debris cycle, keeps every exterior surface in active need of maintenance. Add hurricane post-storm grime,Florence in 2018, Fran in 1996,and the cleaning cycle never really stops. That's the backdrop for any honest conversation about pressure washing here.
From the antebellum brick of the Historic District to the planned communities of Landfall, Mayfaire, and Forest Hills, the constants are the same: humidity, salt, sun, and storms. Our job is to clean what's already in place and add years of life without replacement. Wilmington's housing mix is the widest on the coast: antebellum and Victorian brick in the Downtown Historic District (one of the largest in the US), planned subdivisions in Landfall and Mayfaire, and the post-1980s suburbs of Forest Hills and Pine Valley. Power washing has to be calibrated to each,historic brick gets a different touch than vinyl siding or stamped concrete.
Commercial-grade gear, adjustable PSI, hot and cold water, bio-based detergent. Concrete and asphalt get the full setting; siding and painted wood get a controlled rinse; decks and trim get less still. One visit, the whole property clean, no surfaces damaged.
